I'm considering writing my research paper on an Elliott Smith song-- suggestions for research/topics?

In my English class, we have to write about a piece of art or music that has a large effect on us. I love all of Elliott Smith's music and I would like to write about one of his songs. I was thinking "A King's Crossing" might be a good one to focus on because there's a lot to describe (the eerie tune, the symbolic lyrics, etc.). So does anyone have any suggestions for sources to use on this topic? Specific articles or books or anything that I should refer to? I've found a few articles but haven't been too successful. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

I'm considering writing my research paper on an Elliott Smith song-- suggestions for research/topics?
Ahhhh, Elliott Smith. It's always incredibly refreshing to see something about him on here. It's very rare.





I don't know if it would be of any use, but a booklet that maybe accompanies New Moon (maybe, my friend was telling me about it, but I bought the record on iTunes) has a lot of information about him in it and with it coming with the cd could have useful information about the songs. I would maybe google Elliott Smith interviews or articles. I'm sure there is some good stuff. I'll try to think of more and if I do I will certainly reply back to the question, but unfortunately I'm not sure. I would think though that it may be beneficial to look at something earlier since there may be more info on the stuff that came out while he was alive.





I was just looking at a site called sweetadeline.net that appeared to be linked up with a lot of sites. Maybe if you click around in there you can find something.
Reply:'Between the Bars' is my favorite Elliott Smith song. There's a lot to write about. The way it was recorded is interesting. He records the vocals twice and pans one recording far left and the other far right. He does the same with the guitar. Then he adds another guitar to play along with the melody for a bit. It's beautiful. But I suppose you should pick something that you personally feel affected by.
Reply:"Needle in the Hay" would be a good one, especially since it goes along with the suicide scene in the movie They Royal Tenenbaums. That would be a good start to a topic about music and death/suicide, which there would be a lot of info out there on that topic. I don't know if that's what your looking for but I hope that helps!

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