Podcast Final

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=seF4Gom4SII

Misread script

Intro Clip/Music:

·      Here is where we play the best part of the song

Vocal Intro:

·      Have a funny start with a joke or something comedic

·      Introduce band, its biography, one fact about the band

Script of vocal intro:

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, (I am here live from a location in the world), welcome to another edition Radio Jamming with your host today, Ms. Jenny Park and Ms. Sophia Hallqvist ( why don’t we come up with creative names for us?). Hope you guys are having a swell day because In today we will be highlighting the amazingness of the song “Misread” by the band Kings of Convenience. Kings of Convenience. This band is an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway with the two members Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe. This musical group is known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and complex and intreagin guitar melodies. Øye and Bøe both compose and sing the songs. (cite)

Today’s Highlights:

·      Talk about the band and keep the audience engaged by talking about some jokes of the band

·      Talk about their awards and accomplishments

Sophia: So jenny what do you know about the band Kings of convenience?

Jenny: Well, according to … (a resource I found) Øye and Bøe met at school in a class and have played together since. Did you know their first musical collaboration was a comedic rap about a teacher? Ever since they were small, they had a musical career infront of them.

Sophia: oh jenny, that’s not all. There is so much more to it than that. At age 16, they made the band called Kings duo. After a short period of living in London in 2001, they released their first real album called Quiet Is the New Loud. The album was produced by the great Coldplay! The album was so succesful that they even lent their name to a small band in the world of pop.

Jenny: Well lets hear part of the song and see how great it actually is

Middle:

·      Play the beginning of the song that fades into the chorus

·      Talk about what kind of song it is, and where you would listen to it, etc

·      Talk about melody

·      Recommend this song

Jenny: Well this was a lovely song, wasn’t it?

Sophia: This song is just great, I have to agree with jenny on this one. Sarah Mohamed from India thinks this song is very chill and I can listen to it in the background while doing work or about to sleep or something.

Jenny: This song is very relaxing, I would have agree with sarah. Its melody is very soothing. When I hear this song, I picture a family playing at the beach in an evening, I feel this song can be played in everyone. From working to sleeping. So if you haven’t heard this song yet, hear it now, it for everything even for sport.

Sophia: Yes, I agree I would also recommend this song to you being played at a goodbye party. It would be the perfect indie folk-pop dou song.

Jenny: i also hear a lot of guitar on this song. now why dont we listen to some of the nice guitar tunes?

Segment 1:

·   (Play chorus of the song) Talk about literary devices and the meaning to the podcast speakers, let the listener hear the lyrics that you just referenced, that’s what makes the song good

Jenny: Now that you’ve just heard the song, do you understand the meaning behind it? What the song “Misunderstood” is about? What parts of the lyrics do you think makes it a good song?

Sophia: Well when i first began to analyze the lyrics and here is what i came up with. This song is about a special Someone who likes someone else, but she just wants to be friends. its in the lyrics!

( play lyrics)

If you wanna be my friend          

Please do not expect me to

Wrap it up and keep it there

Sophia: What the author is trying to say is  that the one he loves wants to be only friends but he is telling the loved one not to expect to keep it at that and be satisfied with just being friends.

Jenny: Yes, that is what I had also interpreted from the lyrics. This part of the lyrics is also interesting.

(plays lyrics)

A friend is not a means

You utilize to get somewhere

Somehow I didn't notice

friendship is an end

The lyrics say that the girl is using him and someone had misread the situation and the relationship had ended at friends and they didn’t become anything more than friends and when the artist mentions “The loneliest people” it made me think maybe they are no longer friends.

Sophia: Yes, that is exactly what I thought. One of my favorite lines in the song is when the band sang:

(play lyrics)

"The ones who made a difference

By withstanding the indifference"

Sophia: I think this means that the guy made a difference by acting indifferent, so maybe he was trying to speak his mind and she misread it. Ah! I think this is why the song is called misread. The song reminds me of someone liking someone else and just wanting to be friends with the other person, but because of this, the other person feels like this is “the end”, when the lyrics say,”somehow I didn’t notice, friendship is and end. I think what makes this song great is that it could be interpreted in so many ways to different people. Probably, someone else out there has a different interpretation from me. Well, this song sounds great with an amazing melody, of course. What do you think of the song Jenny?

Jenny: Your interpretation is actually quite similar to mine. I think the guy is misinterpreting his relationship to a friend. He loves the girl but she doesn't and she is aware of how much he loves her, therefore, he can’t stay friends with her because he doesn’t want to ruin their friendship. I think this song is called Misread for a reason, and it is because the guy is understood incorrectly and is “misread”. This song is about a person who is too honest for their own good and so people don’t understand them. They misread the things they say. When they feel that a person is using then, they express how they feel. if there is something about their friend that bothers them, they can’t be expected to just forget about it and leave it there, they are going to try and do something about it. But in the end, this kind of behavior can backfire and the person can be left with no friends, because even when he tries to behave himself, as shown in the lyrics, “what do you know, it happened again.” So, should he just put a smile on his face and try to forget about the things that bother him about people or a certain someone? I believe this is what the meaning of the song is. Now back to you Sophia.

Segment 2:·   Convince the listener why this is the best song written by this artist

Sophia: well if you are not already convinced, I am going to try to convince you now.  if you are one of those parents or even teens who get tired of hearing children screaming in the back of your car and are having a stressful day at school, destress and listen to the song misread Jan, norah, and giulia all think that this song is very relaxing. They also mention that the acoustics are greats, and the guitar style is very cool, it makes me want to keep listening to it, along with the vocals, which I also agree on.

Jenny: Me too.This song is more likeable because its not like most modern day songs like a song you get annoyed of once you listen to it more than twice.

Sophia: Ya, like Niki Minaj, and those types of artist. sometime i just want to go back to the way things use use to be, REAL MUSIC. not all this squeaky voice stuff.

Jenny: Well, i got good news for you, this is the definition of real music. It has it all, and after listening to it 5 thousand times you won’t get tired of it, in fact, after a while you will begin to see yourself dancing to the song.

Segment 3:

·   Our personal connection (two different opinions) to help persuade the listener to buy and listen to the song

Jenny: When I first heard this song, I thought of being in paradise because of the guitar track and the voice of the two vocal singers. The song’s tone doesn’t change throughout the song and this makes it want to keep listening to the song.

Sophia: I agree with you Jenny and although this song may seem "down” through out, it makes me want to cry because of the lyrics. It brings me back memories of when i was young, some what like a flash back.

End:

·      End the podcast by talking about the next show

·      Summarize your point

·      End with the ending of the song

Jenny: Well I guess there aren’t very negative opinions about this song. And overall, people seem to like this song. there are no other word to describe this song it is simply perfect.

Sophia: Yes, even though its not a very famous song, when people heard it for the first time, they seem to be into the song and enjoy the moment.

Jenny: Exactly. relating to this band, in our next podcast show, we are going to talk about a very similar band called The Whitest Boy Alive. If you liked this band and you’re interested in their music, stay tuned and don’t miss out on our next podcast!

Sophia: One last tip of advice is that If you are having some relationship problems, which we know most of you are. Buy this song. It was meant just for you.

song fades away