-- JessicaCohen - 19 Feb 2010 Maybe because of Eben's use of music-as-inspiration, I often find that other songs pop into my head in class. This week it was two Kinks songs, in particular. I used to listen to the Kinks a lot in high school and in some ways feel that I was my most self-reflective and pensive as a 16 year old. Here's they are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL9tyzE83nc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONd4qSs5B5k

Village Green Preservation Society is one of my favorite songs. It's pretty obvious from the lyrics what it's about, and some of its message rings true for our class. This Time Tomorrow came into my head when I felt wholly lost about my future but still hopeful.

I don't know if anyone else has had this happen or if any other songs capture how the class makes you feel. But it would be really cool for other people to post links on this page. I (for one) would find it interesting to see what other songs make our heads spin...

It's not much of a stretch, but from Thursday:

"In Anticipation of Your Suicide" - Bedroom Walls
link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6PgKomlLDc

The song is short, so i can reproduce the lyrics here:

I know there are many songs about suicide, but this one doesn't follow the familiar thematic route of sad story sympathy. It is much more detached than sympathetic. This is how I felt reading Stack's letter.

-- JoshuaHochman - 01 Mar 2010

This isn't a connection to the material we've covered, but it's a great song that reminds me of some of the music we've heard in class:

Billie Holiday - I Hear Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBnXfjamOAE&feature=related

-- DanKarmel - 01 Mar 2010