02-24-2018, 07:01 AM
Given that the central conceit of the piece is the image of the Blackbird flying away I find the repetition of this refrain the weakest aspect of the work. Fundamentally I find it jarring and out of place. That being said there is a lot about this piece that I do like. The allusions to some of Johnny Cash’s more notable works is clever although perhaps he fact that it was written while listening to his music means that it is unsurprising. Moreover; as the other critic has pointed out I do like the fact that the work seems to replicate Cash’s voice in both tone and cadence. As has also been pointed out there is a little jarring moment towards the end of the second stanza but otherwise I don’t find the use of rhyming verse too off putting here.
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Johnny
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Johnny