song proyecto

Max Fausnight
English IV
Mr. O’Brien

1.) Daddy’s Lambo- Yelawolf
http://rapgenius.com/Yelawolf-daddys-lambo-lyrics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2j5cO-cK6g

In this song Yelawolf a poor redneck from Alabama talks about trying to be with a rich girl. I think this applies well to the story because Billy is a less fortunate man who marries a wealthy woman and any success he has is derived from that fact. He is given a house and a job from her father which, especially in those days, defined a man. Although Billy is content with his marriage it is clear to me that he simply settled with this woman.

2.) Discovery Channel- Bloodhound Gang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0iwfiiWmA
http://www.metrolyrics.com/discovery-channel-lyrics-bloodhound-gang.html

This song, although mildly inappropriate, grasps Billy’s time in Tralfamadore well. This song relates to that scenery mainly because both the Tralfamadorians and the Bloodhound Gang place humans and animals on the same level. This song references watching animals having sex just as the Tralfamadorians watch Billy the animal. It truly puts things in perspective because at first, the reader might think it brutal or strange that the aliens would want to watch that but on the other hand, humans do the exact same thing.

3.) Warrior Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTs6a0ORdQU
http://www.thewarriorsong.com/lyrics.html

I choose this song because it is exactly the opposite of the way a Billy is. This song is one of those songs used to get boys excited to join the service but in reality, it is a little bit different. Billy, a boy, is struck with fear and low on hope his entire time during the War but at home most of the people that knew him probably thought he was as excited as this song. It is quite an interesting dynamic to consider the age of most of the men who participated in WWII and how the stories are conveyed later on.

4.) CCR- Fortunate Son
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7WtVJSJQaM
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Fortunate-Son-lyrics-Creedence-Clearwater-Revival/EB5CA92F255D29B648256AAB0030D12A
This song encapsulates Billy very well. “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival describes the tensions between the different classes during Vietnam War era. Even though these two Wars were very different this song focuses specifically on the bias of the Draft which took place in both Wars. These singers explain their dissatisfaction with the fact that many wealthy more “fortunate” sons were getting the pass in the Draft. I think this speaks well to Billy and Vonnegut because neither of them volunteered but rather were drafted into the War. Both of their lives were completely changed because of what they experienced in the War that had nothing to do with originally.


5.) Old School - Little Town in Old County Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRu3CZfteyY
(Cannot Find Lyrics but they are not important anyways)

The actual words to this song do not really have anything to do with the story but they style in which is sung does. This group is a Barbershop Quartet which in the book is one of the most memorable scenes involving music. As it says in the book, just the idea of the quartet overwhelmed him and after listening, one could see how this hypnotic style of singing could overpower a mind.



6.) Warrior- Kid Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHzSBEVbXtM
http://www.metrolyrics.com/warrior-lyrics-kid-rock.html

This song is similar to the Warrior song because of its prideful and positive outlook of service. In the music video you can see American Soldiers almost as if they were superheroes which in reality, is not very similar to the actual War experience. I think this song just like the other one, speaks well to the very first part we read in Slaughterhouse 5. The man’s wife cried out, “you were just babies” explaining that what they experienced was nothing like the War Stories told on home soil.

7.) Folsom Prison Blues- Johnny Cash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWsuVuw5JO4
http://www.lyricsdepot.com/johnny-cash/folsom-prison-blues.html

I chose this song because although Johnny Cash did not write this song about war he wrote it when he was in the service at war. I think he expressed his opinions about the service through this song which reflect upon Billy’s feelings similarly. Even though Folsom prison is a real place, one could argue that in this case, Cash is using the prison as a metaphor for his position in the Air Force.