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Since our writing assignment thus far is to post our potential choice for a song about California, I figured I would post my choice, some ideas and a video/music clip.
After trying to decide from about four different choices, I've decided to use "Meet Me in California" by the Plain White T's as the song for this first paper. The lyrics make sense for the most part. The singer mainly talks about an undesirable situation at home where he "wishes that [he] could start again, peel the past like sunburned skin." He also describes the night where he makes his decision to leave as "a bible verse with pages torn and missing words, condemning me and I'm on my knees." Obviously, the conditions of his life at home could be improved, and he feels that going to California will rectify them.
I also imagine that he is talking to a woman whom he cares about, considering that he mentions how he "doesn't want to see [her] cry, [he] just wants to see [her] smile again." For them, in this sense, the California Dream involves leaving a dreary life behind for a bright new future in what some people refer to as the promised land. The singer also indicates in the verse, " 'cause you know in California there's something better for us all,"that California is a place of refuge for anyone who needs it.
For someone who does not particularly like alternative rock that much, I find the song pretty catchy. The music seems simple, but varies just enough so that the message is still understandable and isn't ignored by monotonous sounding tunes. Here is a link to the lyrics. Below you'll find an audio track from YouTube.
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Heya! Great song choice; It really is catchy. What were the other songs you were choosing from? Did they all support the California Dream?
ReplyDeleteWell, since you picked a song that talks positively about California, I assume you agree with the dream of it being a wonderful place. I hope that it works out for you!
Not sure if it helps, but the Plain White T's have a mini-web series that is titled Meet Me in California. I'm not sure if they are related, but if they are, you might be able to use material from there to use.
http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Plain-White-Ts/page_Detail
Hope it works out. It shows them in the process of writing, recording, and touring their new album or something. Good luck!
Your analysis seems to be off to good start!
ReplyDeleteThat was a very good idea to post a link to the lyrics and embed a video.
Good luck!
Nice song choice. I think there is a lot to work with here. You might consider starting off your paper with a very full definition of the California Dream. This will allow you to connect each of your ideas about the song to the California Dream, and will make your argument for why the song reinforces the C.D. stronger.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck!