ASSIGNMENT #1
a. Pre-Writing Activity: Listen to Heart Songs by Weezer
b. Please prepare a mix of at least 10 songs you consider to be your heart songs. Still confused about the term? With the attachment as reference, listen carefully to the definition provided:
“…they never feel wrong. And when I wake, for goodness sake, these are the songs I keep singin’ ” (Cuomo, 2007)
By the end of the track (admittedly not one of Weezer’s best), you will know that based on the litany of tunes Rivers Cuomo itemizes, heart songs are more often than not, heavy on the cheese and mortifyingly uncool. You know what we’re talking about. They’re the songs you sing in the shower. The songs that remind you of sipping fanta at recess time during high school. Or quite simply, the songs that make you feel like the world isn’t such a cold dark lonely place, that life is happy and you know it so you should clap your hands and show it. So by all means, bombard us with Journey! Abba! Culture Club! Maybe even Michael Learns to Rock, if that’s your thing. We’ll try not to judge.
<3,
fraulein magyang
Additional Sources:
SUBMISSIONS:
Chazzilicious’s <3 songs (i.e. from Joni to Britney, the Beatles to Take That ):
http://www.playlist.com/playlist/16376201739
Andrew’s <3 songs (i.e. how can you pass a playlist that has a song called Sex Dwarf? That’s right. Click it. ):
http://www.playlist.com/playlist/16386670091
Nutellagirl’s <3 songs (a schizophrenic mix of oldies, hair band standards and 80s pop)
http://www.playlist.com/playlist/16400670731
Paolo C’s <3 songs (in his own words: “a fairly accurate snapshot of my tastes as a whole: the formative hair metal ballads, the obligatory mid 90s alt rock, not to mention a few more contemporary indie(-ish) cuts that defined my recent past.”)
http://www.playlist.com/playlist/16399886091
Jacqueline’s <3 songs (perfect with a bottle of beer below zero and those friends who’ll sing along with you to Fire and Ice at the top of their lungs. )
http://www.playlist.com/playlist/16404231691
Farina’s <3 songs (An 18 year old’s love of all things retro. )
