Difference between revisions of "American Gothic"

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A place where nobody dared to go
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The love that we came to know
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They call it Xanadu
  
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'''American Gothic''' is a painting by American [[artist]] [[Grant Wood]]. The subjects in the painting are a farmer and woman looking gaunt. The man holds a pitchfork and both wear severe expressions. The painting was controversial when it was first exhibited in 1930. The Art Institute of Chicago awarded the painting a prize of $300.
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And now
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Open your eyes and see
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What we have made is real
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We are in Xanadu
  
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==Controversy==
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A million lights are dancing
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American Gothic remains one of the most famous paintings in the history of American art. It is a primary example of Regionalism, a movement that aggressively opposed European [[abstract art]], preferring depictions of rural American subjects rendered in a [[representational style]]. The painting has become part of American popular culture, and the couple has been the subject of endless [[parody|parodies]]. Some believe that Wood used this painting to [[satire|satirize]] the narrow-mindedness and repression that has been said to characterize Midwestern culture, an accusation Wood denied. The painting is thought by most to be a glorification of the moral virtue of rural America.
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
  
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[[category:Art]]
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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[[Category:Painting]]
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
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For you, Xanadu
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The love
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The echoes of long ago
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You needed the world to know
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They are in Xanadu
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The dream
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That came through a million years
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That lived on through all the tears
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It came to Xanadu
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A million lights are dancing
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Now that I'm here
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Now that I'm here
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Xanadu...

Revision as of 01:09, August 10, 2010

A place where nobody dared to go The love that we came to know They call it Xanadu

And now Open your eyes and see What we have made is real We are in Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Xanadu, your neon lights will shine For you, Xanadu

The love The echoes of long ago You needed the world to know They are in Xanadu

The dream That came through a million years That lived on through all the tears It came to Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Xanadu...

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