Application essays. We've all written them, agonized over them, and written them again. And anyone who has applied to college is familiar with what I consider to be the quintessential college application question: "What are you passionate about?"
When faced with such a question, I frequently talked about my interest in languages and culture, in history, and wrote extensively on my desire to help people and the environment.
I must now confess that this response was in fact only half true, for my one true passion in life is the music of none other than the Piano Man himself, the one-and-only Billy Joel.
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So naturally, I see the opportunity to create a "passion blog" as a way to fulfill my calling by spreading the gospel of the Piano Man to my peers and the world at large. But that being said, I am not content to merely analyze songs and apply them to my life and the world around me, for my other passion (and the more application essay-acceptable of the two) is history- particularly the history of 1970s America.
Since I'm always eager to have my cake and eat it too, I've been contemplating combining the two topics into one overarching blog: a look back on the people, places, and things of the 1970s with a mini-series dedicated to the life and times of Billy Joel. There is, however one problem: only half of Joel's albums were released during the 1970s; the rest hit the charts in the 80s and 90s.
So, where does this leave me? I like my idea too much to abandon it completely- one solution I've pondered is to only cover Billy Joel songs that were released in the 70s, as he has more than enough material to discuss from this time period alone.
Basically, I'm still unsure of how this blog will unfold- I suppose I will have to get creative like Rocky and think critically like Michael Corleone to make this happen. I guess it's just "a matter of trust" after all.
See? This could work.
See? This could work.
I really like this idea and it seems like a very interesting blog to keep up with. I also really like your title for this and how you've made the topic appear very universal with references to college applications.
ReplyDeleteKay, I think writing about Billy Joel is indeed a good idea, considering you seem like his most passionate fan; I mean, you only cried like 5 times at his concerts. As for tying in the 1970's in your blog posts, I think this is a great idea. It will give your readers not only an insight to someone you are very passionate about, but a small history lesson as well. Great job!
ReplyDeleteOh-my-goodness-this-could-totally-work!
ReplyDeleteYour passion is practically dripping off the screen like drops of wine from a bottle of red, a bottle of white. (See what I did there? This COULD work. I happen to have a penchant for the Piano Man myself.)
I'm giving you full creative license here. If you choose to focus solely on the 70's era, fine. If you expand into later Billy Joel years, fine. Run with this passion!
This sounds so cool!!!!! My mom is a HUGE Billy Joel fan so I grew up listening to his music and I am SO excited to hear your take on his work! I also think that it's a really great idea to incorporate the history of the times to add some depth to your posts. I can't wait to read your blog!
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