OLD HIPPIES, OLD ROCKERS (1)
TOO OLD TO ROCK 'N' ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE (JETHRO TULL)
Talking points
0.) Explain "blue suede shoes" !
1.1.) Portray the old rocker ! What makes it difficult for him ?
1.2.) In which respect is he different from his former friends ?
2.1.) What happened to the old rocker on the A1 ?
2.2.) Was it an accident or a suicide ? Find evidence for both interpretations !
3.) Analyze the different variations of the title line ! What is your opinion ?
4.) Is this a gloomy, pessimistic song ?
OLD HIPPIES, OLD ROCKERS (2)
OLD HIPPIE (BELLAMY BROTHERS)
Talking points
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0. Collect information on "hippies", "Woodstock", "the day John Lennon died", "Vietnam"
1.1.) Describe the old hippie ! What makes it difficult for him ?
1.2.) What are the characteristics of the hippie era ?
1.3.) In which respect is he different from the young ones ?
2.1.) Describe his problems ?
2.2.) How can his adjustment problems be explained ?
2.3.) How serious do you consider his problems ? What makes you optimistic ?
3.) What do you think: Should outsiders like the old hippie be tolerated ? What should the old hippie do ?
4.) What happened to the hippie values and aims ?
5.) Do you think that social change is a problem only for old hippies and rockers ?
6.) Do you know other works of art about the adaptation problems of former soldiers ?
7.) Point out where the writer of the lyrics does not use correct grammar !
8.) Twenty years later the old hippie has become religious. Which other "careers" would have been possible? Have the Bellamy Brothers been converted, too?
9.) Make a list: a) In which respect has the old hippie remained unchanged? b) Where has he made a development? (Include the 2 sequels!)
10.) If the US can be divided into Republicans and Democrats - on which side do the Bellamy Brothers seem to be? How do you know?