"Turn, Turn, Turn" Lyrics by Pete Seeger

        In class we discussed listened to the song "Turn, Turn, Turn" by Pete Seeger. My initial impression was that this song is about the fact that everything comes and goes in life. " To everything Turn, Turn, Turn There is a season Turn, Turn, Turn", just like seasons, life and everything always is changing, and just like seasons you cannot stop the change. That does not necessarily mean that the change is a bad thing, it is actually a good thing as the next part suggests. "And a time to every purpose under Heaven", I took this as all the change in your life whether you see it now or not is all meant to be, and made you the person you were meant to be. The next portion of the lyrics is sped up and I took this as all of these parts of life happen quick and it happens much quicker than you think. "A time to be born, a time to die A time to plant, a time to reap a time to kill, a time to heal" all of this happens much quicker than you expect so enjoy it and trust the change. I think that this piece is very powerful.
          This next piece is just as powerful if not more so at least in my eyes. This piece is called "Ludlow Massacre" by Woody Guthrie. I think one of the most powerful aspects of the song is the fact that the actual music is very slow and faint compared to the singers voice which is very clear and direct I think to make sure that the words are the most important part of the song as a whole. The wording in this piece is very aggressive most likely to really be direct about what happened and not tiptoe around the issue. "You snuck around our little tent town , Soaked our tents with your kerosene", this part of the song is just so direct and aggressive, as if the singer was there and he is yelling at the people that did this to "them". Which in my opinion makes this piece much more powerful for the listener, and really strengthens the message of the song. "I said, God bless the Mine Worker's Union and then I hung my head and cried", was the last lines of the piece, and I really think that drives home the message and spirit behind this song. - Jack Brophy