Listen to Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge over Troubled Water. Next, listen to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by the Beatles. Compare and contrast the lyrics and describe the feelings that they evoke in you.

Explanation:

after listening to Simon and Garfunkel's bridge over troubled water,And Lucy in the sky with diamonds by the beatles, The emotions I felt during these songs were happiness and sadness

Bridge over Troubled Water depicts positive feelings. The lyrics convey a feeling of providing support during troubled times. The title of the songs speaks of a bridge—depicting something to hold onto or use as a support—over troubled water, which evokes a time of despair. The lyrics inspire me to believe in love and friendship and to have hope and belief in my own dreams.

The lyrics of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds represents a dreamy sequence where a boy looks for his desire personified (represented as a girl with kaleidoscope eyes). Although the song doesn’t specifically mention drugs or addiction, the fact that the Beatles were known to use drugs and LSD led to controversy. In addition, the title of the song denotes LSD using the three nouns. Therefore, the BBC banned this song. Because of negative news surrounding this song, hearing this song evokes a negative feeling of deviant behavior in me.