Author: Mr. Jesse Abarro

Song: The Sound of Silence

Artists: Simon & Garfunkel

3 Phrases that strike me

“Hello darkness my old friend”

“People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening”

“And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence”

The repetition is ” The Sound Of Silence” at the end of every verse. It tells how people became silent in while there are negative things that happens, and is not stepping up to do what is right.

The song strike me because of the fact that sometimes, I am silent about the things that is happening, and which I should have stepped up. But as time is going, I am learning, and stepping up for what is right.

The changes in the song is the tone. The tone of the song tells the listener that the society is not what it used to be. The society, especially the younger generation have shift their focused on drugs, money, sex, and illegal activities in which the moral values instilled since the beginning is starting to vanish.

Song: Wake Me Up When September Ends

Artists: Green Day

3 Phrases that Strike me.

“Summer has come and passed”

“But never forget what I lost”

“Wake Me Up When September Ends”

The song strikes me because of the background of the song about a son of a US Marine Corps soldier, whose father died in a war.  The father who has to leave his family for the sake of fighting to end all kinds of terrorism activities being executed on innocent humans that are against human rights. I myself relate to this as well because I am training to become a future US Army Officer, and I hope and pray that I can still see my wife and kids in the future, and to the people serving in the military; even to the people in the law enforcement.

Repetition I noticed

“Here comes the rain again, Falling from the stars”

“Like my father come to passed”

“Wake Me Up When September Ends”

The changes I noticed is that the song started from a low tone to a grieving son. I also notice how the son misses his father who he needs to be with while growing up. In this song, it appears that the son followed the footsteps of his father to avenge his death from the hands of the terrorists.

 

Listening Log Assignment

Song: Fake Love

Artists: Drake

1). 3 phrases  in the song strike me were:

” I got fake people showing fake love to me”

“Somethin’ ain’t right when we talkin’
Somethin’ ain’t right when we talkin’
Look like you hidin’ your problems”

“That’s when they smile in my face”

The song strike me because I am still true to what I say and do. The world views love as a cover up to wrongdoings, atrocities, wrongdoings, and glorifying violence. Love should me peace, serenity, and being true without any violation of human dignity.

2). Repetition that I noticed

“I’ve been down so long, it look like up to me
They look up to me
I got fake people showin’ fake love to me
Straight up to my face, straight up to my face
I’ve been down so long, it look like up to me
They look up to me
I got fake people showin’ fake love to me
Straight up to my face, straight up to my face”

3). 3 changes I noticed in the song are, the tone,  the message, and the reaction. The tone is basically saying that love should be like from the past that it must not only to have good things, but to correct mistakes also. The message is that the real definition of love is respect and understanding. The reaction is that how should we execute love, not only romantic love but also for brotherly love for everyone.