Help me help my daughter do her homework
They read some book in Lit class that included spousal abuse and then a woman looking for a new love. Monday she needs a cd with a song about both that apply to the book.
Today she had a band competition 100 miles away that kept her busy, tomorrow she has musical practice for 6 hours followed by the end of year pom banquet... so basically she has no time. Naturally she's asking me for help and to burn a couple cd's for her tomorrow. Here's what I've suggested... Spousal abuse songs Nickleback- Never Again (too mean) Martina McBride- Independence Day (more about child abuse) Woman looking for a new love Sara Evans- No Place That Far (Doesn't fit according to her) So my job is to find songs to fit her assignment and burn cd's tomorrow (today). I'm likely going to miss most football due to this unless I get some input. Give me what you got. Serious suggestions are really appreciated. |
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I figured this might be a useless venture. I tried.
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definitely NSFW |
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LOL NSFW Geto Boyz= The shit |
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Finding new love NSFW |
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Also finding new love ALso NSFW |
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BEating yo woman NSFW |
Good Bye Earl too mean for the abuse song?
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Wait... aren't you a DJ? Wtf?
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http://mobile.avclub.com/articles/th...1/?mobile=true 30 songs about spousal abuse.
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She's leaning toward "Man Down" by Rhianna for her abuse song. |
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Here's abuse |
Be like my dad used to do and say "Do your own ****ing homework!" and then go back to watching Cheers.
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Okay...do you want a genre or just a theme?
Here's a punk theme... Violent Femmes: Add It Up Dead Kennedys: Too Drunk Too **** Black Flag: Bastard In Love Sex Pistols: Submission Les Sexareenos: Sorry Green Day: She (Best One, IMO) The Buzzcocks: Ever Fallen In Love Husker Du: Never Talking To You Again Stiff Little Fingers: Just Fade Away Patti Smith: Redondo Beach |
Sorry, I can't help either. But it did prompt "Delia's Gone" by the great John Cash to start playing in my head.
Thanks. |
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And in the pawn mower mold:
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GhzW1_WExVs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Slut, you think I won't choke no whore till her vocal chords don't work in her throat no more? Bitch I ain't gon' shoot you, I'ma pull you to this bullet and put it through you. |
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Luka by Suzanne Vega is the quintessential domestic abuse song, though I'm not sure if it's about women or children.
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This is a tough one, I'm guilty of listening to a lot of music simply for the music. Meaning is mostly secondary.
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Wait! Wait! I've got the perfect song!
"Somewhere That's Green", sung by Ellen Green in the movie "Little Shop of Horrors". It's got both themes where her boyfriend is beating her up ("I'm dating a semi-sadist, so I've got a black eye, and my arm's in a cast") and she's wishing she could go live with her true love Seymour "in a tract house that we share, somewhere that's green". <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ouLiQ7KhmYU?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ouLiQ7KhmYU?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> |
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This assignment seems easy until you get deeper into it. |
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LOL |
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I think i have the winner |
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Oh, here's a good one, and I really like this song. "LA County" by Lyle Lovett.
I think it works, though it's got a twist at the end. If you've never heard this song, it's worth a listen. <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3uGyClRhGg0?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3uGyClRhGg0?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> |
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has "Estranged" by Guns n Roses been suggested yet? it's not easy to find a better song about spousal abuse than that one, jmho of course.
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Dixie Chicks are pretty good. Though, at this point, I'm assuming you're a two time voter for Bush Jr. |
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I've voted republican once in my life, for a state senate seat. |
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There's a woman here in town that spent years in an abusive marriage. The story told to me was that the guy wouldn't even let her sing publicly though she has a great voice. She eventually broken free, and some musicians in town formed a band around her, Dottie & the Rail. I think she has met a good man since, but also she was reunited with her love of preforming. http://www.myspace.com/dottietherail
they did covers of classic country. They don't play anymore that I know which is a shame, because they were a nice, feelgood set compared to all the indie/emo/metal bands that play in town. |
Thunder Rolls. Garth
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"Halestorm I miss the Misery" this POC I can't link anything.
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How about a classic and controversial one for it's time...
He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ebDCRFSJzzU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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Or there is the Cyndi Lauper song Broken Glass
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ok, now I'll tap into my inner FABULOUS and suggest..
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive Ace of Base - I Saw the Sign And now back to better songs and my TOP domestic abuse song sung by a female ... Voices Carry by Til Tuesday, featuring the amazing Aimee Mann (although I am pretty sure it was not originally meant to be about abuse in it's original version) <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uejh-bHa4To" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/365441?byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/365441">Rilo Kiley "Silver Lining"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/mikywolf">Miky Wolf</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> There's gotta be a better fit, but Death Cab For Cutie - You're Heart Is An Empty Room is about the feeling of being single, feeling alone, but knowing it's better than being where you were. Written by a man though. "Out on the street Are so many possibilities To not be alone ... The flames and smoke climbed out of every window And disappeared with everything that you held dear And you shed not a single tear for the things that you didn't need 'Cause you knew you were finally free" <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/foQvFaWZ8Is" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
Abuse song: White Knuckles by Elvis Costello (he has a ton more but this one is probably one of the most obvious ones)
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hit me with your best shot
/pat beantar :D |
Huh, that seems like an odd homework assignment. And I don't think I'm going to be any help at all.
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http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/57223/ While this song is more about her mother telling her to be true to herself, it portrays a girl that's been in bad relationships and hopes that this is the one. |
Offspring - Self Esteem
Matchbox 20 - Push you Around |
Stand By Your Man
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"Hunter", by Dido.
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I was told there would be math.
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Spousal Abuse AND new love....Send Pioli back to where he's from. Done.
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I learned a long time ago that you can't do it all. As educated as my wife and I are, and surrounded by folks in our lives who are equally as educated, it's still tough. I'm a network engineer by trade, my wife's a middle school math "coach" (district level math strategy type and teaches teachers how to teach better), and she has a major in English too (!!!!), and it's still tough helping a high schooler who takes four AP/IB classes in one year. Add to that he's on the tennis team, in the band AND deeply involved in Robotics and your parental head can explode when you travel like I do. At some point we all need to get over ourselves and think outside the box when you're blessed with kids like these, I know I did. I'll do anything and everything to help them because they are better than me, and that's all I've ever really wanted. Sheesh, mine just left in MY truck to go airerate lawns....a full-on business run by the high school robotics team to afford all the parts they want to build backup robots and travel money. Yeah, these kids are AWESOME!
This may not help in the short term but one thing I've found works REALLY well is to spend time finding local college kids for tutoring. I had an intern who worked for me, she was smart as a whip, nice and late for an upgrade one night because she was toutoring and forgot!!! I was mad, but it turned out to be a good thing! These college kids are SMART, so go get the smartest of the smart for your kids. Not an add on the cork-board in a dorm, but a call or email to the head of the respective department at the college and ask if they have any kids they'd recommend for tutoring any specific class/discipline. They come at the right price, it give the college kid a skill they probably need, and because of the age of the kids, it's easy for the college kid to relate. Find one in athletics and I'll bet you'll find somebody who wasn't always a whiz at everything and understands schedules that aren't set! In my case I was talking about it at a F2F in Dallas two years ago with some of the folks work for me and were thinking the Cumon and Sylvan were pricy (and they are!), and many have tried it. In one case, not only did her son's grade go up by two letter grades in six weeks (C-to-A), he also went from not liking math to loving it. Plus, he got into all the NDSU games he ever wanted to, of any discipline, because the tutor was a student athlete. Bonus them when your kid succeeds and they'll work even harder after that... Once she graduated, she set him up with his next tutor (at $15 an hour once or twice a week, why stop). I've done it here too, and some other who work for me have done it in Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and soon in San Antonio. While some didn't get that two letter grade jump, none found it to be a bad deal either. So, in short, if you can get through the short term, look to the local colleges if the need continues... GloryDayz out.... |
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Usually with these "novel soundtracks" they also do an accompanying paper/essay that explains the thematic tie-ins to the book. I'm worried that she's going to be in trouble if you just burn all these songs onto a disc, and she has no idea what the songs say or anything. I mean, I doubt the teacher is going to think that your daughter knows who The Vandals are.
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I could be way off, but shut up and listen. Your allergies my throw you fits. Actually I'm not way off I just listened to it. This is your song, tell your daughter and you guys can thank me later. Great song |
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Etta James - At Last |
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Even though "At Last" isn't about spousal abuse, a student might say, "I chose Etta James's 'At Last' because the protagonist thinks she's found true love when she first meets her husband. She thinks they're going to have a good life together. Unfortunately, she later finds out how wrong she is. This is ironic because the man she thought was going to save her actually becomes the one who kills her." Or something along those lines. Every single song isn't supposed to tie in thematically with the book, they usually have the songs tie in with specific moments in the book or characters in the book. Here's an example of the usual way this assignment looks: http://edinanua.blogspot.com/2007/09...ssignment.html Quote:
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More Jenny Lewis/Rilo Kiley <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/2230862?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&badge=0&color=ffffff" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/2230862">JENNY LEWIS 'Rise Up with Fists'</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user913373">the infantry</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/vi...2107858561498/ I'd relate it as a song about her breaking free of the ugly people/things in her life. Anyways, Jenny Lewis could abuse me anytime! |
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http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/2068/ If you were making the book into a movie you could use this song as an irony during an abuse scene as if she's getting what she deserves when in reality, he's the criminal. |
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