Saturday, April 4, 2020

Holiday In Cambodia

The final blog of the semester is the song Holiday In Cambodia by The Dead Kennedys. This song is great overall as it focuses on the rich overeducated urban people who don't have the closest idea of what it's like to be poor, and think that they don't have the greatest life. Then the Dead Kennedys start to sing about the hardships in Cambodia, I started to look up the history and in the song, I think they are talking about Khmer Rogue who is communist guerrilla warfare, and took power in Cambodia where he leached off the people, and sadly put them in slavery on labor forced farms. While this was very sad, and heartbreaking the Kennedys are singing about the fact that some people in the US need to be reducated on what it means to be in that type of situation. Now back to the song I liked the guitar at the beginning and the instrumentals throughout that made the song sound unique from the rest.
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3 comments:

  1. Caitlin HongApril 5, 2020 at 3:36 PM

    I appreciate that you added the bit of research that you did regarding the song topic, it was really interesting to read and helps the listener connect to the song. I also like the instruments throughout the song, it adds a different feel to the song that I can't compare to any other songs I know.

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  2. Taylor TolbertApril 6, 2020 at 5:11 PM

    I also liked that you did some research because it helped me to understand a little bit more of what the song was talking about. And then when we understand and have that connection with the song it makes the song better and not as easily ignored. I also agree with you that by singing this song he was trying to wake everybody up to other points of view

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  3. MinApril 6, 2020 at 10:32 PM

    I love this song, too. I think this song has a beautiful melody. I actually heard this song about 4 times thanks to your recommendation and I think it is really beautiful. I think the atmosphere of this song matches the lyrics and melody of the song well with the singer's voice. This song is one of the best songs I've ever heard. Tell me a lot of good music next time. Thanks for the recommendation!

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