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This week we listened to a song by Schubert and then we listened to how that song was re-envisioned by Rammstein. Each song had similar story lines, maybe even similar rhythms, and maybe similar tones. Find another work of art: poem, song, story, picture, movie, statue that has been re-envisioned. Give both the original and the re-envisioned work. And then discuss how each work of art is alike and how they are different. How does the meaning of the piece change from the original work to the re-visioned work?
Remember to tell where you found the pieces of art. This does not need to be a formal citation, but simply an informal acknowledgement where you found the material you use.
Tristan Liebrock
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Okay, so I'm gonna talk about the 1987 song by Simple Minds called "Don't You," See when this song came out I wasn't even born yet. I do know what was happening in my family's life. In 1987 my parents moved to Washington from Michigan. Anyways back to the song, I have no idea what the song was about or why they wrote it but that's not why I choose it. I choose that song because of the remake, about two or three years ago the show Psych who was getting ready to come back after taking a break for the season. The cast of the show sung that song as a way to remind people that they were coming back. They took the song which originally had no meaning to forgetting something. But the cast and producers took the literal meaning of the song and retold it.
I first heard the sing through the commercial but I really liked it so I then down loaded the song.
Arthur Gulledge
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A piece I can connect is Earthbound with the American National Anthem. In 1994, Shigesato Itoi created a sequel to the Japanese-only NES video game, Mother. In America this sequel was re-titled Earthbound and was for the SNES video game console. Progressing through the game, players eventually come to a café. The music playing is a distorted version of the American National Anthem. The composers Hiroshi Kanzu, Keiichi Suzuiki and Hirokazu Tanka also took other songs and modified them. These were snippets from the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Monty Python, to name a few. The song in the café has the anthem as an underlining base to the song. It has the same tune and rhythm. However, it uses an unusual instrument that sounds like a Theremin. The meaning in the Earthbound version is drastically different, instead of the excitement of the American flag still waving, this new version takes a darker tone, and is a little unsettling. I think the anthem was used because being a Japanese production, the song would sound foreign. That and many of the songs that were re-worked were American songs, suggests the Mother series takes place most likely in America, making the anthem not seem out of place.
I got most of my information from Earthbound Central, and the Earthbound Wiki. Links to the songs, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGKNL9YpOb0, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXpTNZH1biI.
Andrew Park
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One example of re-envisioned art is the song "Hey Jude". Originally, it was created by one of the most popular rock bands of England "The Beatles" in 1968. At that time, John Lennon's son Julian was going through unbearable stress with his parents going through divorce. Paul McCartney wrote it to comfort Julian. The song rapidly gained popularity, got nominated into the hall of fame, and won numerous pop awards. The song was re-envisoned in 2007 by an actor named Joe Anderson. He re-envisioned the song in the movie "Across the Universe". Ultimately, his re-envisioned version of the song became the cover version. One similarity between Anderson's and the 1968 version was the lyrics and the theme remaining the same. One difference was that Anderson shortened the version from 7 minutes to 4 minutes. Anderson kept the first 4 lines in his version. He made the lines with "na-na na na, Hey Jude" shorter. Anderson also changed the notes in his version for his own originality. In comparison between the 1968 and the 2007 versions, I think they show how music was written in each time period. The 1960s style music did play an influence on how music was written in the current times. Both versions were written differently to show how many different ways the music could be added to the song.
I got info from wiki, http://www.oldiesmusicblog.com/the-story-of-jude/, http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/beatles/hey+jude_20014845.html, http://www.metrolyrics.com/hey-jude-lyrics-joe-anderson.html, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7icMyDSd8E, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlzlxGQZKlI
Madison Ferris
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The old to modern rendition I picked was the 80's classic "Tainted Love". A lady by the name of Gloria Jones originally composed the song, but "The Cell" produced the version most people have heard on the radio. The Cell's original version is very upbeat, catchy and rhythmic. It was categorized as synthpop/ new wave. Tainted Love attained worldwide fame after it's release in 1981. It's still well-known today. The modern version/ remake is by the group "The Pussycat Dolls". It was released around 2006. This band's version of the song is very glamorized, slowed down and lacks energy. The lyrics are the same, but the song genre is completely different. The Pussycat Doll version is more of a modern pop song. The attitude is flirty. Both versions are so different, despite having the same lyrics.
I found my information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainted_Love
Elena Wagar
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One example is the song called "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith. The song was originally released as the second single from the 1975 album. The song is about a high school boy losing his virginity, are sung quite fast by Tyler, with heavy emphasis being placed on the rhyming lyrics. In the 1980's the song turned in to a rap by Run DMC. his cover was a touchstone for the new musical sub-genre of rap rock, and hip hop. It became an international hit and won both groups a Soul Train Music Award for best rap.
I found my information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_This_Way
Lily Kristjanson
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A great example of re-envisioned artwork would be J. Cole’s song Work Out, as a re-envisioning of Paula Abdul’s song Straight Up. Straight Up was released by Paula Abdul in 1988. Work Out was released by J. Cole in 2011. The most noticeable relationship between these two songs, is that they share the exact same chorus. “Straight up now tell me
Do you really want to love me forever oh, oh, oh
Or am I caught in a hit and run?
Straight up now tell me
Is it gonna be you and me together oh, oh, oh
Are you just having fun?
Straight up now tell me” –metrolyrics
The beats and baselines in both of these songs, when their choruses occur, are extremely similar as well. From the dates released, it is obvious that the originality behind these lyrics belong to Paula Abdul. J. Cole incorporated Paula’s work, but expressed it in a different way. Though, he kept it similar enough to still notice the connection. The message in each song also relates to relationships and love, but the largest revision that occurs is their choice of wording and expression of these themes.
http://www.whosampled.com/sample/101874/J.-Cole-Work-Out-Paula-Abdul-Straight-Up/
Ashley Barnett
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I choose to focus on the movie, A Cinderella Story and its original version of Walt Disney’s Cinderella. These movies both have a very similar plot. The main story line of both is that there are two people from very different classes or social groups that meet and fall in love at a dance, and after a few plot twists they finally end up living happily ever after together. However A Cinderella Story is updated to more modern times and is set in a high school, while Cinderella is in a town. Both versions have and evil step mother and step sisters. But in the more modern version, A Cinderella Story, Sam the main girl doesn’t have rat or bird friends but an actual human friends who help her get “Prince Charming”. Both versions are very similar and have minimal differences. I got this information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Cinderella_Story. And also from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(1950_film).
Isabelle Carson
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An example of a piece of art that has been re-envisioned would be the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe and the song Annabel Lee by Stevie Nicks. This was Edgar Allen Poe’s last complete poem and like many of his other works, has to do with the death of a beautiful woman. It tells the story of a man and a woman who were so in love, that even angels were jealous. The woman gets taken away and ends up dying, but the man keeps on loves her. The Stevie Nick’s version is not very different from the poem but some of the words are different and mixed around. Also, the last verse of the poem is not included in the song. In a way I see the poem more romantic because it describes why he can’t go on living now that his Annabel Lee is dead. The song just keeps repeating the line “I lay down by the side”. There have also been many other adaptions of this poem.
I found this at: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=22871
Chris Root
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There are two songs that come to my mind that are fairly recent, but play a good example of re-envisioning. The first song, the original song, was made in 1980 by Ozzy Ozbourne titled Crazy Train. The song consists of high paced rock and roll that is targeted towards the younger generation. In 2004, Trick Daddy re-envisioned the song, putting the same type of beat into it, but adding more of a hip hop style. the song again was targeted for the younger generation. Both songs incorporated fast paced, loud beats that were for sure meant for teenagers. The big difference between the two songs is that one wasa rock song, and one was a rap song.
Laney McFarland
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In 1983 a band called Eurythmics released the original "Sweet dreams" as part of the new wave dance era. Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart were the two band members as well as a couple, they were always fighting breaking up and than getting back together. This song was written after a bitter fight they had, Annie wanted something good to come out of the depressing times and they got through the fight by working on this song about fantasies and keeping your head up through all your problems. In 1995 Marilyn Manson also released a version of this song as the first single off his album "Smells like Children" this version was much darker and creeper. He even added a couple of lines in "I'm gonna use you and abuse you, I gotta know whats inside you". In order to make it more his style. Since than other artist like Britney Spears and Pink have used it in remixes or redone it. And in 1991 it was redone into Svjat Dreams by a band called Mixer, written in Old church Slavonic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Dreams_(Are_Made_of_This)
Mallori Lindberg
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An example of a re-envisioned Song is "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice, the original song is "Under Pressure" by Queen. Under Pressue was released in 1981 and Ice Ice Baby was later released in 1990. These songs are so similar that Vanilla Ice ended up getting sued for copyright. He said he added a note to make it "legal" but the introduction was almost the exact same. In the first 30 seconds both songs have the same notes and beat, other than a few words being whispered in "Ice Ice Baby", the songs sound the same. Vanilla Ice apparently altered the bassline, but that wasn't enough to convince Queen not to sue him for using their work without consent. Although the baseline and instrumentals are very similar, the lyrics are completely different. Vanilla Ice made more of a rap out of the song whereas Queen was an easy Rock song. Two different styles, with the same instrumentals.
I found this at: http://www.fairwagelawyers.com/most-famous-music-copyright-infringment.html
Riley Schroeder
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For my re-envisioning i decided to choose something a little different which is a song that is based on the music industry and not just one piece of art. The song "You Wanted a Hit" by LCD Soundsystem is one of my favorite songs and it is inspired by songs that are fit for the radio and deterioration of music. The title alone gives the layout for what it is about, which is the people wanting a hit and the radio playing songs to fit their need and want for what they think is "a hit". One of my favorite lines from the song is when James Murphy is singing about people who don't fully appreciate music and try to say what a song should really be like by saying "You wanted it tough, But is it ever tough enough? No, nothing's ever tough enough" then continuing this with "You wanted it real, But can you tell me what's real?". These lines stick out to me because of the weight of what he's saying, that people want so many things out of songs, but if the artists were to actually ask these uninformed listeners what they are actually saying when they complain about music and what should be done they would have no idea what they mean. No matter how hard they try it's just going to be forced and never smart enough, or will "End up feeling kind of wrong". The whole idea of this song is that music and art can't be a forced product, because in the end it will just be wrong. You can either try to match what all these different people want and get something uninspired, forced, unnatural, and it's what was asked for but it won't be enough. Artists can't be forced to do this, because by giving in to this way of thinking would mean to give up their integrity and what made them unique. "Yeah, you wanted it smart. But honestly I'm not smart. No, honestly we're never smart. We fake it, fake it all the time" this is another set of lines that i find to be very meaningful and talking as a whole when there are these modern pop singers who have amazing voices and some great songs, yet they aren't the writers of the song. The writers are involved to the extent of writing the song and not performing, making that singer seem deep and thoughtful, when they are really just faking it all the time. Not enough of good meaningful songs are played on the radio because they just want to play a song with a catchy chorus to get stuck in your head so you buy it, with stupid lyrics that are catered to an uninformed viewer, and this is what Murphy is writing about in this song. I do still enjoy pop music, but this song nails what is wrong with it, how it is forced and not natural. The meanings aren't real, they are fake so people can think the singer knows what they are saying. Artists have to hold their integrity and not give in to popular demand, they need to produce works that have meaning to them and not just uninspired pieces.
I really enjoy this song and it's inspiration from music as a whole, I know it wasn't exactly the assignment that you asked for but i can redo it if you feel that i should follow the guidelines closer, but i wanted to do something that was different from the rest of the other blogs so i hope you enjoyed it.
Sources:
Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oATTp1kVMyE
Lyrics http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lcdsoundsystem/youwantedahit.html
Katie Daniels
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I chose to focus on a well-known song sang by Louis Armstrong, 'What a wonderful world" released back in 1968. Growing up, i heard this song in many movies, and since then it has stuck with a part of my childhood. Recorded in 1968, the song was more vocal than anything. I notices that the music was very light, and the voice was very raspy and overpowering, yet still enjoyable. He also seemed very calm while singing the song as well. Since then, the song had been re-envisioned my a well known artist today, Micheal Buble. Micheal is a Canadian and Italian vocalist, who took this song to another level. Releasing the re-make of the song song in 2008, he has become well known for it. He added more music to the song than vocal, and changed how it was preformed. Micheal's voice was not raspy like Louis, but instead of being calm, he added more of a tempo and excitement to it. The two songs may have similar lyrics, but a completely different message in my opinion, and i like how moods of sings can just be changed by the beat, or vocal.
Information From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_a_Wonderful_World
Mack Ohnemus
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The re-envisioned song i will do is close to my heart, as it was my grandpa's favorite song before he passed away. The song is "Over the Rainbow" originally by Judy Garland in the movie of "The Wizard of Oz", then re-done many time by various artists. I will look at Eva Cassidy's version, which was his favorite version of the song. One immediate and easy difference to see is that the original version was in a movie, and the Eva Cassidy version is just a normal song. One similarity between these two versions is that neither artist actually wrote the song, they just sung it. Another interesting difference is that Judy Garland continued to perform her song for the next 30 years after the movie exactly the same way, whereas Eva Cassidy recorded her version in 1992, but wasn't released until 2001, 5 years after her death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Rainbow
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U016JWYUDdQ
Abbey Folsom
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen has been modernized in many ways. There is one movie called Bride and Prejudice where it is the same story but it takes place in India. Bride and Prejudice has the same characters in a way and include the same story line. Elizabeth in the original turns into Lalita originally hates Mr. Darcy but then eventually learns to love him. Jane in the origianal turns into Jaya falls in love with Mr. Bingham but now he is Balraj. All the conflicts still occur like when Lydia runs off with Mr. Wickham to London. The same happens with Lakhi and Johnny Wickham. Mr. Collins also shows up but this time as an Indian who moved to America and quickly embraced the American life as Mr. Kholi. Bride and Prejudice is more of a comedy where as the original is really serious, but you still get the snark from Elizabeth/Lalita. Also this version is more of a musical with a lot of cheesy scenes in it. Another difference is that in the original there are 5 sisters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. Where Bride and Prejudice only has 4 sisters: Jaya, Lelita, Maya and Lakhi.
Julia McMichael
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I chose to compare the painting The Luncheon, 1873 by Claude Monet and the same re-envisioned painting I did several years ago. I have always had a love for Monet's paintings and I have always enjoyed painting from his work. First off this painting I re-envisioned could never be the same as Monet. I have a completely different skill set. The type of paints I used were acrylic paints. Whereas Monet used oil paints. Monet also has different painting techniques with his brush strokes. I tried to mirror the colors as well as the layering of them in my version of the painting. Also my colors are not as bright or as warm as his. Another key difference is that Monet painted from life and was there at that Luncheon. Whereas I am painting from a picture of his painting. You are able to see so much more when you are painting from life. I think the meaning of the painting changes because you are not as close to the moment Monet was as in his painting. In his painting I feel like I become more a part of the scene of the Luncheon he was showing. Overall the paintings are quite different but I love and enjoy painting from Monet's fantastic works.
http://www.famous-paintings.org/Claude-Monet/70.jpg
The novel Beowulf written in 1000 AD and the movie made out of it in 2007 is an example of a piece of literature re imagined. They both have the same general plot but there are many differences, a lot of it being because they were made a 1000 years apart. Most books-made-to-movies have mild plot changes and added drama to make the movie more entertaining or easier to film, but I feel like the theme of the story had changed too. The movie to me seemed just like another action and adventure movie, the hero killing monsters and all that, but the book had the style of writing that you cant recreate in a movie, especially one made in this era. While both stories are written for entertainment I think the original book has more authenticity than the movie.
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The Songs recorded by ABBA a Swedish band in the 1970s were later turned into a hit musical, Mamma Mia. Unlike the songs Mamma Mia has a plot, it is about a girl who is getting married and wants her father to walk her down the aisle, the only problem is she doesn't know which of her mothers three consecutive lovers is her father. So she invites all three to the wedding in hopes that she will just "know" who her real father is. A lot of ABBA's songs are about love and youthfulness so they fit really well into the plot of Mamma Mia but the songs themselves were never meant to be a collective story. The meaning of the songs were also changed from their potentially original meanings to better fit into the plot of the musical. In some cases roles where switched so that a woman was singing a love song to a man instead of the original piece in which it was a man singing to a woman. They are similar in that the melodies and lyrics are practically identical between the musical and ABBAs album.
http://www.broadway.com/shows/mamma-mia/
Arezu Abdollmohammadi
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Little Red Riding Hood stuck out to me because of all the ways it has been re-envisioned by various authors. From one of the first creators of The Little Red Riding Hood was Charles Perrault in 1697. He was the first to introduce the element of the red hood. He also ends the story by the wolf telling red riding hood to get in bed before he ate her. Charles added this detail because he originally wrote this tale for the french court of King Louis the fourteenth. The people at the kings parties normally consisted of prostitutes. The meaning behind Perraults tale was a warning for the prostitutes to be careful with who they mess around with.
The Grimm Brothers had made a different version of the same tale in the nineteenth century. The beginning is identical to Perraults version, but the way it ends is drastically different. In the ending of the Grimm Brothers version, the grandmother and Red both get eaten by the Wolf. But a huntsman looking for the wolf for its skin comes and cuts the Wolf open and saves Red and her grandmother. After all that, the story then goes on to the grandmother and Red trapping another wolf and eventually luring it down the chimney where it drowned in a trough of water.
Both the stories have the same characters and the same beginning of Red going to visit her grandmother but a Wolf gets in the way of that. The ending of Perraults was to caution prostitutes with who they got in bed with and The Grimm Brothers tale was less darker and meaningful, more for just a good story to read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Red_Riding_Hood
A song that was first recorded by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs called, "Maps", was also covered by the band The Fray and released on their third album, Scars and Stories. "Maps" was released on February 10, 2004, and was on the Yeah Yeah Yeah's first album, Fever to Tell. The song is very repetitive in their lyrics and is about a couple where one person is moving away and the other is just trying to convince them to stay. In the Yeah Yeah Yeah's version, the instruments used is a guitar with a distorted effect and a drum set. Their version seems to have a more sullen and somber sound to the song, while The Fray has put a twist entirely on, "Maps". I was actually able to seem them perform this song at a concert of their's two years ago and it was absolutely amazing. It was the final concert of the tour as well so the entire band walked out with beers in one hand, laughing and having a good time, joking with the crowd who a majority of, had all gotten out of their seats and run up front to the stage to be as close as they could to the band while they played their last song of the night. In The Fray's version of, "Maps", they had used bells, an accordian, a piano, drums, and a bit of electric guitar as well. With their cover, the song seems more upbeat and cheerful with the piano and bells in the background.
ReplyDeleteTo watch the Yeah Yeah Yeah's music video of, "Maps", watch here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIIxlgcuQRU
For The Fray's cover of, "Maps", listen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_27-c1eEkKU
Sources:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fray#Scars_and_Stories_.282011.E2.80.932012.29
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeah_Yeah_Yeahs
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maps_(song)
I'm going to do the original Romeo and Juliet and Leonardo Dicaprio's version. both versions have a similar story line and similar characters, but they're very different. In Dicaprio's version they have guns instead of swords and its set in i'm going to say the 60-70s in some town by a beach. The endings the same but the newer version features drag queens and cadillacs instead of the originals horses and knights with swords.
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I’m sure almost every teenager knows the words to Miley Cyrus’ “Party In The USA”. I know I do. However, I’m sure most of you haven’t heard of Notorious B.I.G’s remix “Party and Bullshit”. (I know his original wasn’t to her song, but same idea). In Miley Cyrus’ song, she talks about her nervousness in becoming a big star. Being in a new city and trying to fit in. She talks about her excitement and the butterflies in her stomach. This song is really about the start of her innocent ‘party’ in a new city. Her original song is meant to be somewhat pure and fun for all teenagers. On the other hand, Notorious B.I.G’s version is meant for a much older crowd. He takes the meaning of party much more seriously. He makes many remarks of alcoholic beverages and young attractive women. Although the meanings are very different, you can see the interpretation of both artists. I realize Notorious B.I.G died before Miley Cyrus’ song was even written, but the idea is the same in the interpretation and re-envisioning of this song.
Party in the USA – Miley Cyrus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11SvDtPBhA
Party and Bullshit – Notorious B.I.G
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfG94k41MrI
(I hope you don’t actually listen to it)
I just looked up the lyrics to both songs as my resource.
Kristina Lebakken
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For my re-envisioned art I'm going to talk about the ABC drama series "Once Upon a Time." This is a show based off of a ton of classical fairytale's. I thought this would be a good example art re-envisioned because instead of just making a new version of Cinderella or Snow White it portrays small thing and characters from all different types of classic tales. I thought by doing it this way it was more original. something's that make it the same as the classics are some of the characters. Some are- Belle, Snow White, Prince Charming, Jiminy Cricket, Rumplestiltskin, Pinocchio, and the Evil Queen. These characters all live in a town called Storybrooke. I have seen only one episode of the series last year so I don't remember much about it. But there has so far been three seasons and I have heard good things about the series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_%28TV_series%29
Jace Brandmeier
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“Shout” By Tears for Fears, released on June 4, 1985 in the U.S. The original music video shows Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal singing shout. The video shows close up shots of their faces and you can see mountains and a beach in the background. It also features clips of them playing the piano, hitting drum sticks against the ground, and playing the guitar. Later in the video it shows both of them playing and singing the song on stage, live in front of an audience. The song does sound like they are shouting the entire time. On July 13, 2007 the T.V. show Psych released the episode American Duos. At the end of the episode James Roday and Dule Hill, perform the song live in front of an audience. They sing the song similar to how Curt and Roland did but changed it to work with a T.V. show. They are on a singing show similar to American Idol. In the clip James is dressed as if he was in the eighties and Dule is dressed as Michael Jackson. Dule also moon walks across the stage and does other Michael Jackson moves. Both James and Dule end the song with the robot. Psych’s version of the song is very different to the original, but you can tell that it’s still a great classic song in both videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzPRX0vjeVU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shout_(Tears_for_Fears_song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpqKA0_y2jI
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023767/
Mark Gibbons
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For my re-envisioned piece, I'm going to talk about Scary movie 3. The movie is a spoof on other movie that have come out. Scary movie 3 followed the movies: The Ring, Signs, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and 8 Mile. The movie is about a mysterious killer video tape is circulating around. One look at this tape and you have seven days left to live. News Reporter Cindy Campbell witnesses this video tape and tries to work out a way to prevent her death. But this is not the only mystery to appear. Crop circles have been appearing in the local farm. With help from Aunt Shaneequa, Cindy suspects that the aliens may be linked with the killer tape and must now work out both mysteries before it's the end of the world. The movies are alike because the producer of Scary Movie 3 tried to follow the plots of the original horror movies. The movies are different because the produce put a new, funny twist on Scary Movie 3.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306047/plotsummary
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The movie and play of West Side Story is based on the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The stories are the similar (with some minor plot changes) but the settings are vastly different. Romeo and Juliet is based in Italy a very long time ago and West Side Story is based in New York City in the 1950's. Romeo is the leader of his low-society group and Juliet is the leader of her high society group. Tony and Maria are both on the lower levels of society. Each couple falls into a whirlwind of love and fate and they get together faster than the social norm. Their relationship is criticised by many but that doesn't matter to them. Then Romeo and Tony both kill their one of their lover's relatives but it somehow strengthens their bond. And finally, there is a tragic ending. Sorry for the spoilers BUT lots of people die and it's frustrating.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet
There is a new TV series that just premiered on NBC about a month ago called About a Boy. When seeing the previews i happened to notice that the series is based on one of my favorite movies. The movie happens to be called About a Boy as well. The movie came out in 2002, and is about a young boy who bonds with his mom's boyfriend and through that bond they help each other through life and character building experiences. This is the same concept for the new show, and although i haven't actually sat down and watched the show yet, from what I've seen only a few minor details have been changed. Personally I think that it's a really good idea to re-envision a movie into a series because the whole point of the ending of a movie is that it leaves the viewer asking questions. By turning it into a TV series it kind of makes the viewer feel as if the story has continued and that it never ended.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276751/
Sean Rankin
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When I was in first grade we had the book charlie and the chocolate factory read to us in class. This book written in 1964 by Roald Dahl and was re-envisioned twice into movies. Once in 1971 by Mel Stuart and again in 2005 by Tim Burton. I'll focus on the 2005 movie because I don't remember the other movie very much. The book seemed to focus on charlie and his family it talked about how poor they were and made a large effort to have sympathy for charlie. The movie completely had a different direction because it was about willy wonka's family and his father issues. Wonka runs away from his father as a child because he is a dentist and wont let him eat candy, even though candy seems to be his passion in life. The movie is about trying to help wonka get past his father issues so that he can get rid of his mental block and continue to produce new candy. However, the book has a completely different ending instead of helping Wonka reconcile with his father, charlie and his family go into the great glass elevator which would lead to a second book. The two stories have the same concept where Charlie is dirt poor and can barely afford to feed himself but the golden ticket competition gives charlie and his poor family hope.
The meaning of the piece changes because it goes from being focused just on Charlie and his family to Charlie and Wonka's families.
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Charlie_And_The_Chocolate_Factory_(book)_vs_Charlie_And_The_Chocolate_Factory_(film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory#Adaptations
http://themovieblog.com/2008/the-movie-blogs-top-100-movies-based-on-books/
Danielle Knapik
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The song Hallelujah, originally composed and produced by Leonard Cohen in 1984 has been titled by many sources as one of the best songs of all time. The original version by Cohen has a strong jazz, gospel feel to it. I can imagine this song being played in church with the choir singing the back up vocals as his original track contains. The essence of how this song was written over such a long period of time is what makes this song have the significance that it does. Spending hours on end trying to write exactly what he meant and exactly what God means in our lives, Cohen ended up writing over 80 different to this song. Though it was impossible to pick them all, Cohen's released version of this song on the album Various Positions had only seven verses totaling the song length to right over seven minutes. With saxophones and jazz instrumentals the song can sound up lifting.
Being known as one of the best songs ever produced, it has gained immense popularity with all groups of people. Due to it's emotion and popularity, this song has been covered over 300 times by other musicians and artists all taking their own spin on it. Because there were so many original verses, each version has taken a different approach to which verses they wanted to include in their own version of it.
Comparing Cohen's piece to a re-imagined cover of it, Jeff Buckley, in 1994 produced what may possibly be the best known cover of this song. Though very similar, considering the lyrics are the same, the song is very different. Buckley focuses on electric guitar picking, and nearly nothing else. Contrasting the gospel and jazz feel, Buckley is very raw and emotive in his composition. I believe each version has the same dramatic effect yet in different ways. Anytime I hear this song I am thoroughly pleased by what I am hearing, whether it is Cohen, Buckley or any of the other artists who've released this song. Each version has taken on it's own characteristics, and I think each rendition does it justice and emotes differently, all while respecting Cohen's original piece of art.
Leonard Cohen- Original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q
Jeff Buckley- Popular Cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIF4_Sm-rgQ
Taryn Riegel
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ
So this video from above isn't exactly art "re-envisioned." It is a combination of a ton of popular songs, all in the same key, all played with the same 4 chords. I chose to do this because it shows how alike all this music is today. The chords are D - A - Bm - G. Almost any pop song can be sung/played with these chords. The tones and rhythms are similar. What I learned from this is that there really isn't a variety in today's music, and each song is very simple. This video is also a comedy performance, and a lot of these songs weren't meant for laughs. Many of the songs have sad lyrics, but these guys are able to make it flow with the funny video. It's crazy what you can do with four simple chords.
Joey Keating
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The Re-envisioned song that comes to my mind the most, is the "National Anthem". This is always performed before the major sporting events like football, baseball, drag racing ect. I believe that it is one of the best re-envisioned songs there are because everybody puts their own twist on it but in the end, everybody appreciates it and it says the same thing in the end. This also is the song that I hear all the time. At the start of every drag racing event I participate in, the whole track shuts down and is silent while it is performed. There is no other song that has as much power as this one does. The ability to silence and focus everybody is incredible. Every person that sings this, has their own high and low notes that they hold and vocate completely differently.
I found some of my information at: ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner
Sarah Porter
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“A Christmas Carol”, originally a novella written by Charles Dickens, has been made into many different movie versions over the years. Though I have not seen most of them because there are so many, two of them I have seen, one made in 1951 and the other in 2009. While both follow the same general plot- with grumpy old man Ebenezer Scrooge being visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve, causing him to have a change of heart and see the world in a more positive way- there are also vast differences between the two films. The mood of the 1951 version is extremely gloomy and dark. It is very dramatic and serious, and not in any way humorous. The 2009 Disney version, however, was actually written to turn the classic “A Christmas Carol” into a family-friendly comedy. First of all, I think it is the only “Christmas Carol” movie that is animated. Also, this version is much less like the 1951 version, or the original novel. Despite differences, though, I think that in any version- movie, play, etc.- “A Christmas Carol” will always stay true to the lessons taught in the story.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol#Plot
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044008/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1067106/
Byron Murray
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The piece of work that I am going to discuss is the song Painkiller by Judas Priest. Painkiller is a metal song from the 80's and was one of the best songs ever made during that time period. The song was re envisioned by the band called Death and in my opinion it is the better version of the song. The re make of the song by Death is pretty much the same as the original but the musicians were far better than the ones in Judas Priest so they added their own flare to the song and added in a few things here and there in order to make the song better and add things that it seemed to be lacking previously such as slightly changing the tune of the instruments and slightly messing with the speed of the song. The vocals to the song were also vastly different due to people having different voices and the fact that Death was the creator of the genre Death Metal so they took what originally was one of the best metal songs that was first made and turned it into true metal badassery which in my opinion is really cool how they incorporated the old into the new.
Judas Priest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS6-vI70oc0
Death http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffemOtmTsw8
Grace Nelson
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When thinking of different re-envisioned art pieces, I think of the Shrek movies. It's a fairy tale within other fairy tales. Characters from different tales that make appearances include the wolf from the Three Little Pigs, Pinocchio, the Three Blind Mice, the fairy godmother, Cinderella, Snow White, the ugly step sister, and the list goes on. Also, these Shrek movies make references to many non-fairy tale films such as Lord of the Rings, Spider Man, and many many more. I think its funny because these animation movies are meant for children but much of the humor is driven towards adults which makes them enjoyable for all ages. I think this is really smart because the references are very unexpected and even though children don't understand them they still think its funny and adults just get a crack out of it. I think these references help widen the view of different pop culture aspects for young children. When Shrek first came out, I did not get the jokes but I still thought it was funny. Now however I get almost every reference because I have learned about more pop culture while growing up. I think it really worked out to put in characters that people recognize and jokes that people of different ages understand because it helps people comprehend and identify with the story. Just like in class, we're able to study different types of art and studying some art will further help us learn about other kinds and we're able to compare and contrast.
there would be classic plays of Shakespeare that have been made into adaptations such as macbeth. There were many modern adaptations to macbeth such as Scotland PA. This was one where a couple who work for a fast food place go and come up with a scheme to kill the owner and inherit the popular food joint and collect his life insurance policy. This has many of the same themes from macbeth such as the blood on the hand of lady macbeth. In the movie it was when the lady was trying to kill the owner with her lover she accidentally burns her hand in the fryer thus having the same theme as the blood on lady macbeth hand that she can't wash off. Also the characters in the movie has a last name of macbeth. It's very obvious to tell that it was a adaptation of macbeth
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"Come As You Are" by Nirvana and "Adam's Song" by Blink 182 are somehow in relation because one of the lines in each of the two songs. They are both completely different songs, especially since "Come As You Are" is a short song and "Adam's Song" is way longer. The similarity in it is that the line "I took my time, I hurried up, the choice was mine, I didn't think enough" refers to the 1991 Nirvana's song "Come As You Are." In Nirvana's song the line is, "Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don't be late."
The band members of Blink say "Adam's Song," carries an anti-suicide message. It's about having hard times in your life, being depressed, and going through a difficult period, but then finding the strength to go on and finding a better place at the other side of that.
Kurt Cobain, singer for Nirvana, described "Come As You Are" as something that is "About people, and what they're expected to act like."
http://extras.denverpost.com/news/col0629a.htm
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1931
Spencer Read
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When i am asked to give an example of re-envisioned forms of art, I thought of 'Lonely and Cold', by Gramatik. The original song from this era was much different. It was once used and produced as a type of old-school funk song. However, Gramatik puts his own spin on the song, that gives it a much jazzier, funkier feel, with a heavier beat, and a more of a trip-step feel. It goes from a type of old vinyl toon, to being a party song. Those two things are on completely different aspects of music genre, but by reinvisioning the feel of the beat allowed the DJ to make a song completely different. The vocals in this song are from a old track, for which none of the URLs worked, and they were put to a new rhythm, which can be heard here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQGEpKeR1Uc.8
I find that a change in beat and tempo, with a little bit of a tweak to the lyrics, can make all the difference in the world. I feel as though the newer version of the song actually provides more of an uplifting beat than the old ones did; being much faster and up-tempo. There are simply so many factors so any piece of musical art. That is why this music is my favorite; any simply song can be simply minorly manipulated. This, in turn, causes an amazingly significant change to the feel of the song.
I chose to use the re-envisioned song "Climax" by The Dirty Projectors. Climax was originally sung by Usher but I actually believe The Dirty Projectors sang it much better. Usher released his song on Valentines day in 2012 and The Dirty Projectors just released theirs a few months ago. In this cover of the song the band actually keeps all of the lyrics the exact same and changes the music of the song. I think this is very interesting because I was able to sing along but I also liked the music surrounding the lyrics much better. I think these are the type of covers that stand out the most because if made properly, they can be seen as even better than the original version. Ushers original song falls under the hiphop/r&b genre of music and was a #1 hit on iTunes for several weeks. The Dirty Projectors remake falls under the alternative/indie rock genre and is not very popular at all, but I think that's why I like the re make better! I find it very interesting how changing the perspective of a song and changing the music could make me appreciate it more.
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Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G Minor
Original:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavonic_Dances
Percussion Based: http://www.rowloff.com/ConcertFolder/ConcertIndividual.html?item=03CS10
Im comparing two musical pieces which is called Slavonic Dance No.8 by Antonin Dvorak. The Slavonic Dances which are Czech Songs are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. There are many Slavonic Dances but for this Blog Topic I'll be working with Slavonic Dance No. 8 since I'm familiar with it. It was originally written for piano four hands, the Slavonic Dances were inspired by Johannes Brahms's own Hungarian Dances (Hungary for the win!) and were orchestrated at the request of Dvorak's publisher soon after composition. I have chosen this piece because in Percussion Ensemble we are performing Slavonic Dance No.8 in G Minor but we are using a music sheet that was only written for percussion instruments and not for the band. Of course our piece still sounds the same (maybe better haha) but instead of having wind, string and brass instruments we only playing the whole song on Bells, Xylophone, two Vibes, Marimba two 26 inch and 29 inch, Chimes, Snare Drum, two Tambourines, Claves, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals, Mark Tree, Triangle, Wood Block, and Suspended Cymbal. Its a really hard song to perform since the beat per measure is almost reaches 300 which is beyond counting so we have to use a different method to count which is instead of counting the beats we have to count the measures. Even though the original version was written by Antonin Dvorak but there is a company called Row-Loff Productions who writes songs specifically for percussion and so this company re-envisioned Slavonic Dance No.8 for Percussion Ensemble!
Joshua Scheck period 3
ReplyDeleteI chose the painting, American Gothic by Grant Wood. I chose this piece because it’s a very famous cryptic painting which has had been re-envisioned numerous times. I might even claim this is the most re-envisioned painting thus far. The original intent of this painting was to paint a picture of the American Gothic House and people whom would live in such a house. The painting basically shows a farmer holding a pitchfork standing beside his wife and in front of their house. The man’s daughter is dressed in a colonial apron which evokes a sort of traditional feeling from the 19th century. Traditional roles can also be seen in this picture since the man holds the picture indicating that he works and provides for the couple. The re-envisioned work that I am using is American Gothic by Gordon Parks. At the time it was the first re-envisioned piece of American Gothic. Instead of evoking a traditional feeling like that of the 19th century, Gordon Park’s piece tried to evoke a feeling of the Depression-era. The picture shows a cleaning woman in front of an American flag, holding two brooms. Gordon’s picture also unintentionally became a symbol of the pre-civil rights era's treatment of minorities.
Original by Grant Wood:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Grant_Wood_-_American_Gothic_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Re-envisioned by Gordon Parks
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Gordon_Parks_-_American_Gothic.jpg
Robert Hawley
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The re-envisioning I chose was the series of games called the Mass Effect trilogy and the infinitely popular Star Wars Trilogy. Mass Effect is a modern day version of the space odyssey, a genre that has forever been dominated by titans like Star Wars and Star Trek. The concept for a space odyssey is that of a hero, their space ship, their crew, and their journeys through the galaxy. Over the course of the series the main character learns to control and use his/her powers effectively. Even the powers (dubbed: Biotics) of Mass Effect closely resemble that of the force from star wars; lifting people and objects off the ground using mental power. From Commander Shepard to Luke Skywalker, the plot remains the same. Find the enemy, master your power, confront the evil, and save the galaxy from certain destruction. That's not to say that the two series aren't different. Mass Effect has one of the richest backgrounds in video game history and obviously has a lot more time to tell the whole story. Each Mass Effect game will demand a maximum of 35 hours of play time and a total of 105 for the entire trilogy, compared to the paltry 6 hours 26 minutes the Star Wars trilogy had. Needless to say a lot of care went in to creating this masterpiece. And it is one of the brightest stars of the Space Odyssey genre.
Mimi Gerhardt, Period 4
ReplyDeleteSeeing as I just got home from the Broadway Rendition of Disney's "The Lion King", I felt as though it was appropriate this blog about the two different versions of "The Lion King". Disney's animated version was released in 1994 and has been a favorite for decades. It also won two Oscars, three Golden Globes, three Annie Awards, and many more, along with tons of nominations. To stay in the public eye, "The Lion King" was also out in theaters in 2011 for a 3-D re-release. Overall, the film is the highest-grossing hand-drawn film in history, the highest-grossing 2D animated film in the United States and the 19th-highest-grossing feature film of all time.
(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King ) "The Lion King" musical started out in 1997 in Minneapolis to try-out, and had huge success. The show was soon on Broadway and has been touring cities worldwide since. In 1998, the show was awarded a Tony for Best Musical. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King_(musical) ) Clearly, "The Lion King", both as an animated movie and Broadway musical was a huge success. Relating to the plot, the two were spot on. In the musical, there was almost no difference to the story. However, some music was added to the performance, including several reprises and a song from the second "Lion King" movie. The set was lacking, but the costumes made up for it (see http://www.theepochtimes.com/news_images/highres/2008-2-13-lionking.jpg ). The costumes were very well-made and creative. Overall, I enjoyed the musical version of "The Lion King" better than the animated film. There's something about seeing it all happen live that makes it better!
Taylor Ingrum
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Lately I have been listening to a lot of music so I thought choosing music as my re-envisioned topic would be perfect. I was listening to the radio and heard "If I Were a Boy" by Beyonce. I was reminded how much I loved this song and decided to look the music video up, only to find the original version as well. I was surprised to see this and naturally clicked on the original link. I thought it was really interesting how 20 year-old songwriter BC Jean wrote this only to get her song rejected by her record company, yet it became one of Beyonce's most popular songs. Both songs have the exact same words, but a slightly different rhythm and vocal range to them. Beyonce is just able to project more than BC Jean was and i think that's what really made this song so popular. Finding out that this song wasn't an original was an eye opener for me. I had always given Beyonce the credit for this amazing song but it really originated from someone else. It wasn't as much of a dramatic difference like Schubert and Rammstein's songs but I thought this was really cool and now it makes me wonder how many songs have the same situation. It was really cool to read the other blogs and learn about popular pieces of art that were re-envisioned as well. I really enjoyed this blog! (:
Original Version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdjtO4iKU-A
Beyonce's Version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWpsOqh8q0M
Michael Stiles
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"Freaky Friday" a story about a mother and daughter with a terrible relationship transform them-selfs into each others bodies to live each-others lives day to day.This film was first book written by the author Mary Rogers then made into a movie in 1976. The modern adaptation was made in 2003 starring Jamie lee Curtis and Lindsey Lohan. It was also a TV show for sometime in 1995. In the first film by Disney both the mother and daughter say apart from each-other "I wish I could switch places with her for just one day" when in the 2003 version they have dinner at a Chinese restaurant and are given a fortune cookie and a after reading it a short earthquake erupts and the next day they switch bodies. Both of these films regardless of the little changes have the same theme of love and understanding between parents and they're children. As kids we don't see the consequences of our actions and as adults we neglect to let our children be themselves. It isn't so much their fault as it is ourselves. when we are able to see each others views then we can see how difficult are struggles and begin to love our moms and dads.
Wyatt Smith P.4
ReplyDeleteI chose to do a song by R Kelly called Ignition and the Remix to Ignition by R Kelly as well. R Kelly is a R&B singer who has had a very successful career from Chicago, Illinois. R. Kelly is one of the best-selling music artists in the United States with 40 million albums sold as well as only the fifth black artist to crack the top 50 of the same list. He has made many hits, some of his most popular being "Ima Flirt" or "I Bieleve I Can Fly". But Another one of his top hits was a song called "Ignition Remix" a Remix of his original and also very popular song "Ignition". Although it has many of the same parts as the original, the remix is different in many ways. In my opinion the remix is better and has a better sound to it. One thing that stays consistent with both songs is the beat. The beat is a very well known beat, and gets me Hyphyyy. I think this is a prime example of how something can be re-invisioned simply for the fact that most kids have heard or at least heard of these songs and it was also remade by the same person. This shows you how something can be not just re-done, but completely remade by even the same person. I got this source from my own ipod.
Desirae Lopes
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I chose to do Cinderella. The original version is from Disney and the new version is from ABC Family. The original version is called Cinderella and depicts a servant girl who works for a family of three. A mother and two daughters. The servant girl scrubs floors and washed dishes and things like that. One day, on the day of a grand ball, she finds her fairy godmother and becomes a beautiful princess. She goes to the ball and meets her prince, but drops her shoe while leaving the ball. The prince finds her by seeing who fits her shoe and they get married and live happily ever after. In the new version, a girl lost her father and lives with her step mother and two step sisters. This is the same in both stories. The teenager is in an anonymous chatroom with a boy she doesn't know and they fall in love. She works at a diner and the manager is a figure like her mother or fairy godmother. When the big dance at school comes us, the manager lets her borrow a dress and she goes to the dance. She meets the boy from the chatroom but has to leave and drops her cell phone. This is different then the original story. He finds her using the cell phone and they live happily ever after, which is the same ending.