This week I used a song and changed the words where it would tell
the story of Tattercoats. I enjoyed reading this story. I have always loved
music so I thought I would try something different. Warning: some of the lines
are a little bit of a rough fit to the music so they don't flow as well as I
would like. I kept thinking of how the girl in the song is kind of torn because
she's always on the move. In the story, however, the girl isn't on the move.
She has only one friend and the nurse that takes care of her. On the day she was born, her mother died
during her birth. Her mother was her grandfather’s favorite daughter. He blamed
the death of his daughter on her and never wanted to see her face. Instead of a
wicked stepmother, the girl is raised by the nurse who was there when she was
born. The nurse tries her best to help her. She has one other friend, the goose
hand. She spends time with him when she can. They were on their way to the castle when they met her true love. The
song I used for this story is called Love Triangle by Raelynn. It talks about
how divorce can be hard on a kid. It is one of my favorite songs for the
moment, so while I was reading Tattercoats, which is pretty much a different
version of Cinderella, I couldn't get this song out of my head. That is how I
came up with this idea. Please let me know what you think.
Links:
Karoke Version of Love Triangle
Raelynn, Youtube
Love Triangle Offical Music Video
Raelynn, Youtube
Tattercoats
Joseph Jacobs
Love Triangle Lyrics
Raelynn, AZ lyrics
All Alone
Sitting on the sofaLooking out the window
Wishing for a family to
To share a life with
Wondering why she is all alone
Grandpa staring out the same old window
Wishing he could change some past events
His whole world turned upside down
He can't look at her at all
Not moving from his spot at all
The Nurse is there
To take care of her
And she does the
Best that she can
Some mommas and daddies
Can't be there for their kids
It's not by their choice
The kids grow up without a parent's love
Sometimes no one can fill that place
And then they get stuck
Being all alone
One day a word was spreading through town
The Prince was coming back to the kingdom
He was looking for a girl
Someone to be his wife
Grandpa heard and moved from the window
Not missing a chance to go to the ball
One day the girl was running to the palace
Her friend the gooseherd was there for her
She was dressed in a tattered robe
When they ran into a man
He asked directions to the palace
She told him to tag along
Then he asks her to accompany
Him to the event
Where he will announce
She will be his bride
Some mommas and daddies
Can't be there for their kids
It's not by their choice
The kids grow up without a parent's love
Sometimes no one can fill that place
And then they get stuck
Being all alone
She asks him why me
He says she sweet
She thinks he's kidding
He tells her he will be
Expecting her at midnight
He can't wait till she's his wife
Some mommas and daddies
Can't be there for their kids
It's not by their choice
The kids grow up without a parent's love
Sometimes no one can fill that place
And then they get stuck
Being all alone
She shows up to the ball
He runs to her side
He takes her to the front of the crowd
He tells the King
That he's found his bride
The king is surprised
He asks the Prince are you sure?
The Prince responds
Says there is no one else
The King smiles and
Tells him congratulations
And the girl is surprised
She didn't know he was the Prince
He hugs her tight while she cries
Some mommas and daddies
Can't be there for their kids
It's not by their choice
The kids grow up without a parent's love
Sometimes no one can fill that place
And then they get stuck
Being all alone
Grandpa moved from in front of the same old window
He can't see the girl's face
Depressed that he can't see the beautiful view
He can't look that way at all
He moves in to another town
The Prince and the Princess
Go on about their lives
She's so happy to be by his side
Things have never been this good
She's no longer alone
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Wow, Ashley! This was so creative. I have not seen anyone else write a song instead of a story. It was really refreshing! I like how you kept the repetition throughout the song. I am really happy there was a happy ending! At the beginning of the song I was a little sad, but it definitely took a great turn!
ReplyDeleteWow, this took some creativity!! I haven't seen anyone do even a poem for their Storytelling, let alone an entire song! WOW I am giving you a round of applause right now. This was a very cool way to relay this story, and I think you got across the emotions that the characters felt and the kind of overall realness/reality of the situation. Very cool story!!
ReplyDeleteAshley, I'm so impressed with your story this week. That is extremely creative and unique. When you really think about it, a lot of songs are stories so it makes sense to write your story in song format. I liked how the chorus repeated like a real song. It really drove home the theme of the story even when the verses around it were changing.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a unique idea! I can't even imagine how challenging this must have been to write. I'm impressed that you found a song that fit so well to the actual story. The changes you made to the lyrics didn't always fit super well with how the song was originally written, but I'm sure if you adjusted the rhythm or sung it in a different way, you could smooth out some of those wrinkles.
ReplyDeleteI think the most important thing is that you chose a song that conveyed the same level of emotional trauma that must have been felt by the daughter being blamed for her own mother's death.
If I were to suggest any improvements, it would just be to make some of the lyrics fit a little better with the song! But you've already acknowledged this issue in your author's note so really there's not much for me to add!
Great work on this!
Wow! This is something so different that I haven’t seen anyone do before. It’s actually really creative!! I love how you chose a song so perfect for this story especially to go along with the Cinderella story. I notice how you noted that some of the lines didn’t flow as well but I think that is totally fine. We understand what you are trying to get at especially because I would not even be able to do half of what you did. Sometimes I wish I could be as creative! My sister always listens to this song so I immediately knew it once I read the title. Overall, you did an amazing job! Thanks for the fun read/sing!
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