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Musical Lyrics in Literature?

             Popular and influential musical lyrics are just as powerful as any well-known poem by literary heroes such as Robert Frost or William Shakespeare. If Don Mclean can portray a life story in the song "American Pie" in less than 10 minutes while being accompanied by beautiful and spine-chilling musical chords, an analysis of his song is beyond well-deserved. Songs like this that are known by students are more appealing and create an eager attitude to learn. The songs contain imagery, figurative language, extensive metaphors, and many other examples of important literature. With the literary composition that many songs contain, an English class is incomplete without a proper outlook on the chosen examples. Many musical and lyrical geniuses have been born into this world and it would be unfair to the students to not allow them to be enlightened on many generations of pure poetry in disguise.
             Some may argue that popular music is too vulgar to be analyzed in such a manner. A great portion of our generation's music is improper. The people that make this argument don't realize that there are just as many provocative short stories and poems as popular songs. A book on musical lyrics that a college English class would study would not contain the extremely offensive examples just as the books used in classes today do not contain the obscene poetry that has been written. .
             There are poems written by Edgar Allen Poe that are so obscene and descriptive about death that any normal adolescent who read it would be scarred for life; however, it doesn't contain a "Parental Advisory" warning. On the other hand, a Marilyn Manson or Emenim album that contains similar lyrics has a sociological view as unacceptable because it contains drug-related material; therefore, it does contain a warning. If compared, it is unarguable that death is much scarier than drug-related material to any child but if a parent was asked who they would rather their child be interested in, Poe would be the obvious choice.


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1. Literature in Music

Question: Explain how any song can be considered as literature. ... Few artists exhibit their talents in creating this type of musical form that convey ideas and stories that fall into the category of literature. ... Therefore, the artist whom has expressed their talents through works of words, sounds and inspirations whose lyrics I find to be the most inspiring and truthful would be, Tori Amos. ... In conclusion, although ones perception of literature is usually a form of written expression, a few musical artists who have had the ability to fall into this group with such talents are Tori...

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2. Ecuadorian Pasillo

Then the bourgeoisie welcomed the corridor as a way of distinction with indigenous musical culture, "becoming a form of literary poetic expression that required a knowledge of literature accessible to the bourgeoisie "(Penarreta Suarez Cite)1. ... It progressively integrated the musical qualities it now encompasses. ... Lastly, pasillo songs all have the same theme when it comes to lyrics. Its lyrics hold the geography of Ecuador and its women in adoration. ... Depending on the time periods the lyrics would emphasize altered themes and represent certain social classes. ...

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3. Rap is Poetry of Today

Rap might not be poetry to most literature professors or the Academy of American Poets, but I would ask them what poetry is. ... That is why we say that books, paintings, musical compositions and films are poetic. ... His lyrics are incredible and a lot of people can learn from them. ...

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4. Plato

Plato believes strongly in the censorship of literature. He is concerned more with content rather than the form of literature. ... Fifth, harmonics (the study of musical harmony) will be pursued for an understanding of mathematical relations found deep within music sounds. ... In literature, we are not afraid to depict evil or stories with an unmoral plot. ... Literature and musical lyrics are censored for inappropriate language or content. ...

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5. Misconceptions of the Heavy Metal Culture

A surprisingly large number of musicians are compared to and inspired by great authors; in fact, Heavy Metal is quite possibly the type of music most closely connected to literature. ... Unlike the Transcendentalists, however, their lyrics also display nature's fury and ruthlessness. ... Another skilled Grindcore band is Deicide, whose lyrics are an attempt to promote Satanism. ... Skinlab's lyrics are about war, pain and human suffering. ... Death Metal, infamous for its gory and violent lyrics, includes many performers with great musical talents, but their literary knowledge is n...

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6. Media And Its Effect On Children

For one thing, more literature is available for children and young people than ever before. ... Changes in society resulted in more realistic literature being published and former literature patterns, designed to be uplifting and to free the imagination of the child, were changing with the times. ... Although some parents whose musical tastes are more reserved might find rock music aesthetically offensive, the lyrics often reflect the frustrations and uncertainties of adolescence and strike a responsive chord in impressionable teenagers (Bayles 34). ... However, when the musical lyrics and mus...

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7. Censorship

The main questionable issues between these decades were freedom of speech, political protest, cultural radicalism, drugs, sex, literature, and of course, music (Garry 21). ... The continued attempts to censor and control rock and roll lyrics and artistic expressions merely produced more hate of traditional values (6). ... Shocking to many adults was not just the startling sexual rock lyrics, but also the performer's suggestive stage manner, double entendre phrases, and guttural noises. ... The biggest target to censors has always been the lyrics of rock and roll songs, which have b...

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8. Life With Out Music

All musical works have a beginning and an end. ... Instrumental music does not bind the listener into a fixed template in the way that literature and poetry do: the reaction to music is different from person to person. ... Music with lyrics is often referred to as "words set to music." ... Sometimes it is more accurate to refer to music with lyrics as "music set to words." ... However, they restrict the images of the musical work in the same way that prose and poetry limit their subject. ...

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9. Music Censorship

Music is nothing more than literature set to music or a beat. Music is a story, a poem, or a monologue sung or with a musical accompaniment. ... Lyrics are something to be concerned about but there is a distinction between art and corruption, and that distinction is decided by a persons person values. ... Lyrics are something to be concerned about but there is a distinction between art and corruption, and that distinction is decided by a persons person values. ... If your child comes home with a CD read the lyrics, 94% of Americans agree that it is the parent's responsibility to monito...

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