I Am The Walrus


I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.I'm crying.Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody tuesday.Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.Mister city policeman sittingPretty little policemen in a row.See how they fly like lucy in the sky, see how they run.I'm crying, i'm crying.I'm crying, i'm crying.Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.Sitting in an english garden waiting for the sun.If the sun don't come, you get a tanFrom standing in the english rain.I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.Expert textpert choking smokers,Don't you thing the joker laughs at you?See how they smile like pigs in a sty,See how they snied.I'm crying.Semolina pilchard, climbing up the eiffel tower.Elementary penguin singing hari krishna.Man, you should have seen them kicking edgar allan poe.I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo.


analysis:

In the first line of “I Am the Walrus” there is alliteration. The second line is a simile because it is comparing two different things by using the words like or as. The first line of the second verse is imagery because it creates a picture in your head of John Lennon sitting on a cornflake waiting for a van. The fourth line in the second verse is an example of humor because it says random things about being the eggman which does not exist. The second line in the third verse is a play on words because you do not truly know if he is calling the policeman pretty, or he is saying that he is pretty little.
The first line in the fourth verse is imagery because it gives you an image in your head of a dog with yellow goo dripping from his eye. In the second line of the fourth verse is a paradox because usually priestesses are not in to pornographic material. In the first, second and third line in the fifth verse there is another paradox because you get a tan from standing in the sun, not standing in the rain which hardly exposes you to the sun at all. In the first, second and third line of the seventh verse there is all imagery because it all gives you images in your head of exactly what they are describing in the song. Those are all the litery devices in the Beatles smash hit”I Am the Walrus”.

Kurt Cobain

Facts
1.) Kurt Cobain was born February 20, 1967.
2.) He was a talented singer at the age of 2.
3.) He was a talented wrestler when he was a child.
4.) Kurt Cobain was arrested several times as a youth for spray painting and tagging.
5.) In a 1993 interview, Kurt Cobain said he could be bisexual.
6.) Kut Cobain dropped out of high school 2 weeks before graduation
7.) Living got so hard at one point that he lived under a bridge over the Wishkah river.
8.) The first two songs he learned how to play on the guitar were “Back in black” and “My Best Friend’s girl”.
9.) Cobain had a band before “Nirvana” called “Fecal Matter”.
10.) Kurt Cobain committed suicide on April 5, 1994

Timeline

February 20, 1967- Kurt Cobain was born.
1975- Kurt Cobain’s parents divorce which has a great impact on his life.
February 20, 1981- Kurt Cobain gets his first guitar.
1985- Kurt Cobain drops out of high school.
1987- Nirvana is formed.
June 15, 1989- Recorded album “Bleach’ for sub pop records.
May, 1991- Cobain and Courtney Love are formally introduced.
September 24, 1991- First major album debut in “Nevermind”.
February 24, 1992- Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love get married.
August 18, 1992- Cobain and love’s daughter is born.
Early 1992- Kurt Cobain enters rehab.
1992- Nirvana plays at gay rights benefit.
April 5, 1994- Kurt Cobain commits suicide by shooting himself in the head.

Video

Video url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXO3OMGKPpw








Song

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Verse 1- Load up on guns Bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's overborne and self-assured Oh no, I know a dirty word Chorus- Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello ,hello With the Lights out it's less dangerous Here we are now entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now entertain us A mullato an albino A mosquito my libido yay Verse 2- I'm worse at what I do best And for this gift I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end Chorus- Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello With the Lights out it's less dangerous Here we are now entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now entertain us A mullato an albino A mosquito my libido yay Bridge- Verse 3- And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah I guess it makes me smile I found it hard it's hard to find Oh well whatever nevermind Chorus- Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello With the Lights out it's less dangerous Here we are now entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now entertain us A mullato an albino A mosquito my libido A denial

Song analysis

The song I have decided to analyze is Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. There are many poetic devices in this song. There is a paradox in the first verse where it says “It's fun to lose and to pretend” because it isn’t fun to lose it is in fact the opposite. There is also alliteration in the first verse where it says “Oh no, I know a dirty word” because no and I know is an alliteration.
There is alliteration in the line “Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?” because the hello, hello sound is repetitive. There is a paradox in the chorus where it says “With the Lights out it's less dangerous” because it is commonly known that it is usually safer with the lights on. There is another paradox in verse 2 where it says “I'm worse at what I do best” because you should be best at what you do best which completely contradicts what he says in the song. There is a play on words when it says “I found it hard it's hard to find” because it plays with the order of the words find and hard. Those are all the poetic devices in the song “Smells Like Teen spirit”.

Contributions to song writing

Kurt Cobain has had many contributions to the art of song writing. He wrote many songs and most of them have been extremely popular and considered brilliant. His songs contain many poetic devices and are considered by many to be works of genius. Kurt Cobain is credited with the invention of grudge music which means that he is one of the most influential artists of all time because a whole style of music is named in his honor. Since his death in the mid 90’s his songs have become classics and will forever be remembered as a cornerstone in music history. Since his death his songs are as popular as ever and his imprint the left on music will never be forgotten.