As always, another journal entry.
TOPIC: Since the words of these songs(Wankatakiya and It is a good day by Spirit Nation) are unfamiliar(as they are not in English), just listen to them as part of the music for now. It's a good time to think about tone and mood. Tone is the author's attitude toward the characters, the subject, and/ or the audience. Mood is the emotional state of the reader. How would you describe the tone and mood of these songs? How would you describe the tone and mood of White Buffalo Calf Women?
RESPONSE: I would describe the tone and mood of these songs as slow beat and relaxed, not a type of song that is supposed to fill you with energy(Green Day Much?). I think the way the lyrics are presented the singer(s) is/ are trying to make you think about something,--that of which I don't know as my fluency in foreign languages just barely applies to Español--perhaps a political issue in the Country of origin? I'd describe the Sioux legend(well, the version I listened to on YouTube.com) as a calming, native flute while the story comes on lyric form on screen, but once you're in quite away, the music changes to a more fast beat music, catching you off guard and completely shattering your expectation of what the music would be like, because it's a Native American legend(notice how I didn't say 'Indian?').
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