The Lure Of The Road

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Poll: ?????
I Get Around:
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 0%  [0]
Thunder Road:
45%
 45%  [5]
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out:
54%
 54%  [6]
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i have to write a paper for my "Road Trips in American Culture" class about a primary source that has to do with the "lure of the road." She said we were allowed to do pieces of art, so I figured I'd probably do a song. The three that I've thought of are "I Get Around," "Thunder Road," and "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out."

Which of those do you think is best? Or am I missing an obvious one? Remember, whatever I pick I have to write 3-4 pages on, evaluating it as a primary source.
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revolver94 wrote:
i have to write a paper for my "Road Trips in American Culture" class about a primary source that has to do with the "lure of the road." She said we were allowed to do pieces of art, so I figured I'd probably do a song. The three that I've thought of are "I Get Around," "Thunder Road," and "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out."

Which of those do you think is best? Or am I missing an obvious one? Remember, whatever I pick I have to write 3-4 pages on, evaluating it as a primary source.


Of those three, Thunder Road (Born to Run works too), but there are other great road song out there:

Check out:

Windfall- Son Volt (In fact, the entirety of Trace is pretty much about the lure of the road)
On the Road Again- Willie Nelson
Route 66- Many Artists

There are lots. Sounds like an interesting topic. ๐Ÿ˜
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Check this song out:


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and here's a slightly more oblique one:


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And another great one about traveling on the open road:


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I suggest the whole album. ๐Ÿ˜


Last edited by Mr. Shankly on 09/05/2012 14:32; edited 2 times in total
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I also recommend reading On the Road (obviously) and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance... but you might not have time. ๐Ÿค”
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Portishead - Roads
Except I don't hear a single word about roads in there
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Mr. Shankly wrote:
I also recommend reading On the Road (obviously) and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance... but you might not have time. :-k


Already read it, it's one of my favorite books haha. Probably the main reason I'm taking the class. We're going to read it again, actually.
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If you have spare time, read The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Che Guevara. I think GARY would've killed me if he was around for saying this. ๐Ÿคฃ
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Nick Drake- Road
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If it's on American culture then the Smiths wouldn' really work much anyhow.
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I chose Thunder Road, but you could make a case for most Springsteen songs! I'd suggest looking at Born to Run as well, I think these two lines sum it up;

'The highways jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive
Everybodys out on the run tonight but there's no place left to hide'

But it's your call, sounds more interesting than anything I ever did at school anyway!
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