Analysis of Something Else...

Tonight (9/26) your task is to annotate (or take double entry notes) on the rhetorical or artistic creation that your class voted for earlier today. You will bring these notes to class tomorrow (9/27); the notes are your ticket into a Socratic Seminar.

A-block.
You stopped by 2207 before heading home (or, at least, you were supposed to) to pick up an excerpt from Ten Days in a Mad-House. When taking notes pay particular attention to how the speaker establishes credibility (ethos).

F-block.
You voted for "Gangnam Style" a music video by Korean musical artist, Psy. (Some context: Gangnam is one of the most affluent areas of Seoul, and one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in all of South Korea. ) When taking notes consider the question, why is this an international YouTube hit? Consider elements of the video, the music, and the lyrics. Also, consider the possibility that there is some irony or satire involved in the video's popularity. (Satire of what? Irony where? In the video? The lyrics?)

Here is an English translation of the lyrics (quoted from the Business Insider website):

Oppa* is Gangnam style
Gangnam style
A girl who is warm and humanly during the day
A classy girl who know how to enjoy the freedom of a cup of coffee
A girl whose heart gets hotter when night comes
A girl with that kind of twist
I’m a guy
A guy who is as warm as you during the day
A guy who one-shots his coffee before it even cools down
A guy whose heart bursts when night comes
That kind of guy
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Now let’s go until the end
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh
A girl who looks quiet but plays when she plays
A girl who puts her hair down when the right time comes
A girl who covers herself but is more sexy than a girl who bares it all
A sensable girl like that
I’m a guy
A guy who seems calm but plays when he plays
A guy who goes completely crazy when the right time comes
A guy who has bulging ideas rather than muscles
That kind of guy
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Now let’s go until the end
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh
On top of the running man is the flying man, baby baby
I’m a man who knows a thing or two
On top of the running man is the flying man, baby baby
I’m a man who knows a thing or two
You know what I’m saying
Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh

*Older brother