Folk!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
So today I was talking to my Folklore professor in her office, and she mentioned Bruce Springsteen. I told her that I wasn't a huge fan of his for a couple of reasons. 1.) He slurs his lyrics like he's drunk, and B.) he overcompliactes the music with like 50 different instruments all filling similar positions. Literally too many bells and whistles. Well, she then said to me "Well then, you're not going to class today." I was upset because I thought I was being punished for not liking Sprinsteen, but then she said that I had to sit in her office for an hour and listen to him. I decided Springsteen is actually somewhat good, but I really only like his Seeger Sessions stuff.
Speaking of folk music, Peggy Seeger (daughter of the famous Pete Seeger) is releasing a new album, and she just released a new song called Sarah's Hard Rock Candy. It's a political song about Sarah Palin. She posted a video for it on her YouTube, so check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5OWPQlyeuA
Another good song to look up is The List by John McCutcheon. It's a funny song that anyone from Syracuse should relate to if you lived there post 911.
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