Comparison Homework
The files for our mystery listening comparison are now up on the Blackboard page. Please download and post any and all thoughts and reactions, with today's discussion on meaning and musical context as one possible component.
Barry
posted by Barry @ 6:21 PM
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Thanks for getting us started guys!
Good points so far. What specifically do you feel is the meaning behind each version? Both Mike and Cullen mentioned it, but what do you think Stevie and the Beatles are trying to tell us?
first of all i'd just like to say...
me too
that said....
I definitely agree with Denise: Two totally different meanings. But thats the great thing about the juxtaposition of the exact same song in two different contexts because there is a familiarity and an automatic relativity of a romantic relationship that everyone can understand. The song probably had a double meaning for McCartney when he wrote it, recognizing, as most song writers do, that his personal experiences were often applicable to a much wider range of experiences. Everyone knows what its like to want a relationship to work out and begging someone to talk about your problems instead of ignoring something that could be beautiful. Stevie's song puts that understanding directly in the context of racial relationships. Unity between races and a really strong attempt to "work things out" from both ends (meaning that both sides have to make concessions and demands) is the only way that any sense of unity and peace will prevail.
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