kyliehot1 Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 What songs do you consider almost poetry because they use techniques like alliteration, personification, similes etc.
bazooka Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 Why say 'almost' ? They are poetry. Angel From Montgomery, etc. - John Prine Kodachrome, Graceland, Late In The Evening, etc, etc. - Paul Simon Dear Landlord , It Takes a Lot to Laugh .. It Takes a Train to Cry, Tangled Up in Blue, Love Minus Zero/No Limit, etc., etc., etc. - most of Bob Dylan, of course. White Room - Cream
Earth-Angel Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 I thought songs were poems put to music?
edna Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 Not this one: She said you hurt her so, she almost lost her mind, but now she says she knows, you´re not the hurting kind, she said she loves you and you know that can´t be bad yes she loves you and you know you should be glad... She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah, etc. Yet I love love love this song! Any Leonard Cohen song is a poem.
Steel2Velvet Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 For Emily Wherever I May Find Her and The Boxer - Paul Simon
RonJonSurfer Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 Eight Line Poem - Bowie I didn't think too hard on this one.
Farin Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 (edited) Almost every song by Simon & Garfunkel can be considered as a poem. Death of Winter ~ Eels ...and... Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town ~ Pearl Jam come to my mind right now Edited March 12, 2006 by Guest
_Laurie_ Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 Dylan...definitely Dylan...and many, many, many other singer/songwriters...just way too many to mention.
Shawna Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 Roger, Roger Roger... all Roger's stuff is pure unadulterated poetry. Okay, maybe some of it's adulterated.
bazooka Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 Roger, Roger Roger... all Roger's stuff is pure unadulterated poetry. Roger Roger. No kidding!! Especially that Durham Town and the one where he whistles!
Earth-Angel Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 I grew up listening to his Children's records
Jimmy1104 Posted March 14, 2006 Report Posted March 14, 2006 I thought songs were poems put to music? I agree with you Angel. I thought all songs were either poetry or prose. Have I been wrong all my life?
Lucky Posted March 14, 2006 Report Posted March 14, 2006 I think some of you are taking Kylie too literally. Of course most songs are poetry, but I think she was referring to specific techniques. There are many songs written to just make you feel good (dancing, singing etc). I would not really call,oh say, The Twist by Chubby Checker a poem. Some songs are just stand alone songs . Smokin' In the Boys Room? Not much poetry. Besides the ones mentioned by others here, of course there are so many others, all opinions. Mine would be...Angel ~ Jimi Hendrix. Most all of Jimis stuff is pure poetry. Angel was a poem with the music as a pure afterthought, not as a source with the developement of a good song in mind. I would definately agree with Dylan, Bowie, Hendrix, Morrison and others who were considered poets in thier own right. But, many songs are just that...songs. Words that while they sound good, may have been put to a good beat..( I give that song a 7, cause you can dance to it), when you listen and break it down, not a lot of pure poetry there.
_Laurie_ Posted March 15, 2006 Report Posted March 15, 2006 Stevie Nicks songs are very poetic...love "Landslide"
Tenacious_Peaches Posted March 23, 2006 Report Posted March 23, 2006 We did a section on poetry in my English composition class and my professor had us discuss three songs, "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin, "39" by Queen and "American Woman" by the Guess Who. I was most intrigued by "39". I'd never heard it before and it was really cool. I also didn't realize that "American Woman" was a protest song and had to do with the evils of America. Veddy interesting.
Sweet Jane 61 Posted March 23, 2006 Report Posted March 23, 2006 Peaches...The Guess Who was not allowed to play American Woman when the visited the White House during the Nixon years. Pat was to offended by the song. She didn't want a scandal, guess she should have talked to Tricky Dick about that subject more often!
Farin Posted March 23, 2006 Report Posted March 23, 2006 Isn't American Woman about the Vietnam War? I think they wouldn't have been allowed to play it at the White House even if Pat knew the real content of the song.
Tenacious_Peaches Posted March 23, 2006 Report Posted March 23, 2006 You're right, Farin. It is my understanding that she didn't want it played because she thought it was an attack on American women and didn't realize it was an attack on the entire American country. It's like when Reagan wanted to use Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" as his campaign slogan, not realizing that the song was a scathing commentary on America.
Sweet Jane 61 Posted March 23, 2006 Report Posted March 23, 2006 I just thought it was not right that they couldn't play the song, it is just a song for God's sake. I wasn't aware that Pat didn't know the true meaning.
_Laurie_ Posted March 25, 2006 Report Posted March 25, 2006 What the heck do Politicians know anyways!
Dazed_and_Confused Posted July 14, 2006 Report Posted July 14, 2006 Laurie's right. Think about "Born In The USA" and Reagan.
Marcelona Posted July 26, 2006 Report Posted July 26, 2006 Some serious alliteration in this song... Helplessly Hoping by CSNY Helplessly hoping Her harlequin hovers nearby Awaiting a word Gasping at glimpses Of gentle true spirit He runs, wishing he could fly Only to trip at the sound of good-bye Wordlessly watching He waits by the window And wonders At the empty place inside Heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams He worries Did he hear a good-bye? Or even hello?
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