Essays on Song Page 3

New criticism of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S Eliot is a narrative poem which portrays the life of the title character, i.e. Prufrock. The origination of the name ‘Prufrock’ is vague; on the other hand it can be seen to be very much similar…

The song I have chosen is Hell and Back by Kid Ink. Yes, it’s not a pop song you hear on the radio, it’s an R&B song. Have chosen this song not only because of its meaning but because of its musical components. Throughout my researching of this song I found that most songs of…

Millions of people in the world listen to music for all different reasons. Most people all over the world listen to different genres of music in order to relax, but not too many people pay attention to the actual lyrics of a song. If you listen to the lyrics of a song you will realize…

In many of Nirvana’s songs Cobain is telling the listeners about the world through his own perspective and I think that is exactly what he is doing in this one. In this song, there is an ongoing mockery of friendships and how “friends” act. I think it is important for people to always be their…

On December 2nd, I attended the “Jingle Jazz Jam” from 8pm-10pm, and I was surprised by how different this jam session was from the other jazz jam that I went to at the Firehouse Stage. This performance was much more intimate and energetic than the last performance, and I found that this venue had a…

I went to see University Jazz Combos at the University of Louisville on February 17, 2014 at 7:00 P.M in Byrd Recital Hall. The groups were the Bobby Watson Combo, the Gary Bartz Combo, and the Muguel Zenon Combo. The Bobby Watson Combo consisted of, John Walker, Isadora Pina, Sam Loomis, Matt Devore, Ben Boelscher,…

Hollywood, Florida. This event was a live acoustic and soul music performance in the north stage are inside the Yellow Green Farmer’s Market. The performer known as Eddy Balzola played acoustic soul music as well as acoustic latin music. The music I heard was nothing original by Eddy Balzola. The music he played would be…

On March 24 at 7:00 P.M. I went to see University Jazz Combos at the University of Louisville in Byrd Recital Hall. The groups were the Bud Shank Combo, the Ornette Coleman Combo, and the International Combo. The Bud Shank Combo consisted of, Jean Gorce, Justin Huff, Chris Rolseland, Tyrone Wheeler, Johnny Chai, and Sam…

Confucius said: “If your words are grand, you will find that it is difficult for your actions to measure up to them.” [14.21] This passage appears on page 14 in the text in the section on words and actions. The point that Confucius is trying to make here is that speaking in an exaggerated manner…

In our lives, fingers have various uses. They are employed to write essays and type papers. Surprisingly, they also have the ability to speak words. However, this idea was difficult for Jason, a first-grade student, to grasp. According to him, deriving meaning from actions involving fingers seemed unnecessary when everyone already possessed a mouth capable…