In chapter eight, Billy Pilgrim's struggle with the four men singing reminded me of a particular song that I heard growing up. "I Go Back" by Kenny Chesney is a song where he talks about how specific songs and music can make someone nostalgic or subconsciously remind them of something. In the beginning of this music video, he has voices in his head screaming at him simply because he heard a song that raddled his memory. This seems to be exactly what Billy was going through as he listened to the quartet. Also, a very important part of the song is when Chesney says that "We all have a song that somehow stamps our lives, takes us to another place in time." In addition to that, he obviously repeats the phrase, "Everytime I hear that song, I go back." This relates very well to Billy in that the singing of the quartet in somehow sparking his memory and he is struggling with it.
Friday, August 3, 2012
I Go Back
In chapter eight, Billy Pilgrim's struggle with the four men singing reminded me of a particular song that I heard growing up. "I Go Back" by Kenny Chesney is a song where he talks about how specific songs and music can make someone nostalgic or subconsciously remind them of something. In the beginning of this music video, he has voices in his head screaming at him simply because he heard a song that raddled his memory. This seems to be exactly what Billy was going through as he listened to the quartet. Also, a very important part of the song is when Chesney says that "We all have a song that somehow stamps our lives, takes us to another place in time." In addition to that, he obviously repeats the phrase, "Everytime I hear that song, I go back." This relates very well to Billy in that the singing of the quartet in somehow sparking his memory and he is struggling with it.
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That is a very good comparison between the song and the book. I didn't notice any relation when I was first reading the book, but now I can where you're coming from. Good idea.
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