Comments on: Poetry, Music or Both? http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/ Thoughts of a Reluctant Blogger Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Barbara http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-7 Barbara Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:41:00 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-7 I never thought about it this way, but I do have a couple of ideas. First of all, I really do like the words when I know them. I just don't like to have to make the effort to understand the words when I don't know them. Secondly, music often serves as a catalyst for my mind -- sort of a jumping off point -- and the words just get in the way when I really want to think about something else. I can easily imagine good poetry and background music -- without words, of course. BRAVO to you for posting again!<BR/><BR/>xx,<BR/>B I never thought about it this way, but I do have a couple of ideas. First of all, I really do like the words when I know them. I just don’t like to have to make the effort to understand the words when I don’t know them. Secondly, music often serves as a catalyst for my mind — sort of a jumping off point — and the words just get in the way when I really want to think about something else. I can easily imagine good poetry and background music — without words, of course. BRAVO to you for posting again!

xx,
B

]]> By: always write http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-6 always write Fri, 16 Dec 2005 02:59:00 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-6 I'm gonna have to agree with your wife here; It's too much work. Music is the sountrack for whatever I'm thinking about while it's playing. (And for what it's worth, I'm a musician.) Paying attention to the lyrics only distracts me. Do you think the difference is a male/female thing? I’m gonna have to agree with your wife here; It’s too much work. Music is the sountrack for whatever I’m thinking about while it’s playing. (And for what it’s worth, I’m a musician.) Paying attention to the lyrics only distracts me. Do you think the difference is a male/female thing?

]]> By: Dsquared http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-5 Dsquared Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:32:00 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-5 I didn't used to think it was a male/female thing, but now you've got me thinking. There are quite a few women songwriters - e.g Joni Mitchell and Beth Nielsen Chapman whose song lyrics I featured in my post.<BR/><BR/>Are you a classical musician? That may be the correlation. Maybe some other females will weigh in here. I didn’t used to think it was a male/female thing, but now you’ve got me thinking. There are quite a few women songwriters - e.g Joni Mitchell and Beth Nielsen Chapman whose song lyrics I featured in my post.

Are you a classical musician? That may be the correlation. Maybe some other females will weigh in here.

]]> By: DC Cookie http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-4 DC Cookie Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:10:00 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-4 Not a huge fan of folk music myself, but I could listen to Gordon Lightfoot all day long. I have a weakness for Canadians... Not a huge fan of folk music myself, but I could listen to Gordon Lightfoot all day long. I have a weakness for Canadians…

]]> By: Dsquared http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-3 Dsquared Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:49:00 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-3 Then, you should definitely check out <B>Leonard Cohen</B> (if you haven't already). He's in the same rarified league as Dylan and is a better poet. Then, you should definitely check out Leonard Cohen (if you haven’t already). He’s in the same rarified league as Dylan and is a better poet.

]]> By: Draw Conclusions On The Wall » Blog Archive » Poems for the Blogosphere http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-23 Draw Conclusions On The Wall » Blog Archive » Poems for the Blogosphere Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:21:33 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-23 [...] P.S. Also, see “Sand and Water” by Beth Nielsen Chapman below [...] […] P.S. Also, see “Sand and Water” by Beth Nielsen Chapman below […]

]]> By: steve http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-24 steve Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:02:31 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-24 I enjoy Barbara's blog very much...and her comments...she says one day we will all do a little cooking together ( I am a retired Chef) and I look forward to it...I can tell that we will have some good music playing as we cook...I have not heard of Beth but Will check her out... i am a big Dylan and Cohen fan and truly admire the singer/songwriters that have ammassed a body of work over the years while staying relatively unknown...one of my favorites that plays in your area frequently is Chris Smither...he was in Fort Worth for the first time in 5 years a few months back..I would bet you are familiar with him, but if not I highly recommend. good to meet you..."Love minus Zero", I can dig it! Steve I enjoy Barbara’s blog very much…and her comments…she says one day we will all do a little cooking together ( I am a retired Chef) and I look forward to it…I can tell that we will have some good music playing as we cook…I have not heard of Beth but Will check her out… i am a big Dylan and Cohen fan and truly admire the singer/songwriters that have ammassed a body of work over the years while staying relatively unknown…one of my favorites that plays in your area frequently is Chris Smither…he was in Fort Worth for the first time in 5 years a few months back..I would bet you are familiar with him, but if not I highly recommend.
good to meet you…”Love minus Zero”, I can dig it! Steve

]]> By: dd http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-25 dd Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:43:40 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-25 hi Steve, It's nice to meet and hear from you. Looking forward to cooking and sharing music together! I do have a couple of Chris Smither songs in my iTunes library. Have you checked out Richard Shnindell or Cindy Kallett? You might like their stuff. I also invited you to be a "friend" on iLike, a very cool plug-in for iTunes. It's a plug-in that gives you a list of similar kinds of music (some are free) to the song you are currently playing. Also, let's you see what your friends like to listen to. I get a lot of new song ideas from wumb.org - a 24/7 folk music station out of Boston. David P.S. I think you're the first to figure out where my blog name comes from! hi Steve,

It’s nice to meet and hear from you. Looking forward to cooking and sharing music together! I do have a couple of Chris Smither songs in my iTunes library. Have you checked out Richard Shnindell or Cindy Kallett? You might like their stuff. I also invited you to be a “friend” on iLike, a very cool plug-in for iTunes. It’s a plug-in that gives you a list of similar kinds of music (some are free) to the song you are currently playing. Also, let’s you see what your friends like to listen to.

I get a lot of new song ideas from wumb.org - a 24/7 folk music station out of Boston.

David

P.S. I think you’re the first to figure out where my blog name comes from!

]]> By: steve http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-26 steve Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:33:07 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-26 Another thought came to mind concerning poor Barbara...there are some Dylan songs that I am STILL NOT SURE WHAT THE HECK he is saying...the beauty of it is that a thought or feeling so plain should be sung a little in disguise, dont you thinK? I have two Shindell CD's, a very good writer he is. probably my latest (last ten years) is greg Brown out of Iowa...we have no FM folk station down hwere...people wouldnt know good music, mostly, if it bit 'em on the behind. Another thought came to mind concerning poor Barbara…there are some Dylan songs that I am STILL NOT SURE WHAT THE HECK he is saying…the beauty of it is that a thought or feeling so plain should be sung a little in disguise, dont you thinK?
I have two Shindell CD’s, a very good writer he is. probably my latest (last ten years) is greg Brown out of Iowa…we have no FM folk station down hwere…people wouldnt know good music, mostly, if it bit ‘em on the behind.

]]> By: dd http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-27 dd Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:03:59 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-27 you're definitely right about some Dylan songs, including the one from which my title is taken. the cool thing about the internet is we don't need to rely on fm stations any more. DC doesn't have an folk station either (used to have a few programs, but they're all gone). Enter internet radio or stations like wumb that stream their stuff. definitely check out www.wumb.org and also iTunes radio channels - under Americana. i have to check out Greg Brown some more. Thanks. you’re definitely right about some Dylan songs, including the one from which my title is taken. the cool thing about the internet is we don’t need to rely on fm stations any more. DC doesn’t have an folk station either (used to have a few programs, but they’re all gone). Enter internet radio or stations like wumb that stream their stuff. definitely check out www.wumb.org and also iTunes radio channels - under Americana.

i have to check out Greg Brown some more. Thanks.

]]> By: Draw Conclusions On The Wall » Blog Archive » My Rite of Passage as a Blogger - My Weird Meme http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-132 Draw Conclusions On The Wall » Blog Archive » My Rite of Passage as a Blogger - My Weird Meme Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:53:56 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-132 [...] Generally, I fall asleep after about 5 minutes when I (infrequently) attend a classical music concert.  More about this topic can be found in an earlier post. [...] […] Generally, I fall asleep after about 5 minutes when I (infrequently) attend a classical music concert.  More about this topic can be found in an earlier post. […]

]]> By: Draw Conclusions On The Wall » Blog Archive » Schickele Shtick http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-3158 Draw Conclusions On The Wall » Blog Archive » Schickele Shtick Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:29:39 +0000 http://dsquared22.com/blog/2005/12/15/poetry-music-or-both/#comment-3158 [...] managed to stay awake - I refer you to this post - longer than my wife despite her penchant for this kind of “Bachian” music. However, [...] […] managed to stay awake - I refer you to this post - longer than my wife despite her penchant for this kind of “Bachian” music. However, […]

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