Dearest Klassenkameraden, my PsychicCity is simple. I would like you to pick a German song YOU DON’T ALREADY KNOW and write about it.
It must be in German.
I would like you to pay special attention to the song and after the first listen I would like you to write down what kind of feeling the song left you with: were you happy? Sad? Anxious? Eh.? Confused? Don’t try to understand it just yet.
The second time you listen to it I would like you to try and understand what the song is about. Does that match the emotion you had when you first listened to the song? Write that down (it doesn’t matter if you’re right or not).
When all that is said and done, I’d like you to go look up the lyrics. How do the lyrics of the song match up with what you felt and think the song was about? Do you like the lyrics or do you think you were better off not understanding?
Express your thoughts in any medium you see fit, but be sure to post your findings and songs! Share the music!
Here is a place to start if you aren’t sure how to find any German songs:
Goethe Institut London – Pop Kultur
(Song title taken from ‘Willst du’ – Alligatoah. Below is the “safe” Akustik version.)
music is my life