Monday, October 8, 2012
Alien Song Lyrics And Xenophobia? Extrapolation?
Do the songs and song lyrics connect with the concept of xenophobia? If so, how? Also, feel free to comment regarding other connections with science fiction. Please include some references to songs and song lyrics in your response. Please finish this blog response during class today.
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THe songs and their lyrics do connect with the concept of xenophobia because in some of the songs, the singers are relating to a different society and different worlds. They also mention how they are being treated differently, like they're aliens. Also in one song, I believe that they mention that there are some people are afraid of them because of who they are, like when people run from something that they don't know, like xenophobia and how some people are afraid of the unknown.
ReplyDeleteI can find connections to xenophobia everywhere in these lyrics. It shows how adults fear the spacemen and how the young children are more fascinated by it. They all connect to the unknown and provide a reactions to it.
ReplyDeleteThe song lyrics connect to xenophobia by fear of the people that are coming and what the do to us. In some songs the artist says that they want to go with them so they can escape thee cold world that we live in today.In the killers song they talk about not wanting to go because he gets cut open by them.But in the Stan starch song he talks about leaving this cold world.
ReplyDeleteThe lyrics from these songs do connect with the concept of xenophobia. They mention things about aliens and fear of them. David Bowie says "There's a starman waiting in the sky. He'd like to come and meet us but he thinks he'd blow our minds." This shows that people are aware of the unknown but are still fearful of it. In Spaceman by The Byrds, they say "The spaceman says, "Everybody look down
ReplyDeleteIt’s all in your mind" This is talking about the fear that people feel toward the unknown. It is explaining how the fear is all in people's heads.
The song 'Zombies At My Neighbors' talks about xenophobia in how we are so quick to fight something we don't know anything about. I think we do this out of fear, we don't know what this unknown species could do to us so we hurt it before it could possibly hurt us. In the song 'They're not here, they're not coming' the lyrics say 'They're not here, they're not coming
ReplyDeleteNot in a million years
'til we put away our hatred
And lay aside our fears' Our fear of the unknown can hold us back, we are too scared and we can't learn about what the universe has to offer because of that.
The songs and their lyrics do connect with the concept of xenophobia because some of the singers talk about how they are being treated differently because of who they are. They also talk about how there are different societies and different worlds. Also they mention how some people are scared of them because they don't know what they are, like when people are xenophobia and how they are scared about the unknown.
ReplyDeleteThe song lyrics do connect with the concept of xenophobia. The songs are drawing extra attention to what is different. In the song "Zombies Ate my Neighbors" by Single File, it says, "THIS MEANS WAR". Assumption and stereotype are affecting the reactions of the people in this song. For all we know, zombies might actually be peaceful, but they're not being given the time of day so they are being forced to war. In the song "Spaceman" by the Killers, the spaceman in the song says, "it's all in your mind". I think this means that the people are reacting to things they have heard and to things that are being made up through hysteria.
ReplyDeleteThe song lyrics connect with the concept of xenophobia because the songs are about the unknown and the strange events that are taking place. "Kill the lights and nail the back door shut, this isn't funny anymore." These lyrics connects to xenophobia because we become fearful when we are in a strange situation and when we don't understand what is happening around us.
ReplyDeleteThe songs and song lyrics seem to either portray aliens as friendly and wise, or as something to be feared or, in the case of "They're not Here, They're not Coming" that they are nonexistent. Lyrics such as "There's a starman waiting in the sky He'd like to come and meet us" found in the first song, seem less xenophobic, and more curious about the aliens than scared. Other lyrics, such as "Next thing I knew they ripped me from my bed" portrays a more frightening and dangerous and entirely more xenophobic concept of aliens.
ReplyDeleteThe song lyrics do connect with the concept of xenophobia. The songs are drawing extra attention to what is different. In the song "Zombies Ate my Neighbors" by Single File, it says, "THIS MEANS WAR". Assumption and stereotype are affecting the reactions of the people in this song. For all we know, zombies might actually be peaceful, but they're not being given the time of day so they are being forced to war. In the song "Spaceman" by the Killers, the spaceman in the song says, "it's all in your mind". I think this means that the people are reacting to things they have heard and to things that are being made up through hysteria.
ReplyDeleteThe song lyrics connect with xenophobia because all of lyrics talk about fighting back against he aliens. in the last song it says "So grab something sharp, Find some cover, kill the lights and nail the back door shut, This isn't funny any more,
ReplyDeleteoh no,THIS MEANS WAR, Don't take this the wrong way
but I'd much rather choke and die than, sit alone and fall without a fight." This to me is saying everyone should be afraid of aliens because no one knows if they are bad or not.
Xenophobia is found in all of the songs played. Throughout all of the songs, the artists sing about an alien invasion. For example, in one of the songs he sings about a light flying in the sky and about how that made him feel. it made him fearful, therefore in connects to xenophobia
ReplyDeleteNo I don't see the connection between xenophobia and the songs that we listened too, because nobody seemed to have a fear of the unknown and much rather wanted to go with the aliens or spacemen than anything else.
ReplyDeleteThe song lyrics connect with xenophobia because all of lyrics talk about fighting back against he aliens. in the last song it says "So grab something sharp, Find some cover, kill the lights and nail the back door shut, This isn't funny any more,
ReplyDeleteoh no,THIS MEANS WAR, Don't take this the wrong way
but I'd much rather choke and die than, sit alone and fall without a fight." This to me is saying everyone should be afraid of aliens because no one knows if they are bad or not.
The song lyrics do connect to xenophobia because they all seem to be talking about some fear a person has, or even someone not wanting to inflict fear upon others. The Starman song says "There's a starman waiting in the sky
ReplyDeleteHe'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds." He's afraid people will be xenophobic and not understand what he can do. The Zombie song also connects because it says "I can't be certain
but I swear I hear them just outside." This person isn't completely sure of what is going on because he isn't used to anything like this ever happening before. In a sense, he's scared of the unknown because he isn't certain about what is out there and what its powers are. That can be compared to Icky in a way because few people knew Icky's full power, but judged him to be bad anyways.
Xenophobia is found in all of the songs played. Throughout all of the songs, the artists sing about an alien invasion. For example, in one of the songs he sings about a light flying in the sky and about how that made him feel. it made him fearful, therefore in connects to xenophobia
ReplyDeleteI do believe the songs connect with the concept of xenophobia because they talk about the unknown. In the song "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" by Single File talks about people getting ready for a war with zombies and how they are scared to die without a fight connect a lot to xenophobia.
ReplyDeleteThe songs we listen to did not really fit the concept of xenophobia. Most of the songs we listen to were welcomed the arrival of aliens or in one, case actually want to go with them.although in another case the singer saying that "they're not here, they're not coming"and latter going on to say that humanity in its current state is what prevents them from coming.
ReplyDeleteThe songs and song lyrics do connect with the concept of xenophobia. In many of the songs, the singer has a certain fear towards aliens. In the last song that we listened to, the singer was calling on other people to help him kill zombies. Now, I don't consider that an irrational fear, zombies are real and the apocalypse is coming, but I guess if you look at it in the right way, the singer is trying to kill zombies who just want hugs.
ReplyDeleteAlthough art is a human interpretation, the songs make people ponder the concept of xenophobia as they include details about the unknown and the fear that has evolved amongst all the other changes occurring in the universe. The song lyrics assume the role of an oxymoron as they address three-dimensional earthly expereiences while suggesting the existence of other life forms. For example, in David Bowie's "Starman" he says, "But he thinks he'd blow our minds, Cause he knows it's all worthwhile." This quote shows the established dispositions of the humans concerning the unknown and proves that people can be easily demoralized. In "Mr. Spacemen," it is concluded that the strangers that come every night, whose saucers shaped light put people up tight, leave blue-green footprints that glow in the dark; the author hopes they get home all right. These song lyrics connect to the overall notion of science fiction, because it addresses everyone as strangers which is a feeling that the understanding of science fiction ultimately delivers to the readers.
ReplyDeleteIt shows the idea of xenophobia in the song Zombies Ate My Neighbor, the idea of Zombies or aliens attacking, where did we even get the idea that these creatures are violent? It connects to extrapolation by sharing, and extending the ideas of the future, that might be a little unrealistic.In the song They’re Not Here, They’re Not Coming, The course is Would they pile into the saucer, Find Orlando's rat and hug it?, Go screaming through the universe, Just to get McNuggets? These lines seem to have some far fetched ideas, that might seem a little unusual to us.
ReplyDeleteAlthough art is a human interpretation, the songs make people ponder the concept of xenophobia as they include details about the unknown and the fear that has evolved amongst all the other changes that have occurred in the universe. The song lyrics assume the role of an oxymoron as they address three-dimensional earthly expereiences while suggesting the existence of other life forms. For example, in David Bowie's "Starman" he says, "But he thinks he'd blow our minds
ReplyDelete, Cause he knows it's all worthwhile." This quote shows the established dispositions of the humans concerning the unknown and proves that people can be easily demoralized. In "Mr. Spacemen," it is concluded that the strangers that come every night, whose saucers shaped light put people up tight, leave blue-green footprints that glow in the dark; the author hopes they get home all right. These song lyrics connect to the overall notion of science fiction, because it addresses everyone as strangers which is a feeling that the understanding of science fiction ultimately delivers.
Yes , the song lyrics contribute to both Xenophobia and Extrapolation.
ReplyDeleteThe song Starman by David Bowie talks about an alien coming to Earth; “Look out your window I can see his light, If we can sparkle he may land tonight. Don't tell your poppa or he'll get us locked up in fright”. The last line talks about Xenophobia because he knows if he tells his father he will get in trouble because his father, and most other adults, will be too scared of the aliens and punish the children for trying to talk to them. Mr. Spaceman by The Byrds talks of aliens coming to Earth too and uses many stereotypical phrases to describe the alien; “It was a light comin' down from the sky, I don't know who or why. Must be those strangers that come every night, Whose saucers shaped light put people up tight, Leave blue-green footprints that glow in the dark”. These descriptions (saucers, light, glow in the dark) are the use of Extrapolation. Xenophia is also used because people are scared of it; “the strangers that come every night...leave people up tight”. The song Spaceman by The Killers addresses Extrapolation by using the same stereotypes and extraterrestrial situations; “It started with a low light, Next thing I knew they ripped me from my bed, And then they took my blood type. It left a strange impression in my head...But when they cut me open,...And the zipping white light beams, Disregarding the bombs and satellites”. I think all songs address either Xenophobia or Extrapolation, and sometimes both since these two concepts go hand in hand.
In the song " Zombies Ate My Neighbors!" by Singlefire, it demonstrates on how the singer would prefer to fight whatever is happening rather than just "sit alone and fall without a fight" which means he thinks he will die if he doesn't fight back. So it demonstrates on how people will convert fear of the unknown (in some corrupted but justified way in their mind) into a survival instinct.
ReplyDeleteI think that the song lyrics do connect with the concept of xenophobia because they talk about being accepted and fitting in.They also talk about being afraid of aliens and other science fiction creatures. It can be related to real life where people are rejected for being themselves. One of the songs was talking about how they wanted the space men to leave them alone because they didn't do anything wrong.That could also relate to the theme of xenophobia because some people just want to be left alone by things they are unfamiliar with.
ReplyDeleteI feel the lyrics do address the concept of xenophobia quite well. The lyrics of the songs made by the oppressers really serve too discourage attempts at freedom, while those of the humans really are all about equality for all and dreaming of freedom. The songs of the humans are all abut their great ancestors and how they wanted them to take them away from the horrid place that has suppressed the humans. i feel that all beings at one point another feels this way and the idea of escapism is always present in slaves.
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