Passing Strange

A Rush of Cash, Love, and 9/11 to the Head Coldplay’s sophomore album “A Rush of Blood to the Head”, harbors many incredible songs, including the tenth song on the record for which the album is named; therefore, the artists must have wanted to install an emphasis on this particular song. The album was released in 2002 after the September 11th terrorist attacks, and the song, “A Rush of Blood to the Head” in particular has many interesting elements pointing towards that event as inspiration. The

To begin my essay, I would like to start off with arguably the most iconic civil rights movement influencers of all time, Billie Holiday. Eleanora Fagan was born on April 7, 1915 and is from the “Quaker City” formally known as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eleanora childhood could be best described as unsteady, at times. During these trying points in her life, Eleanora enjoyed singing along to records and escape the harsh reality of her life. When she made the move to New York with her mother around

Billie Holiday ’s renditions of the poem “Strange Fruit” is what most listeners will hear when they search up the song. Her 1956 version of the song has inspired many artists, such as Cassandra Willson, to make their own rendition of the poem that created by Abel Meeropol. Both renditions focus on the lynchings in the south, but how they play it changes the character of the song. The rhythm of this song is what distinguishes these two renditions the most. In Mrs. Holiday’s rendition, her voice is

“Strange Fruit” Messages can travel through art in any form. The message hidden in “Strange Fruit” started as a disturbing photograph of a lynching that was taken in 1930. Decades later, a high school teacher named Abel Meeropol decided to transpose the feelings the photo evoked and wrote a poem that uses an eerie metaphor to convey those feelings. Then a song was created using the poem. After it was sung by the famous singer, Billie Holiday, the world heard the message that started with a simple

Nina Simone’s 8th studio album, Pastel Blues, is an album featuring a fusion of sistering genres: blues, jazz, soul, folk, and gospel. Nina, being the brilliant arranger she was, is known for her ability to blend these genres into her signature sound. A sound most struggle to classify due to its avant garde nature. She got her start in music by playing the piano in church. One evening her church had a recital where her talents were recognised. Which lead to her starting piano lessons. Nina and her

he Misunderstood, Monumental, Murderer, Miss Emily Viewed by the people in her town as a monument and a tradition of the town, Miss Emily represents the past way of living trying to stand firm in an ear changing society. While she is seen as a statuesque figure the townspeople still do not understand her and they show pity towards her, little did they know what she was hiding in her home. Miss Emily grew up in a rich family, she was raised at a higher standard than others and her home is described

“ No. But I can. Again. Again. Again. And again. Forever. That makes you my prisoner.” Doctor Stephen Vincent Strange is a mystic artist and magician who was once a normal human being until his days past then became who he is now. Doctor Strange was once a brilliant and proficient neurosurgeon. After days and years of being a skilled neurosurgeon, he one day had an atrocious car accident. He ended up having faulty injuries mainly his hands. As a neurosurgeon, you must need steady hands in order for

many remain hesitant to help and are even willing to turn a blind eye to such iniquity. Within the written pieces “Strange Fruit” by Abel Meeropol and “The Flowers” by Alice Walker, this situation is approached in different styles through the utilization of several literary devices. However, “Strange Fruit” exhibits

the fate that befell neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange in the movie Dr. Strange, directed by Scott Derrickson. In a twist of the tale that combines both spiritual elements and the modern world, director Scott Derrickson has managed to pull off one of the most intricate Science Fictions of all time. I chose to review this movie as it falls in the category of movies that I watch the most and enjoy- science fiction. The most intriguing characteristic

polished sounds. Having the album made this way makes us look over what the message of a song and the album are. Among many rough songs one the most popular on the album was Blood on the Leaves. Blood on the Leaves samples from another song called Strange Fruit sung by Nina Simone which is a very political song talking about gruesome lynchings that happened before and at the turn of the century. With help from the sample, West uses the pain of lynching and drug abuse to compare with the break ups he