I listen to a lot of music. So much so, I'm quite convinced that my poor memory can be attributed wholly to the fact that my brain is filled with song lyrics.
There are so many that are so creative, so breathtaking, that I would get goosebumps. How do people compose so elegantly?
Paul Simon sings a song about a 16 year old Puerto Rican gang member named Salvador Agron. Convicted of the murder of two 16 year old gang members, Salvador became the youngest person ever to be sentenced to death in New York. Due to good behaviour, his sentence was commuted to life, and he was released after 17 years.
The music has heavy Spanish vibes, and a beautiful guitar passage in the middle. Quite contrary to the violent nature of the story, the song "Trailways Bus"is a gentle song, invoking feelings of compassion for a boy who hailed from an unstable home, and fell in with the wrong crowd.
In 1979, the disco sensation BoneyM released a ballad about Eleutario Sanchez Rodriguez, a legendary Spanish outlaw. Convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison at the young age of 23 for a "crime he didn't commit", El Lute was, at the time, Spain's most wanted criminal. He escaped from prison many times, and he became a symbol of the resistance to the oppression of the poor under Spanish Dicator Franco.
During his incarceration, he learned to read and write, and earned a degree in Law. He also became a published writer. After continuously arguing his innocence, he was pardoned and released at the age of 39.
There are so many that are so creative, so breathtaking, that I would get goosebumps. How do people compose so elegantly?
Paul Simon sings a song about a 16 year old Puerto Rican gang member named Salvador Agron. Convicted of the murder of two 16 year old gang members, Salvador became the youngest person ever to be sentenced to death in New York. Due to good behaviour, his sentence was commuted to life, and he was released after 17 years.
The music has heavy Spanish vibes, and a beautiful guitar passage in the middle. Quite contrary to the violent nature of the story, the song "Trailways Bus"is a gentle song, invoking feelings of compassion for a boy who hailed from an unstable home, and fell in with the wrong crowd.
In 1979, the disco sensation BoneyM released a ballad about Eleutario Sanchez Rodriguez, a legendary Spanish outlaw. Convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison at the young age of 23 for a "crime he didn't commit", El Lute was, at the time, Spain's most wanted criminal. He escaped from prison many times, and he became a symbol of the resistance to the oppression of the poor under Spanish Dicator Franco.
During his incarceration, he learned to read and write, and earned a degree in Law. He also became a published writer. After continuously arguing his innocence, he was pardoned and released at the age of 39.
Kate Barker and Grigori Rasputin were also immortalized by BoneyM in a similar vein.
Then there's this, by Alannah Myles. The legend that inspired this one really needs no introduction, does he? :-)
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