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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad was a British writer that wrote the novella "Heart of Darkness" about a voyage up the Congo River in Africa. -
American Gothic by Grant Wood
Grant Wood was aiming for a positive statement about rural American values and to provide an image of reassurance at a time of hardship brought by the Great Depression. -
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire by The Ink Spots
This song means that he does not want to be very successful and bring a lot of attention. -
Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
"I think it should be for the mass of the American people" - Andy Warhol. He wanted to paint something that people saw everyday and something that everyone would recognize. -
Space Invader by David Bowie
David Bowie had an obsession with space which led him to write these songs about space without any real meaning. -
Bird With Two Right Wings by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
He is talking about how he is very upset with the United States Government and that it doesn't matter if a republican or democrat runs the government because it will stay the same.