Swamped with your writing assignments? Take the weight off your shoulder!
Submit your assignment instructions
Keeping in mind Bret Easton Ellis’ argument (in his essay, “Notes on Charlie Sheen and the End of Empire”) about empire values, assess St. Vincent’s 2016 cover version of the Rolling Stones’ “Emotional Rescue.” Do you think that St. Vincent’s cover is sincere (what Ellis would term “empire”), ironic (what Ellis would term “post-empire”), or somewhere between the two? Be specific, discussing specific musical attributes you feel support your argument. And naturally, take into account St. Vincent’s position as a female covering a Rolling Stones track.
You must cite anyone else’s words or thoughts according to proper citation guidelines. This includes 1) footnotes or in-text citations (MLA, APA, or Chicago style are acceptable), and 2) a Works Cited page at the end of your essay. Do not work with other students to write your essay; these are individual rather than group projects.
Citation requirements: please cite at least three external sources. These should not be taken from the Assigned Reading, and they must not include the Bret Easton Ellis essay (which you should nonetheless read in order to write this essay!). These sources should be scholarly/academic or critical in nature, so drawn from books, edited volumes, or periodicals. Do not cite Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica, Genius, any site that claims to have “true song meanings”, or other sources, because the point of this assignment is to get you to do your own scholarly research. Consider using Google Scholar and/or Rock’s Backpages to locate your sources.
Links: https://www.thedailybeast.com/bret-easton-ellis-notes-on-charlie-sheen-and-the-end-of-empire
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOzC_q4357c
