tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815828997884744252.post4722640040365370362..comments2023-09-22T18:42:00.592+10:00Comments on DVN61: Lyrics & their meaning Part 6- Power and the passionDannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586468672625498792noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815828997884744252.post-66412179347419104152012-03-20T11:00:46.608+11:002012-03-20T11:00:46.608+11:00Part of the charm of Midnight Oils' lyrics is ...Part of the charm of Midnight Oils' lyrics is that I don't understand what they mean through and through. I liked what another person said here about the lyrics as visual postcards, I also get clear visuals from the Sunday crowd at the beach in Power and the Passion. <br />The lyrics and the music can't be separated from each other imo....I see the lyrics written, hear the music in my head...it really is more poetry and images than factual storytelling. The fact that I don't understand it, or that it's ambiguous, makes it more melodic to me somehow. Can't explain it. But thank you for your post.Lee Kramer https://www.blogger.com/profile/12725366402959404334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815828997884744252.post-66756902222896246592010-05-12T17:44:53.810+10:002010-05-12T17:44:53.810+10:00You cant think like that when analysing poems, son...You cant think like that when analysing poems, song lyrics or any other form of literature. This isnt maths where youre either wrong or right - its english where everyone interprets everything differently depending on their expiriences. Usually there is no literal meaning, you have to search deep into history and refer it to past events - even if it makes the whole poem a metaphor!<br /><br />NO meaning is black or white in english for anyone - its all about the greys inbetween.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815828997884744252.post-81033631554787957262010-03-15T07:52:11.038+11:002010-03-15T07:52:11.038+11:00Yer, i'm currently doing part of my feature ar...Yer, i'm currently doing part of my feature article (grade 11 english ass) based upon how poetry/lyrical works define Australia. Yum fun. And after having analysed the poem i think the sentiment wihtin the song that u were referring to is actually just about commenting upon modernised, Westernised Australian lifestyle and how greatly american influences us. It's basically challenging our way of life and telling us that we're all fat boguns. I mean, that's what i wrote for my assignment anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815828997884744252.post-8824919162259827852009-03-13T10:52:00.000+11:002009-03-13T10:52:00.000+11:00It's all about imagery. If you want literal meanin...It's all about imagery. If you want literal meaning then ask them to write an essay. The imagery of a Sunday crowd at the beach in Power and the Passion for me is very evocative, as is the imagery in many of their songs. Each phrase is a postcard in my head and when you put them together add the music and a little understanding of political events you have a narrative. But because it isn't spelt out in black and white each person will respond to the imagery differently.<BR/><BR/>What do you want a series of facts? <BR/><BR/>As for the famous quote "“It’s better to die on your feet than to live on your knees” you can't blame Midnight Oil for your ignorance - do you expect them to put an attribution in their song?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815828997884744252.post-24470780583554329862009-02-25T03:41:00.000+11:002009-02-25T03:41:00.000+11:00Short Memory clearly refers to humanity's inabilit...Short Memory clearly refers to humanity's inability to learn from the past and avoid bloodshed. It is utterly transparent especially given the history that has repeated itself in Afghanistan in the last 8 years. Just one example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com