Fri, 2 Feb 2007 11:37:50 -0800
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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
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