Point of View

First-person: I Shot The Sheriff by Bob Marley

This song is in first person becuase most of the lyrics use the words, "I." The phrases that come up throughout most of the song are, "I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!," which is in first person.

Second-person: You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift

This song is in second person because Taylor Swift is says,"you," talking to someone in second person. This song is very personal, and the main second person lines are, "Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time. If you could see that I'm the one who understands you. Been here all along, so why can't you see? You, you belong with me, you belong with me."

Third-person Subjective: She Likes Me for Me by Blessid Union of Souls

This song uses a lot of third person pronouns like, "she," throughout the song. He is talking about the girls feelings when he sings, "She don't care about my car. She don't care about my money. And that's real good because I don't got alot to spend. But if I did it wouldn't mean nothin'. She likes me for me."

Stream of Consciousness: Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd

This song is a stream of consciousness because the lyrics seem like random thoughts that all come together into the song. Some of the words include, "Hello? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home? Come on, now. I hear you're feeling down.Well I can ease your pain. Get you on your feet again. Relax.I'll need some information first. Just the basic facts. Can you show me where it hurts?" I believe this song is about the singer in a psychiatrist's office and all of his random conscious thoughts throughout.

Hyperbole

Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones

Childhood living is easy to do
The things you wanted I bought them for you
Graceless lady you know who I am
You know I can't let you slide through my hands
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses, couldn't drag me away
I watched you suffer a dull aching pain
Now you decided to show me the same
No sweeping exits or offstage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses, couldn't drag me away
I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom but I don't have much time
Faith has been broken, tears must be cried
Let's do some living after we die
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses, we'll ride them some day
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses, we'll ride them some day

A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration for effect. In the song, Wild Horses, the phrase, "wild horses couldn't drag me away," is a hyperbole becuase wild horses really could take the singer away. This exageration is meant to show how dedicated the singer is to whomever this song is about. The whole song is centered around this exageration, and I believe that it gives the song a very meaningful effect. This song goes into my theme and genre because wild horses are a part of nature. Wild horses, as well as many other wild animals, are a very beautiful aspect of nature.

Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in close succession. There are two types of alliteration. Consonance is characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in succession. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds.

Tiptoe Through the Tulips By: Tiny Tim

Tiptoe through the window
By the window, that is where I'll be
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me

Oh, tiptoe from the garden
By the garden of the willow tree
And tiptoe through the tulips with me

Knee deep in flowers we'll stray
We'll keep the showers away
And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight
Will you pardon me?
And tiptoe through the tulips with me.

Tiptoe Through the Tulips shows many examples of consonance. It says, "tiptoe through the tulips" multiple times throughout the song which uses the consonant "t" at the beginning of three successive words. Also, in the first verse the consonant "w" is repeated.

Tim, Tiny. Lyrics. “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” God Bless Tiny Tim. Reprise. 1968. http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/t/timtiny10908/tiptoethroughthetulips347706.html. Web. 7 February 2010.

Rocky Raccoon By: The Beatles

Now somewhere in the black mining hills of Dakota
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon
And one day his woman ran off with another guy
Hit young Rocky in the eye Rocky didn't like that
He said I'm gonna get that boy
So one day he walked into town
Booked himself a room in the local saloon.

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room
Only to find Gideon's bible
Rocky had come equipped with a gun
To shoot off the legs of his rival
His rival it seems had broken his dreams
By stealing the girl of his fancy.
Her name was Magil and she called herself Lil
But everyone knew her as Nancy.
Now she and her man who called himself Dan
Were in the next room at the hoedown
Rocky burst in and grinning a grin
He said Danny boy this is a showdown
But Daniel was hot-he drew first and shot
And Rocky collapsed in the corner.

The doctor came in stinking of gin
And proceeded to lie on the table
He said Rocky you met your match
And Rocky said, Doc it's only a scratch
And I'll be better I'll be better doc as soon as I am able.

Now Rocky Raccoon he fell back in his room
Only to find Gideon's bible
A Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt
To help with good Rocky's revival.

Rocky Raccoon shows many examples of assonance and consonance. First of all, the phrase "rocky raccoon" is an example of alliteration. This is used numerous times throughout the song. Also, the phrases, "grinning a grin," "collapsed in the corner," and "Rocky's revival," show examples of consonance. As for assonance, the phrase,"booked himself a room in the local saloon," is an example of successive vowels in the words room and saloon.

McCartney, Paul. Lyrics. “Rocky Raccoon.” The Beatles. Apple. 1968. http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Rocky-Raccoon-lyrics-The-Beatles/96E6311ECBFA360048256BC2002114C2. Web. 7 February 2010

Purple People Eater by: Sheb Wooley

Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
It had the one long horn, one big eye
I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-eee"
It looks like a purple eater to me

It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater)
A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me (One eye?)

Well he came down to earth and he lit in a tree
I said Mr. Purple People Eater, don't eat me
I heard him say in a voice so gruff
I wouldn't eat you cuz you're so tough

It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
One-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me (One horn?)

I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line
He said it's eatin' purple people and it sure is fine
But that's not the reason that I came to land
I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band

Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater
Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater
(We wear short shorts)
Flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me

And then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground
He started to rock, really rockin' around
It was a crazy ditty with a swingin' tune
Sing a boop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom

Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater
Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater
I like short shorts
Flyin' little people eater
Sure looks strange to me (Purple People?)

And then he went on his way, and then what do ya know
I saw him last night on a TV show
He was blowing it out, a'really knockin' em dead
Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in his head

This song shows a lot of examples of consonance. In the term, "purple people eater," consonance is displayed. A lot of other repetition is also displayed throughout this song.

Wooley, Sheb. Lyrics. “Purple People Eater.” Dr. Demento’s 20^th Anniversary Collection. WEaA/Atlantic/Rhino. 1991. http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/lyrics2/nov_purplpe.html. Web. 7 February 2010.

First Blog Post

The genre of music that I picked for my poetry of song blog is rock.  I chose this genre because it is one of my favorites, and I thought that it would allow me to pick from a wide variety of different artists.  The theme I chose is "Beauty of Nature."  I chose this theme because I feel that the most beautiful parts of life occur naturally all around the universe.  I feel that a lot of rock songs show instances of nature's beauty and all that it does to make life more meaningful.  I was inspired to choose this theme because I love nature and I love music.  I think it will be very interesting to find songs about this subject!

Imagery

Wish You Were Here By: Incubus

I dig my toes into the sand
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds
Strewn across a blue blanket
I lean against the wind
Pretend that I am weightless
And in this moment I am happy...happy
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I lay my head onto the sand
The sky resembles a back lit canopy
With holes punched in it
I'm counting UFOs
I signal them with my lighter
And in this moment I am happy...happy

I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
Wish you were here
The world's a roller coaster
And I am not strapped in
Maybe I should hold with care
But my hands are busy in the air saying:
I wish you were here
I wish you were
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
Wish you were here


This song exemplifies proper use of imagery in many ways. In the first line of the song, the very first instance of imagery takes place when it says, "I dig my toes into the sand. The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket." This allows the listener to picture the singer at a beach, with his toes in the sand looking at a beautiful ocean. Since the goal of imagery is for someone to create a picture in their mind, this is a great example. Other examples of imagery occur in the second verse of the song. It says,"I lay my head onto the sand. The sky resembles a back lit canopy with holes punched in it," which creates an image of the singer laying on the sand looking at the stars in the sky. All in all, Wish You Were Here by Incubus greatly portrays imagery for the listener through its descriptions of some beautiful aspects of nature.



Blowin' In The Wind By: Bob Dylan




How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan greatly portrays examples of imagery. It contains many breif words that create images in listener's minds throughout the song. For example, the song says, "How many seas must a white dove sail and how many times must the cannon balls fly," at different parts of the song. Both of these phrases allow listeners to actually see a white dove sailing and a cannon ball fly when they hear those words. Also, the title of the song, and the chorus, include the phrase, "blowing in the wind," which creates the image of all of these examples amist an unseen wind. Although the song is implying that the answers to all of these questions are invisible, we can picture most of the questions in our minds. Dylan allows us to picture these beautiful and natural parts of nature being destroyed with no answer to when or how people will realize what is happening.




Boyd, Brandon. Lyrics. "Wish you Were Here." Morning View. CD. Epic/Immortal.
2001. http://sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Wish-you-were-here-lyrics-Incubus/723112D10329A3D148256AB5000A629A. Web. 3 February 2010.

Dylan, Bob. Lyrics. "Blowin in the Wind." The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Columbia Records.
1963. http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/blowin-wind. Web. 3 February 2010.