Music has always been a wonderful vehicle through which people, both individually and communally, can find meaning, solace, peace, excitement, wonder, escape, etc.

In this blog you can share how you understand the idea of 'encountering conflict' through music. Using the shared class BLIP.fm account you can contribute to creating an archive of songs that relate to the context. When you add a song to the playlist you will need to post a blog that outlines your reasons for presenting it. Where appropriate, quote lyrics in your discussion. If BLIP.fm does not have what you want, write about your song and use a hyperlink to direct people to a place where they can access it. If you have original music that you would like to share BLIP.fm has features that should allow you to upload it.

NB: You must adhere to copyright guidelines.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Disorientated - Delta Goodrem

Find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sHcsju2uvw

I have chosen the song Disorientated by Delta Goodrem as I believe it relates directly to Sal and the circumstances surrounding her life at Thornhill’s Point. As we follow the lyrics of the song we can see that it describes the internal conflict and disorientation of Sal as she struggles to find herself and cope with life in the bush. It also describes how Sal seems to notice the change in her husband as a result of the ‘blacks’ and how she and her family are always threatened by their differences, always having to ‘look back just in case’. Towards the end of the song we can see that it describes how Sal eventually accepts the way her life had changed, and how she eventually lost track of the days that had past (her tree markings) to finally start a new life within the bush with her family.

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