. . . I choose for class. I have to bring in the lyrics and explain its intent and focus. and i have to tie it in with current events and bring in a news item that clearly relates to the song.
help!!
2007-02-27 14:44:03 · 14 answers · asked by mandie16 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
def. "Not Ready to Make Nice" by the Dixie Chicks relates to current events, because they were the current event.
DIXIE CHICKS LYRICS
"Not Ready To Make Nice"
Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting
I’m through with doubt
There’s nothing left for me to figure out
I’ve paid a price
And I’ll keep paying
I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
I know you said
Can’t you just get over it
It turned my whole world around
And I kind of like it
I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
With no regrets and I don’t mind sayin’
It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they’d write me a letter
Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over
I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting
2007-03-07 13:29:36 · answer #1 · answered by beachbaby23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, this isn't the most recent, but there are plenty of emotional songs written for 9/11, or used for the benefit concert, etc (Paul McCartney's "Freedom" or the slow version of DJ Sammy's Heaven)
If you wanna go a different direction, and perhaps a bit newer, Green Day has plenty of political songs that could relate to today's issues. American Idiot certainly speaks, as well as Holiday. Even the slightly older "Minority"
That's how I took your question. You might have wanted to go on a completely different topic, but that's the best I can think of.
2007-02-27 14:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by MaggieMaeBrowne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unhappy or ROCK? ok.. i'm not sure on that. If by unhappy you propose.... sluggish and style of emo... Evanescence has a lot of those, besides as rock, collectively with: hi such as you My Immortal Your celebrity lacking All that i'm residing For candy Sacrifice Weight of the international Going decrease than The Veronicas: All I even have heavily broken In yet another existence somebody Wake Me Up My Chemical Romance has a lot of solid rock songs, and so does Switchfoot.
2016-11-26 19:51:03 · answer #3 · answered by zell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We did this back when I was in school and we used Simon and Garfunkel songs. Bridge Over Troubled Water and Sounds of Silence since they can be related to troubled times which was the vietnam war, civil rights, etc. kind of like today! Check this link for any lyrics needed www.azlyrics.com.
2007-03-07 00:55:42 · answer #4 · answered by jananita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wonderful by Everclear
"Hey, ain't life wonderful? Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful... Isn't it wonderful now?"
I close my eyes when I get too sad
I think thoughts that I know are bad
Close my eyes and I count to ten
Hope it's over when I open them
I want the things that I had before
Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door
I wish I could count to ten
Make everything be wonderful again
Hope my mom and I hope my dad
Will figure out why they get so mad
Hear them scream, I hear them fight
They say bad words that make me wanna cry
Close my eyes when I go to bed
And I dream of angels who make me smile
I feel better when I hear them say
Everything will be wonderful someday
Promises mean everything when you're little
And the world's so big
I just don't understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your eyes
Tell me everything is wonderful now
Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now
I go to school and I run and play
I tell the kids that it's all okay
I laugh aloud so my friends won't know
When the bell rings I just don't wanna go home
Go to my room and I close my eyes
I make believe that I have a new life
I don't believe you when you say
Everything will be wonderful someday
Promises mean everything when you're little
And the world is so big
I just don't understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your eyes
When you tell me everything is wonderful now
No
No, I don't wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now
No
No, I don't wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now
I don't wanna hear you say
That I will understand someday
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna hear you say
You both have grown in a different way
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna meet your friends
And I don't wanna start over again
I just want my life to be the same
Just like it used to be
Some days I hate everything
I hate everything
Everyone and everything
Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now...
I don't wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now
2007-02-27 14:48:28 · answer #5 · answered by Jade B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am gonna go with
Waiting for the World to Change. John Meyer also
Or From a Distance-Bette Midler
2007-02-27 14:53:00 · answer #6 · answered by emt36i 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Waiting for the World to Change. John Meyer
2007-02-27 14:48:49 · answer #7 · answered by hbuckmeister 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go with Cats in the Cradle, a song about a dad that never has time for his son, then when he finally does, the son has no time for him. It fits today's hustle and bustle society and I am sure you can find someone in the news thats father wasn't there for them.
2007-02-27 14:48:43 · answer #8 · answered by John P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vicarious by Tool. It talks about the state of things in these United States. go to lyrics.com to find the lyrics.
2007-03-07 14:01:22 · answer #9 · answered by Marius , II 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the current song by nickelback
2007-02-27 14:48:36 · answer #10 · answered by YinxSphinxmen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋