Song Title: Give Peace A Chance by John Lennon
What was the message of the song?
The song was an effort to promote world peace not just peace for the Vietnam war. It got a lot of attention from the media and news things which gave them the push they needed to get the song out and have people listen to it.
S: the concert scene, we hear the native south African sing a song from P.K. (the main character) but in there language.
E: The joyful song was lead by a native singer and the rest of the tribes sung past harmoniously, whilst doc played piano and P.K. composed.
X: The song made the audience feel hope and it was moving This was because P.K. - through the singing - brought the tribes together.
X: The purpose of this was to help show that P.K. was the mythical figure of the rain-maker.
X:the singing combines with the long shots that also show the harmony of the natives as they are all sitting nicely together.
Y: the singing can be compared to the singing at the boxing match as the now freed natives sing to P.K. to know/show that he is the rain-maker, both lots of singing gives a sense of hope for the native south Africans.
Aim: to observe a neutralisation reaction
Method:
- get a test tube rack, 6 test tubes, acid, base and universal indicator.
-fill 4 test tubes with 3ml of acid
- fill 2 test tubes with 3ml of base
- add a squirt of universal indicator to each
- add different amounts of acid and base to make the colours of the rainbows (ROYGBI)
results:
the first one stayed red, the second one turned orange, the third - yellow, fourth - green, fifth - blue, sixth - indigo/dark blue.
discussion:
this means me and seini did the experiment correctly but it did take a while because we were a little confused but we did get there in the end.
When do you hear this song?
It is the bugle call that tells the military it is the end of the day's activity. It is also played during military funerals to show that the soldier had been put to rest and it is also played at commemorative services like ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day
In my group for music we are looking at hip hop/rap, in my group there are two people (jack and I) and jack is playing guitar and I'm playing the piano - the song we are playing is called changes by 2pac, it is going to be challenging because it is a new song that we are going to learn and etc... we are going to work on the first half of the song and try our best.
In our social studies class we learned about Spirituals, these are religious songs they sing it during funerals and in the praise house
here is an example of a song
Parihaka by Tim Finn
My friend, My friend, I hate to see you suffer, - this is about seeing pain that the slaves are experiencing.
Events conspire to bring us to our knees,
My friend, my friend, you've taken this the wrong way,
Rise up, defend yourself, never give in, - this is about giving hope.
Look to the sky, the spirit of Te Whiti,
The endless tide is murmuring his name.
I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,
And even at the darkest hour,
His presence will remain.
I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka.
Te Whiti he used the language of the spirit,
Then stood accused, the madman and his dream,
He saw the train go roaring through the tunnel,
He heard the voice travel on the magic wire,
But he loved the silence of the river,
He watched the dog piss on the cannon's wheel.
I know Te Whiti will never be defeated, - finding hope
And even at the darkest hour, - finding hope
His presence will remain.
I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka.
One day you'll know the truth,
They can't pull out the roots,
Come and take me home,
To weep for my lost brother.
They gather still, the clouds of Taranaki,
His children's children wearing the white plume,
So take me for the sins of these sad islands,
The wave still breaks on the rock of Rouhotu.
And when you taste the salt that's on your pudding,
And when you taste the sugar in your soup,
Think of Te Whiti, he'll never be defeated,
Even at the darkest hour,
His presence will remain,
I'll sing for you the song of Parihaka,
Come to Parihaka,
Weep for my lost brother,
The spirit of nonviolence,
Has come to fill the silence, Come to Parihaka.
This song tells the story of the peaceful protest. Finn was given Dick Scott's 'Ask That Mountain' by his sister and was told to write a song about it. 'rise up, rise up, defend yourself' was a line that talks about how they were protesting peacefully and still the others retaliated violently. They were determined to set a better future that will be sustainable. The song is significant because it tells us not only the story of the men but the woman and children as well.
