So, for my last blog, I have decided to write a light hearted blog about my favorite Christmas song: The Twelve Pains Of Christmas by Bob Rivers. If you have never heard it before, you should look it up, it is highly amusing.
I like this song because it pokes fun at everything that people complain about Christmas; from issues with parking to the way that Christmas lights always seem to be tangled.
I really enjoy this song because it reminds me of going to go Christmas shopping with my Mom. I think that some songs have value just for the sheer entertainment, and this song is a perfect example.
I enjoy the light-hearted feel of this song and the multiple voices in it. Each of the twelve pains of Christmas are sung by a different person. There is even a whiny child screaming in some areas.
The entire song is quite well put together, each area of the flows perfectly into the other. This song is an amazing example of holiday humor, and I feel that everyone should enjoy it.
Happy Holidays All.
Melissa
I went to a talk recently, it was put on by the Art Renegades; and they invited members of an art group called The Beehive Design Collective. They are an art group based in Maine who use animals to tell stories about both local and international issues.
They are a very interesting group, if you are interested in learning more about them, this is the link to their website: http://www.beehivecollective.org/
However, this blog entry is not directly about them. This entry is about something that was said at that talk, about freedom or resistance songs. Or really, to be more specific about parties where music is made...I made the jump to freedom or resistance songs in my own mind. Anyway.
The most recent project that the Bees (as they call themselves) have been working on is called, I believe Project Columbia a very large ink drawing using paper wasp and leaf cutter ants; to display what is happening in Columbia with the war on drugs. One scene in this giant drawing, which looks more like a mural spread out on the floor, is a scene depicting a few leaf cutter ants (the locals of Columbia) having a parting, dancing and sharing some booze.
When questioned about how the scene fit in, the Bees responded that in an atmosphere of violence just living and throwing a party is resisting.
This got me thinking about songs that caused a stir or that brought to light an ideal or had a cry or something. Songs that made people in power uncomfortable. I've heard about these songs, but I can't think of one song like that from my generation.
I'm not sure what that means, does it mean we're a lazy generation with not motivation to have a purpose or a cause? Does it mean we're simply disenchanted, is there a difference? I really don't think we have a lack of things to be angry about. All one has to do is turn on the news to find something to be upset about...
But why isn't there any music to inspire people to DO anything about what they are upset about? The most controversial band I can think of next to Maryland Manson, who is mostly for shock value and anti religious ideals; is Against Me, who as far as I can tell spent their entire career bashing consumerism only to join a major label...
Perhaps there is a reason this generation is disenchanted, and lazy. Or maybe, we just haven't found what we'll work toward yet...but I want to know why our music is so fluffy. I know every generation has it's fluff...disco etc. But they had something to balance it out, a "heavier" music. Where is our heavier music? Am I just not looking in the right areas? Or is all our music really just fluff, dressed up so it doesn't always look like fluff, but fluff none the less?
Just something I've been thinking of lately.
So, for my last blog, I have decided to write a light hearted blog about my favorite Christmas song: The Twelve Pains Of Christmas by Bob Rivers. If you have never heard it before, you should look it up, it is highly amusing.
