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Mr A · 06-10-2004, 08:49 PM

So I have to write a paper on a song that is "art". Meaning that it has to be critical about society, open people eyes to something that is going on in the world. So I just wanted to know if anyone has any songs that fit this description. I have these songs that I might be able to write a paper about but as you can see it would not be a very good paper:

War - Why Can't We Be Friends

Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Prison Song

Everlast - What its like

John Lennon - Imagine

noahfor · 06-10-2004, 10:05 PM

I don't agree with that definition of art. Who gave it to you?

KWSN · 06-10-2004, 10:12 PM

the criteria of that are stupid because not all "art" is critical about society etc...... that's whoever assigned the paper's fault though...

other ideas:

NOFX - The Decline (you'd have plenty to write about, this baby's 18 minutes long)

Metallica - One

System of a Down - Spiders, Prison System (or Prison Song, i forget what it's called), Boom.... theres plenty by them. Not the deepest pieces though.

Rage Against the Machine - Freedom, Settle for Nothing.... just about any Rage song really.

The Streets - The Irony of it All (this would make for a very interesting,and possibly really amusing, paper..... just read it)

The Faint - Agenda Suicide, Sealed Human, Worked Up So Sexual.... any of those might work with more looking into.

Iron Maiden - Age of Innocence perhaps

Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers

Desaparecidos - Greater Omaha, Mall of America, The Happiest Place on Earth, $$$$$, Hole in One, Survival of the Fittest.... really any of their songs would be pretty good

Dead Kennedys - SO many songs

The only problem with these is that they're not really REVOLUTIONARY, any of them, but they do criticize society and all. Not really amazing eye-openers that no one would have heard of before.

MSD · 06-11-2004, 05:34 AM

My brother did a great paper (A+) about Dissection's "Where Dead Angels Lie," saying that it was about the corruption of th epurity and innocence of children by the media and violent entertainment.

http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/dis...htsbane.html#4

Critical of society, opens people's eyes.

roachboy · 06-11-2004, 06:03 AM

strange definition of "art song" behind this paper--not sure i understand it--what is the course exactly?

06-10-2004, 08:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mr A Upright	Music that is art So I have to write a paper on a song that is "art". Meaning that it has to be critical about society, open people eyes to something that is going on in the world. So I just wanted to know if anyone has any songs that fit this description. I have these songs that I might be able to write a paper about but as you can see it would not be a very good paper: War - Why Can't We Be Friends Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Prison Song Everlast - What its like John Lennon - Imagine

06-10-2004, 10:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
KWSN green	the criteria of that are stupid because not all "art" is critical about society etc...... that's whoever assigned the paper's fault though... other ideas: NOFX - The Decline (you'd have plenty to write about, this baby's 18 minutes long) Metallica - One System of a Down - Spiders, Prison System (or Prison Song, i forget what it's called), Boom.... theres plenty by them. Not the deepest pieces though. Rage Against the Machine - Freedom, Settle for Nothing.... just about any Rage song really. The Streets - The Irony of it All (this would make for a very interesting,and possibly really amusing, paper..... just read it) The Faint - Agenda Suicide, Sealed Human, Worked Up So Sexual.... any of those might work with more looking into. Iron Maiden - Age of Innocence perhaps Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers Desaparecidos - Greater Omaha, Mall of America, The Happiest Place on Earth, $$$$$, Hole in One, Survival of the Fittest.... really any of their songs would be pretty good Dead Kennedys - SO many songs The only problem with these is that they're not really REVOLUTIONARY, any of them, but they do criticize society and all. Not really amazing eye-openers that no one would have heard of before. __________________ Your arms are broken!

06-11-2004, 06:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	strange definition of "art song" behind this paper--not sure i understand it--what is the course exactly? __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite

06-10-2004, 10:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
noahfor Addict	I don't agree with that definition of art. Who gave it to you?

06-11-2004, 05:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	My brother did a great paper (A+) about Dissection's "Where Dead Angels Lie," saying that it was about the corruption of th epurity and innocence of children by the media and violent entertainment. http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/dis...htsbane.html#4 Critical of society, opens people's eyes.