Saturday 17 March 2012

Group Entry 2: Playlist On A Certain Character

Group Entry 2: Playlist on a certain character

We chose Celia because she is a person who still seems very secretive. Another reason why we want to make a playlist for Celia is because she has a very caring personality and she is usually very courteous towards others.  As she is Matt’s caregiver, she is like a mother to him, and she cares for him very much.




So the first song that we have decided to include of the playlist of 10 songs is the pretender by foo fighters.  the reason why we chose this song is because it gives off a very motivational and strong feeling. This song is a few years old, but it is still a fairly well known song.  

List of songs:

#1: Foo fighters - The Pretender
lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-pretender-lyrics-foo-fighters.html

The Pretender is a song that was recorded by the Foo Fighters.  Celia may listen to a song that is similar to this one because the theme of this song gives a good meaning to those who want to feel motivated and prepared for whatever comes at them in life.

This song was chosen by Martin at the very start of this project.  As said before, the song and the band may be a little older, but it still conveys a good message.  Seen in the book, there are times such as when she mentions that she had a not-so good-life.  But once she met El-Patron, all of those worries went away, and her life changed for the better.  

#2: Tom Russell - Santa Ana Winds
lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/santa-ana-wind-lyrics-tom-russell.html





Santa Ana Winds is a song that resides in a lower Texas upper Mexico area. The song sounds like a song you would hear in one of the old “wild west movies”. It very much suites the setting that is presented in this story.

Santa Ana Winds is a song that was picked by Martin. The Santa Ana Winds are like a chinook except that they reside in areas like California & Arizona. The Santa Ana Winds sometimes bring wildfires because they are so hot. Some people call them dangerous like a wil lion, ready to pounce on its prey.

#3: Tom Russell - Crosses of San Carlos (religious song)
lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/crosses-of-san-carlos-lyrics-tom-russell.html
 

The crosses of San Carlos is an old religious song that consists of one singer, and two guitarists. The song’s surface is about First Nations people that are trying to find The Crosses of San Carlos. We think that the songs real meaning is about overcoming your fears and believing in what you know is right.

This song was chosen by Martin, recommended by his father. The song has a slow beat and is mostly lyrics. an partly guitar. I would assume you could categorize this song as country but it is somewhat slow paced for a country song.  


#4: Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
video:http://www.vevo.com/watch/kelly-clarkson/stronger-what-doesnt-kill you/GBE431100116?source=instantsearch 






We believe that this would be a song similar to what Celia would listen to, if it was popular in the future.  This song gives off a very upbeat and confident mood to the listener.  Celia would like to listen to this.  Kelly Clarkson is fairly popular in the present, but the only thing is that she would either not be around in the future anymore, or that she would not be popular anymore.  

This was Cameron’s choice to choose this song.  Thi song was released to North America not too long ago.  I heard that it was at one point #1 on the itunes top songs, but now it is at about #8 or 9.  The meaning of this song is that when you are feeling down and not being yourself, then this would be a great song to feel the way that you want to, in this case, not depressed or sad.

#5: How Great Is Our God- Chris Tomlin
http://www.allthelyrics.com/forum/english-worship-song-in-spanish-translation/10403-praise-worship-songs-translated-to-spanish-english.html
 


This song would be very meaningful for Celia.  She is very patriotic towards her holy saviour, God/the Virgin Mary.  Religion is an aspect in her life that she values, and that she trusts them with her life.  In fact, she cared so much that from Celia’s homeland, Aztlan, she brought back a painting of the Virgin Mary.  When she was crossing the border, then she got scared because her painting was damaged when the border patrol was handling it.  She values it very much, and that’s why she decided that if Matt also believed in the Virgin Mary, he would be sheltered and protected for evil and harm.  Cameron chose this particular song.  Celia has worshipped the Virgin Mary for a very long time, and she will most likely continue to do so.  

#6: Ideology - Michel Conci
http://www.yomusic.com/michel/+video/eNozs7EDQgAE2gFn



This is a very meaningful song that was chosen by Cameron.  This is just a song that goes with other songs already in the playlist, simply giving that “religious” feeling.  As said before, Celia values religion, and it is very important to her in her life, even protecting it with her own life.  This song is slow and a little faster in some parts, but for the most part, it sounds like cowboy music, but also very sombre as well.  Celia has definitely had some difficult times in her life, and again, as stated before, when she was back in Aztlan.  She needed help to even get into Opium, but while being under the roof of El Patron, there is no need to worry about anything serious at the moment.  This song really reflects her general personality, being not exactly sad the majority of the time, but not the happiest person there is.  She just has a monotone personality in most cases.  Celia lives her days like there won’t be any change, but there will definitely be change one day.  

#7: Calling Somebody That I Used to Know (remix of Somebody that I used to Know) -
     Sebastian Ingrosso & Gotye

This is a very upbeat song that was chosen by Martin. I chose this song because it is a change from the songs that we have chosen for Celia.  I feel that she would enjoy this song because it is easy to get into and before you know it, your head is bobbing to the beat and in perfect sync. The song does not have many lyrics in it for it is a DnB song but, I find that it is a great song to listen to when you are feeling down or if you are stressed out. The lyrics are talking about hating somebody that “cut you off” and just putting them or it behind you. This is the case as well for the original song witch has the same lyrics but is less up-beat and “fun”.

#8: Ella Me Levanto - Daddy Yankee
http://www.songlyrics.com/daddy-yankee/ella-me-levanto-lyrics/





The song that was chosen by Cameron has a very upbeat feeling to it. Just from listening to the lyrics, I can instantly tell that it is a Spanish song.  It is a very cultural based song, as it also has that general mood flowing in it.  There seems to be a lot of action in it, and also sounding very passionate about this peculiar Spanish song.  The person who sings it, Daddy Yankee, also seems like a real rapper at the same time.  It reflects Celia’s mood on the rare occasions when she is actually feeling a bit more excited, but this is not very often.  

#9: Felicidad - ABBA
http://www.metrolyrics.com/felicidad-lyrics-abba.html



This was the final song that was chosen by Cameron.  The reason that he chose it is becasue it can reflect what kind of person that Celia had always wanted to be.  Even though directly mentioned in the book, it says that she had a fairly rough childhood.  It seemed that throughout her life, she has been denied those chances to do anything that she wants.  She seems to never be free and at peace.  Since she is Spanish (Mexican if Mexico were to exist in the current time period of the book), I have this feeling that singing and becoming famous has been one of her lifelong goals.  This song could really reflect her dreams in life, and that’s the reason why I believe that this would be a song that belongs on her playlist.  Although this song would not likely be popular in her current time, this song brings out what she may have always wanted to do most with the time that she has alive, and the potential that she has.  



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