“As far as words go, then, they are no different from words which are not set to music. Shouldn’t they confirm to the same patterns we laid down just now, and be in the same style [to allow the pure imitator of a good man]?” (88)
I chose this quote and this song for several reasons. Primarily, Plato is interested in prohibiting music that causes lament or relaxation, and this song does both while also having a subtly happy nostalgia - a song on the chopping block for Plato’s hard line against music he finds unfavorable. This quote specifically emphasizes the importance of words in Plato’s preferred music, especially in their focus of being a “pure imitator of a good man.” Likewise, this song has a candid interview with its subject, Mr. Gowrie, who recalls vivid personal memories, with a bass guitar later matching and overlaying the dialogue to literally translate the words into melody that grows throughout the piece.
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