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In Sweet Music Is Such Art: Songs Inspired By Shakespeare, Covered In Folk

Jul 12, 2012, 1:51pm Cover Lay Down
In Sweet Music Is Such Art: Songs Inspired By Shakespeare, Covered In Folk Teaching Romeo and Juliet to my inner-city ninth graders this past year was an uphill battle with multiple casualties, but I'm quite proud of how effective we found it to start outside the text, with a week-long exploration of pop and mass culture referents, the better to understand which elements of story and structure, character and cast we westerners are expected to retain into adulthood. Indeed, our very first day featured a side-by-side comparison of Taylor Swift's Love Story and Dire Straits Romeo & Juliet - perhaps the two most currently recognizable songs [...]
Artist:Alice Ripley & Jesse Harris
Title:Ariel (October Project cover)
Link Text:Alice Ripley & Jesse Harris: Ariel
File Name:ariel.mp3
Bitrate:164 kbps
Genre:Pop
Year:2006
Artist:Chris Smither
Title:Desolation Row
Link Text:Chris Smither: Desolation Row
File Name:desoro.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:Cliff Eberhardt
Title:Romeo and Juliet
Link Text:Cliff Eberhardt: Romeo & Juliet
File Name:randjce.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:1995
Artist:David Scott Crawford
Title:The King Must Die (Elton John cover)
Link Text:David Scott Crawford: The King Must Die
File Name:tkmd.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Dino Pehilj
Title:Sister Moon (Sting cover)
Link Text:Dino Pehilj: Sister Moon
File Name:sismodp.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Eric Lumiere
Title:Sigh No More (Mumford & Sons cover)
Link Text:Eric Lumiere: Sigh No More
File Name:sinomo.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Glen Phillips ft. Chris Thile
Title:Exit Music (For a Film) (Radiohead cover)
Link Text:Glen Phillips and Chris Thile: Exit Music (For A Film)
File Name:emgp.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Igor Golovko
Title:Sister Moon (Sting cover)
Link Text:Igor Golovko: Sister Moon
File Name:sismoig.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Indigo Girls
Title:Romeo and Juliet
Link Text:Indigo Girls: Romeo & Juliet
File Name:randjig.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alternative
Year:1992
Artist:Maigin Blank
Title:Exit Music (For A Film) (Radiohead Cover)
Link Text:Maigin Blank: Exit Music (For A Film)
File Name:emmb.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Mark Erelli
Title:Ophelia (The Band cover)
Link Text:Mark Erelli: Ophelia
File Name:opheli.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Matt Ryd
Title:Romeo And Juliet (Dire Straits cover)
Link Text:Matt Ryd: Romeo & Juliet
File Name:randjmr.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Heartbreaking
Artist:The Diamond Family Archive
Title:Romeo And Juliet (Dire Straits cover)
Link Text:Diamond Family Archive: Romeo & Juliet
File Name:randjdfa.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2009
Artist:Tiffany Jo Allen
Title:Love Story (Taylor Swift Cover)
Link Text:Tiffany Jo Allen: Love Story
File Name:losto.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
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