Paradise by John Prime

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Paradise by John Prime was released in 1971. This song is described as a folklore because it tells a story. The song talks about a little boy and his family traveling to Western Kentucky. The little boy  ( which we can assume is John prime), clarifies that he does not want to go to this town. He would rather be in his town that he calls paradise. The only reason he does not like this town is because of the coal mining that goes on. Paradise is described as a wonderful town down by the Green River. This Folklore is a narrative described in a song. The song includes: characters and a plot. The characters are the little boy and his family. The plot is the story of his family traveling to Western Kentucky and what he sees. The narrator of the song would rather be in his Paradise town rather than in a town dealing with coal mining.

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This song really talks about the effects of coal mining and how it effects the earth in general. Even though the song is older and not my style of music that I listen to, it is rather pleasant to listen to. The song reminds me of the old country days. I could almost picture myself sitting on the porch, drinking sweet tea while listening to this song in the 70's. It gives the listener a perspective on how bad the coal mines were to the environment. It also makes you think that adults were not the only ones to not like coal mining. Children could have the same opinion as well. Personally, if I was to rewrite this song, I would make the song a lot slower to have a gloomy effect. The song would give off the impression that this is something the world needs to change and it did change. But, back in the day, everything was different.

Youtube link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEy6EuZp9IY