Thanks, Heather.

Any particular songs you recommend?

Will
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> Hello,
>
> About the story songs, I would recommend practically
> anything by Loreena McKennitt. If you like celtic
> music, she tells a whole array of stories through
> her songs. I think some have even been based off old
> poems. And since a lot of celtic music has
> traditional, folk roots, a lot of them will be
> telling stories. Kate Rusby tells stories with her
> music, and she's great. I think Enya does sometimes,
> though I don't know that much about her music. As
> for more contemporary stuff, I'd have to check my
> music base at home.
>
> -Heather Erwin
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: William Prescott <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Friday, February 2, 2007 1:38 pm
> Subject: [pwa-l] Storytelling songs
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> >  Do you have any favorite songs that tell a story
> --- a
> >  character
> >  pursuing a goal and dealing with conflict?
> >
> >  For example, "Just A Friend" by Biz Markie tells
> a
> >  first-person
> >  cautionary tale of what happens if you date women
> who
> >  have attractive
> >  male friends. Highly humorous stuff.
> >
> >  If so, e-mail [log in to unmask] with the song
> title,
> >  artist, plot
> >  summary, and any other info you want to include.
> >
> >  I will be compiling the list and posting them on
> our
> >  official blog --
> >  Professional Writer's Anonymous - at
> >  oupwsa.blogspot.com.
> >
> >  Why am we doing this?
> >
> >  1. It's fun.
> >  2. These songs are really short stories set to
> music.
> >  Practice your
> >  story analysis skills by analyzing where the
> >  plotting/character/conflict works well or where
> it
> >  wanders off track.
> >
> >  Sincerely,
> >
> >  Will Prescott
> >  PWSA Co-President
> >
> >  P.S. Here are some other examples:
> >
> >  "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" by Public
> Enemy --
> >  Chuck D refuses
> >  induction into the army and is imprisoned.
> Angered, he
> >  plots a jail
> >  break with the other prisoners.
> >
> >  "Children's Story" by Slick Rick -- Slick Rick
> tells a
> >  bed-time story
> >  to his little nephews about a "stick-up kid" who
> ends
> >  up being pursued
> >  by the police.
> >
> >  "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan -- third-person
> recounting
> >  the story of Rubin
> >  "Hurricane" Carter, a 1960s boxer wrongly
> imprisoned
> >  for the murder of a convienience store clerk.
> >
> >  "Trapped in the Closet - Pts 1-5" by R Kelly -- a
> >  crappy example, but
> >  still a story song. First person account of R
> Kelly's
> >  extremely bad
> >  experiences the day after he cheats on his woman.
> >
> >
> >  William D. Prescott
> >
> >  University of Oklahoma
> >
> >  office no. 405-325-2710
> >
> >  [log in to unmask]
>



William D. Prescott

University of Oklahoma

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