Literary themes in popular music? (Help a student out!)

**Josseppe95** · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 1045 Location: Philadelphia

noncomformity- the end of Know Your Enemy by RATM is pretty blatant about things such as noncomformity, so that would work pretty well.

free-thought-if you can use songs with strong language in them, Bullet in the Head by RATM, or Boom! by System of a Down.

Importance of Nature- I can't think of anything in specific, but a lot of stuff by Rise Against has to do with importance of nature, so look for something by them maybe.
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**jesse0986** · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject:

You could use practically all of Pink Floyd's album Animals for this. Of course, I'm only half-plugging the album for this reason, and the other half of this plug is because it's a damn good album.

For free thought (or the consequences of free thought), John Lennon's "Instant Karma!" jumps to mind.
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**Subrick** · Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 1382 Location: Terryville, CT

Nonconformity: Any RATM song

Self-Reliance: ???

Free Thought: Machine Head - Halo (that's how I view it, at least)

Confidence: ???

Importance of Nature: Obituary - Don't Care

That's all I got.
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**tornintwo** · Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 1524 Location: Vancouver, B.C.

Well the first four are found in virtually every song from Atheist's Piece of Time album, but I think this song works the best.
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**WyldeDime5150** · Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 286

Need some "Freewill" by Rush on that CD. (free thought + hey, is fuggin rush!)
I guess another brick in the wall Pt. II by Pink Floyd could count for nonconformity, but that would be kinda cheesy.
If all else fails, throw some Beck on there. You could come up with just about any meaning for a Beck song.
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**shadow6463** · Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 1198 Location: Orlando, FL

Importance on Nature = Prequel to the Sequel by Between the Buried and Me

DO IT!
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**EskimoTrousers** · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:35 pm Post subject:

For Number 3 I was thinking Time to Pretend, it pretty much utilizes free thought.

Non-Conformity?
Dumb it Down by Lupe Fiasco = Perfect

All about how producers and rappers want him to "dumb down" his music so the minorities can understand it, but he is happy doing his own thing.
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**sushi111** · Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 2309

Try songs without guitar solos.

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**solrac7623** · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:32 am Post subject:

Some songs by The Offspring could work for some of these themes. Self Esteem would work well for Confidence IMO.

**Radninja** · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 372 Location: Kentucky

For Non Conformity I thought of
Crossroads- Avenged Sevenfold
Faces in the Hall- Gym Class Heroes

Ill get more soon..
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**ErlendB** · Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 289 Location: Trysil, Norway

Make peace sells over free thought.. If I were you, I would have Megadeth all over that list :p
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**inkjt510** · Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 1213

Importance of Nature songs, since no one else has posted any:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdD1yrOCwnY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnXNJg2UMTA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryLqfNwSSFE
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**GuitarHeroFaLife** · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:11 pm Post subject:

Free Thought: Its the end of the world as we know it - R.E.M
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