This song portrays a very complex and realistic Los Angeles, one which Beck experienced growing up in LA. In juxtaposing mundane and intense images (representing the erratic nature of street-life in Los Angeles) Beck ironizes the stereo-typical "California dream" of a life of luxury, ease and simplicity. Despite the allusions to violent, racially-motivated crimes and crippling poverty, the song is a positive one set to a moderate and funky groove. California is not all bad. The world of “Que Onde Guera” is no dreamed-up paradise, but that’s exactly what makes it wonderful; it’s real.
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Nice choice. I can see how this song embodies the idea of the California Dream.
I like your choice of song for this paper. The music itself is definitely indicative of urban Los Angeles, with the various sounds like a whistle blowing that aren't typical of pop music. Also, I like your thoughts on the antithesis of luxury and simplicity versus violence and poverty. Perhaps it would be interesting to explore that antithesis in the song: can one exist without the other?
Where are the rest of your blogs so people can comment???
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