I can already tell that this
section is going to be very tough; I do not like tragic/sad images, songs, or
movies. Mainly, I do not like what they do to me. The clips shown, while they were on difficult
subjects, did not drive as deeply into me as the music, particularly “Georgia
Lee.” Even now, as I write, I can’t stop
being sad. Perhaps it is because Tom
Waits words speak so close to the silence that can be felt all around.
It also
isn’t so much the music rather than the words and how I think about it. It is kind of similar to what Professor
Leeper said about how people are more upset that a bad word was spoken rather
than that 3000 kids died. I can
understand that because, and this probably sounds bad, 3000 is just a
number. What I mean is that if you don’t
pay attention to what words are actually being said, then they are just words;
is not meaning. But when the words are
place with pictures, expression, or music/voices, then it is harder to ignore. The way that Tom Waits sings, his voice and
the drawn out of words, make it difficult to not hear what he says.
This is what your song made me feel like! |
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