Comparison of Shakespeare Poem/Sonnet to a Modern Day Song

February 28, 2002
Shakespearian Slam Dancing Thankz to KMFDM
Whether it?s the thrashing of the heavy-metal guitars or the delicate disposition of a few tender words, a song can constrict an audience with an invoking message of passion. The modern day song, "Truth," by KMFDM, contains comparable likeness to Shakespeare's, "Sonnet 30." The two songs, although written in different periods of time and in variable fashions, embody similar topics concerning memories of the past, the briefness of mortality, and the human recollections that allow earthly pains to be laid to rest.
The resurfacing of nostalgic events in the artists' lives is one of the main subjects within the under layers of the text.…