Analysis of 7 OClock News/Silent Night by Simon and...

Analysis of 7 OClock News/Silent Night by Simon and Garfunkel In expressive arts we are studing the topics the 60’s. We listened to the song â€Å"7 Oclock News/Silent Night† Simon and Garfunkel. In 1956, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were juniors at Forest Hills High School in New York City. They began playing together as a group called Tom and Jerry, with Simon as Jerry Landis and Garfunkel as Tom Graph, so called because he always liked to track hits on the pop charts. As seniors in 1957, they then started writing their own songs in the Everly Brothers rock and roll style. The famous duo wrote and composed many number 1’s and were one of the most popular groups on the 1960’s. They worked together†¦show more content†¦evil theme. Throughout the song the newsreader gets louder. This may symbolise to the audience that the evil, tragic and negative things are taking over and overcoming the world and goodness. Also because the violence and murder is taking it reminds us that we cannot overlook and forget about these things that are happening. He mentions the fight in the House of Representatives that broke out, in relation with the civil rights bill. He also about the equality between black and white people in the 1960’s. At this point this is being read the words â€Å"all is calm, all is bright† this completely contrast from the subject about racism but the song is representing a sense of tranquillity as if everything is okay when it is not. The newsreader talks about may famous and well known subjects that happened in the 1960’s. One of the most tragic and gruesome topics is about the murders of the 9 nurses; he reads â€Å"The notorious Richard Speck was accused of murdering 9 student nurses, gruesomely stabbing and strangling them one by one.† The words from silent night are â€Å"Silent night, Holy night All is calm all is bright†, this is another contrast from the moods portrayed from the song and the news, and the newsreader is talking about the murders and grief that occurred at this time. This shows the audience another contrast as the night of the killing