Postmodernism Rap
by Jane And Mark Lewis
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Copyright © 1997,
2010 Jane
And Mark Lewis. http://www.pottedjam.org Email: sketches@pottedjam.org
Contents
Background
This sketch was written because we were tackling the subject of
Postmodernism
in a Family Service and we thought - how on Earth do we explain
postmodernism?
This was the result.
More recently we reprised and rewrote the sketch with the help of our
sons Ethan and Simeon so included below is the original rap and the
2010 rewrite.
Rating
  
Characters
- Professor Brains - A Modernist - showing the scientific,
rationalistic world-view
- Rapper Diddy Puff - A
Post-modernist - showing the new-age "pick and mix", Style over content
world view
Staging
The Professor (Modernist) should be dressed as a scientist (white lab
coat) and Diddy Puff
(Postmodernist) in rapper gear: trainers, big puffer jacket, baseball
cap,
etc. The beat of the rap is hard to describe in words but goes
something
like
Bom-Ch-Bom-Ba-Ba-Bom
Bom-Ch-Bom-Ba-Ba-Bom
We found it helpful to both perform these two lines in between
each
verse to keep the beat. The person who is not currently rapping should
click their fingers or do something else to keep time.
Original Script
I'm a modernist. That’s my world view.
I use reason to decide what's true
The world’s complex, how do I view it?
Think, consider, DON'T "just do it"
I'm a post-modernist and I'm no fool
Cos I wear my Nike's and I act real cool
Image is everything - that ain't rehearsed
Whatcha gotta do is obey your thirst (pssst
Drink
Sprite)
I believe in logic and rational thought
The world makes sense, so I've been taught
If I can't solve it, get a mental block
I turn to my idol - Mr Spock (live long and prosper)
What's true is true when is true for me
Truth is relative - that's post-modern-ity
The truth is out there - say Mulder and
Sculley
But I'm in here and ain't in no hurry.
Post-modernism is a crazy disease
Makes people think they can do as they please
Its all soft and fluffy, makes me squirm
What we want are facts, hard and firm
Words mean nothing is what I always say
So don't follow me, go your own way.
The world of religion is just pick and mix
If you get too hungry, just pick up a Twix
I'm a modernist and I like to act
After careful reason, thought and fact
I believe everything is solved by science
All the worlds problems fixed by an appliance
I logon to the Web to go virtual shopping
Watch TV and go channel hopping
I like my information in bite-sized chunks
If I'm not entertained I'm down in the dumps
Marketing products, chose another fad
Defined by the latest TV-ad
Post-modernism is the latest trend
Its the one that top breeders recommend
Trainspotting is no longer quite what it
seems
Its a film which blurs reality and dreams
Everything is merging - both man and machine
"I'll be back" - know what I mean?
Everything's a muddle there's no clear diction
Take Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction
There’s about as much truth in a comic like the Beano
As you get in a film by Quentin Tarantino
I'm a post-modernist and I'm no fool
Cos I wear my Nike's and I act real cool
I'm off to go and surf the Net
But first I gotta feed my cyper-pet
[spoken] This rap was sponsored
by Coca-Cola
and the number 3.
2010 Rewrite
I'm a modernist. That’s my world view.
I use reason to decide what's true
The world’s complex, how do I view it?
Think, consider, DON'T "just do it"
I'm a post-modernist - “I
pity da fool”
I wear my puffer jacket and
I act real cool
Image is everything - that
ain't rehearsed
Whatcha gotta do is obey
your thirst
(pssst Drink Sprite)
I believe in logic and rational thought
The world makes sense, so I've been taught
If I can't solve it, get a mental block
I turn to my idol - Mr Spock
(live long and prosper)
Truth is true when is true
for me
But I ain’t bovvered when
I’m playing on the Wii
This guy thinks in a
rational manner
I think it means – he’s a
proper spanner
I'm a modernist and I like to act
After careful reason, thought and fact
I believe everything is solved by science
All the worlds problems fixed by an appliance
Words mean nothing - I
always say
Don’t follow me - go your
own way.
World of religion - just
pick and mix
Follow pop idol - get a
daily fix
Post-modernism is a crazy disease
Makes people think they can do as they please
Marketing products, chose another fad
Defined by the latest viral-ad
Log on to the Web - go
virtual shoppin’
Down-load tunes - go channel
hoppin’
Twitter, YouTube and
facebook.
Wanna know how I feel - take
a look
This rap was sponsored by
Coca-Cola and the number 3.
Copyright © 1997, 2010
Jane And
Mark Lewis. http://www.pottedjam.org
Email: sketches@pottedjam.org
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