Heyer Learning » longing http://www.heyerlearning.org Resources for Educators Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:14:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 “American Honey” by Lady Antebellum – Song Review http://www.heyerlearning.org/2010/07/american-honey-by-lady-antebellum-song-review/ http://www.heyerlearning.org/2010/07/american-honey-by-lady-antebellum-song-review/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:29:23 +0000 Mr. Heyer http://www.heyerlearning.org/?p=187 Continue reading →]]> Song: “American Honey” (mp3) by Lady Antebellum on the album, Need You Now (CD).

Length: 3:45

Lyrics: Safe.

Topic: Safe. Reminiscing about childhood and longing to have the good times back again.

Theme: sentimentality, comfort, and longing.

Recommended Age: Any.

Genre: Country.

Year: 2010.

Video: (CMT | YouTube). Shots of the band members singing in the countryside intermixed with shots of childhood innocence. A young boy rides a bike, and a young girl walks among laundry drying on clotheslines. A teenage boy and girl hold hands, take a walk, and eventually share a short, tender kiss (so it may get giggles from some elementary students).

]]> http://www.heyerlearning.org/2010/07/american-honey-by-lady-antebellum-song-review/feed/ 0 “Airplanes” by B.o.B. – Song Review http://www.heyerlearning.org/2010/07/airplanes-by-b-o-b-song-review/ http://www.heyerlearning.org/2010/07/airplanes-by-b-o-b-song-review/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:42:01 +0000 Mr. Heyer http://www.heyerlearning.org/?p=180 Continue reading →]]> Song: “Airplanes [feat. Hayley Williams Of Paramore] (Amended Album Version)” (mp3) by B.o.B. on the album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray [Clean] (CD).

Length: 2:59

Lyrics: Caution:
h-word at 1:44
censored s-word at 2:08

Topic: Safe. The song is about regretting mistakes we’ve made and longing for a better today.

Theme: regret and longing.

Recommended Age: High School because of language.

Genre: Rap.

Year: 2010.

Video: (AOL Music | YouTube). Shots of B.o.B. and Hayley Williams singing with interesting lighting and video effects.

]]> http://www.heyerlearning.org/2010/07/airplanes-by-b-o-b-song-review/feed/ 0 “Soul Meets Body” by Death Cab for Cutie – Song Review http://www.heyerlearning.org/2010/07/%e2%80%9csoul-meets-body%e2%80%9d-by-death-cab-for-cutie/ http://www.heyerlearning.org/2010/07/%e2%80%9csoul-meets-body%e2%80%9d-by-death-cab-for-cutie/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:01:31 +0000 Mr. Heyer http://www.heyerlearning.org/?p=160 Continue reading →]]> Song: “Soul Meets Body” (mp3) by Death Cab for Cutie on the album, Plans (CD).

Length: 3:50

Lyrics: Safe.

Topic: Safe. Abstractly telling of the desire for something better. Includes a metaphor that someone else is a “song” he has a singular connection to in this gritty life. Possible spiritual self-examination.

Theme: Longing and connection.

Recommended Age: Any. Abstractness of the lyrics lends itself to high school and maybe middle school, but the music is beautiful and would appeal to any age.

Genre: Indie Rock. Haunting and beautiful.

Year: 2005.

Video: (AOL Music | YouTube | Directions DVD). The singer walks to a cabin in the woods where he joins the band to play. On the walk we see some sort of plant or fungus grow and float into the air. Mixed with shots of the band, we see the plants turn into musical notes and float across the country to the sea.

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