tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723861472527248257.post7099293545740490604..comments2009-04-29T08:35:29.902-07:00Comments on Film and the Art of Cool: The beginningsSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00589181287043392179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723861472527248257.post-21682810906768038312009-01-28T06:52:00.000-08:002009-01-28T06:52:00.000-08:00Good points about the Blues, though Blues itself c...Good points about the Blues, though Blues itself came from freedmen. Slave field gospel singing -> church gospel singing -> Blues. If you want an interesting read, do a search for "coded slave songs." Not only will you see the forerunners of a lot of gospel music we hear today, each song is actually a coded hope for the end of slavery. The most famous would probably be "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."<BR/><BR/>Good post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331961951316180787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723861472527248257.post-11120538495693126312009-01-27T21:43:00.000-08:002009-01-27T21:43:00.000-08:00Not only the blue, but if you look hard enough, yo...Not only the blue, but if you look hard enough, you will find that most every cool thing we have today (aside from certain nerd culture) came from black culture somehow.<BR/><BR/>With this black president though, I am not sure how much longer we can rely on that subculture to provide us with cool.fjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827891221669580321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723861472527248257.post-84583555262377381042009-01-27T16:12:00.000-08:002009-01-27T16:12:00.000-08:00I really like your comparison in this post. Kinda ...I really like your comparison in this post. Kinda ironic that when I think of music that expresses "cool", I automatically think the blues. :DAnna Aldersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204136671300525263noreply@blogger.com