Popular Forms of Writing
September 27th, 2006
In class we touched on the fairy tales and blues lyrics. I really didn’t think of the blues song as a type of formal literature, it seemed to repetitive and simple to me. However, i do think that the fairy tales are a direct opposite of the blues that we heard in class. The fairy tales have a sort of basis to them and a direct motive to the audience. There is a structure to the fairly tales and seems to me a moral to all of the writings, because of this it gives me more of a sense of solid literature. If someone is looking for a type of literature in song writing, listen to any of maynard keenan’s songs from tool or a perfect circle and let me know what you think.
SR
October 2nd, 2006 at 8:42 am
Why don’t you think that blues lyrics are not a form of literature? If you look at the lyrics of a song they tend to look like, or sound like a poem. Sometimes with the instruments playing it is hard to get a image of the words, but if you were to put the lyrics into some kind of poetic format it is quite easy to see it as literature.
October 16th, 2006 at 9:13 am
I can see where you are comming from, but I don’t get a good sence of Lit. from the blues lyrics. Just isn’t working for me. You are right aboutit is Lit. I suppose but its bad Lit. none the less.