The Truth Behind the Songs in Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately
Good afternoon!
Over the last year there has been some debate as to what the meaning is behind each song at the bottom of the "Tracks" in Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately.
Some have gotten frustrated, it seems, when they do not believe the song "matches" the meaning of the poem. (I just want to say here that songs, much like poems, are totally subjective. "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder." The subjectivity of music is pretty much common sense, but for some reason my song choices have even affected my book's ratings on here!)
Some have assumed I was listening to the song while writing the poem.
The truth is, the songs are listed for any of the following reasons.
1). A *single line* from the song sparked my creativity which then resulted in the creation of the poem. Meaning, the whole song might not "fit" with the poem, but the ONE line struck me. (If you follow me on Instagram you know that I pair each Insta-Poem with a line from a song.)
2.) Yes, I was listening to *some* of the songs while writing.
3.) The TITLE of the song inspired the piece (much like a writing prompt would.)
4.) The tone in the singer's voice (was he/she sad/happy/motivated?) matched the feeling in the poem, and was matched after the poem was written.
I hope this helps clear up some of the discussion behind the songs in Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately!!
:)
Over the last year there has been some debate as to what the meaning is behind each song at the bottom of the "Tracks" in Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately.
Some have gotten frustrated, it seems, when they do not believe the song "matches" the meaning of the poem. (I just want to say here that songs, much like poems, are totally subjective. "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder." The subjectivity of music is pretty much common sense, but for some reason my song choices have even affected my book's ratings on here!)
Some have assumed I was listening to the song while writing the poem.
The truth is, the songs are listed for any of the following reasons.
1). A *single line* from the song sparked my creativity which then resulted in the creation of the poem. Meaning, the whole song might not "fit" with the poem, but the ONE line struck me. (If you follow me on Instagram you know that I pair each Insta-Poem with a line from a song.)
2.) Yes, I was listening to *some* of the songs while writing.
3.) The TITLE of the song inspired the piece (much like a writing prompt would.)
4.) The tone in the singer's voice (was he/she sad/happy/motivated?) matched the feeling in the poem, and was matched after the poem was written.
I hope this helps clear up some of the discussion behind the songs in Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately!!
:)
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