Comments on: Memoir Mondays: Songs as Political Protest

By: Liza Lee Miller

Liza Lee Miller — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:20:22 +0000

I hope you are right about the washing away of tears and bitterness. Great song!

By: blk1

blk1 — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:17:01 +0000

Interesting observation, Ken about songwriting. Good to hear this song as the day begins. I am so sad about where we’ve been taken for the last 8 years. I was hoping it wouldn’t be so bad. I wonder, could it be much worse?
Great connection between your earlier political life and now.
On to the campaign at hand. I would like to see Barack get it clear about education. He has been waffling..
Bonnie

By: Ken Allan

Ken Allan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:50:46 +0000

Kia Ora Kevin

I listened to your song. It’s grunty and Dylanish.
You like Bob Dylan I take it?

Now it’s a funny thing about songs and their words. Most people who write poems today use a free style. There’s usually no rhyme and the metre is free verse. I don’t usually write poetry like that but now and again I lapse.

But when people write songs they’re different. Their songs read like 19 century poetry.

Just an idle observation.

I like your song by the way. Pity about the title, as you say. Easily fixed though.

Ka kite

By: Stacey from Two Writing Teachers

Stacey from Two Writing Teachers — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:36:38 +0000

Thanks for bringing music into the mix this week.