Blackbird; The Silver Beetles: “ Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see All your life You were only waiting for this moment to be free.” Relates to Tom Robinson’s trial and how he only wants to be free but he can’t because of his skin color‚ and the racial prejudices people have within the 1930s. Strange Fruit; Billie Holiday: Relates to the Lynch Mob and the ultimate fate of Tom Robinson’s life. To Kill a Mockingbird Suite; Elmer Bernstein: A musical suite
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Protest songs from the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement Simple Song of Freedom Bobby Darin Come and sing a simple song of freedom Sing it like you’ve never sung before Let it fill the air Tell the people everywhere We‚ the people here‚ don’t want a war. Hey‚ there‚ mister black man‚ can you hear me? I don’t want your diamonds or your game I just want to be someone known to you as me And I will bet my life you want the same.
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from home. Ludacris is trying to get the listener to realize the struggles that even children have to face because adults are not the only ones who have problems‚ like most people believe. He is very successful in portraying his message through this song. Girls at that young of an age should be enjoying their childhood‚ but instead they are forced to become adults and take care of themselves. Lisa‚ whom is nine years old‚ is always stuck at home alone. She never met her father‚ and she never sees
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Compare How Two Or More Poets Approach The Theme Of Love A lot of television programmes (soaps) and songs have the theme of love‚ but until the latter part of the 20th Century‚ poetry was one main source of entertainment‚ along with novels and plays. Traditional love poetry is usually romantic‚ comparing the beloved to inconceivable beauty‚ Shakespeare’s poetry being an example. Young love is also a popular subject. A good poem showing this type of love is John Clare’s ’First Love’
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most unique and memorable soundtracks of all time. Something that made the movie gave it such a memorable track and the movies “theme song”‚ "Don’t You (Forget About Me)" by the band Simple minds. Something that the movie did that not none to many movies had done at that point. They used this song twice‚ once at the beginning at once at the end. The two times this song is played in this movie‚ each function is shown. It shows genre because the movie was release in 1985 and this is around the time new
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Biblical References in "Song of Solomon" Under the recorded names were other names‚ just as Macon Dead‚’ recorded for all time in some dusty file‚ hid from view the real names of people‚ places‚ and things. Names that had meaning. No wonder Pilate put hers in her ear. When you know your name‚ you should hang on to it‚ for unless it is noted down and remembered‚ it will die when you do. - Song of Solomon Hagar- Sarah’s Egyptian maid. God had promised Sarah and Abraham many children‚ however
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conveyed through rap‚ a form of expression used by African-Americans to express themselves over issues that matter to their daily lives. His song “Changes” is one of his most influential rap songs and explores many important issues concerning the marginalized groups‚ such as poverty‚ racism and racial-profiling affecting African American lives daily. In this rap song‚ Tupac gives an inside view of their everyday life and tries to point out the changes that need
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Acknowledging the burden; (2) bearing witness; (3) Finding redemption” (Sanchez 5). A notorious hip-hop song from the 1980’s which incorporates the three-step process associated with jazz is “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash. The song “The Message” speaks of the burdens of living in a crime ridden urban America‚ the numerous experiences he witnesses‚ and looks to God for redemption‚ therefore‚ this song closely relates to the three step processes of Jazz. Grandmaster Flash’s beginning hook alone encompasses
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The song “Blackbird” by Nina Simone‚ had an interesting beat in the background that helped to effectively get across the point that many women of color struggled in everyday life in a society where women and colored citizens were not always treated as equals. Comparing colored women to black birds because they stood out from everyone else due to the fact that many faced the effects of class‚ race and gender oppressions making daily life a struggle‚ compared to the average caucasian women. Her song
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The poem “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman has many different themes that involve Whitman himself and the nation he lived in. Whitman writes about life and death‚ equality‚ self appreciation and many other ideas. If I had to write the song of myself with my own themes and ideas they would be a relevantly similar to Whitman’s. The first theme I would write in the song of myself would be to live the life you’re given and use all the opportunities you’re provided with wisely. The second theme I would
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