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Western Culture in Country Music. -----------Homesick in “Take Me Home, Country Road”. report by Gu Haiyuan Liu Ping Yao Wenjing Pan Lin. The Origin of the Country Music 2.The Influence on People
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Western Culture in Country Music -----------Homesick in “Take Me Home, Country Road” report by Gu Haiyuan Liu Ping Yao Wenjing Pan Lin
The Origin of the Country Music • 2.The Influence on People • 3.Our Understanding of “Take Me Home Country Road”
the origin • Country music • developed in southeastern US • in early 19th • become popular in 1960s
the Influence • play a very important role • many composers write songs • the content is extensive
women funny pathos They allow us to experience the same emotion. whisky
Our Understanding John Denver a country music singer & composer
Almost heaven, west VirginiaBlue ridge mountainsShenandoah river -Life is old thereOlder than the treesYounger than the mountainsGrowin' like a breezeCountry roads, take me homeTo the place i belongWest Virginia, mountain mommaTake me home, country roadsAll my memories gathered &round herMiner's lady, stranger to blue waterDark and dusty, painted on the skyMisty taste of moonshineTeardrops in my eyeCountry roads, take me homeTo the place i belong West Virginia, mountain mommaTake me home, country roads I hear her voiceIn the mornin' hour she calls meThe radio reminds me of my home far awayAnd drivin' down the road i get a feelin'That i should have been home yesterday, yesterdayCountry roads, take me homeTo the place i belongWest Virginia, mountain mommaTake me home, country roadsCountry roads, take me homeTo the place i belongWest Virginia, mountain mommaTake me home, country roads Take Me Home Country Road
Life is old there, Older than the trees , Younger than the mountains, Growin' like a breeze
It is impossible that John didn't miss his lovely hometown.
Misty taste of moonshine Teardrops in my eye
It expresses John’s strong feeling of going back to his homework.
I hear her voice In the morning hour she calls me
You can imagine how much he thirst to go back home.
归去来兮 田园将芜胡不归
Homesickness is a simple and holy feeling to everyone who was away from home. Please cherish present time!