Cuyamaca College Old Town Road by Jon Caramanica Discussion

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Read this and answer the following questions.

by Jon Caramanica

As of now there is no American award — not the Grammy, not the Pulitzer, not the Oscar or the Tony — that could adequately reward the miracle that is the never-ending rollout of “Old Town Road.” Each time it courts death, it pivots. This latest version is the one you’d ask for in a fantasy but never think was possible. Billy Ray Cyrus is still here, crooning. And then there’s Young Thug, less nonsensical than usual, game to be in on the joke. But the crowning moment is at the end, with the arrival of the viral yodeling preteen Mason Ramsey, who shows up to sing about his Razor scooter, cows and his giddy-up. It’s the perfect twist ending to this internet-born-and-enabled saga: meme recognize meme.

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1) How does the first sentence acknowledge what “Old Town Road” has come to mean culturally? Why does the reviewer call it a “miracle”?

2) How does the reviewer, Jon Caramanica, provide evidence to support his opinions? What specific words or details does he use that seem to you especially apt or vivid?

3) What does this reviewer assume his readers will already know? For instance, what is packed into a line like “Billy Ray Cyrus is still here, crooning” for those who know Billy Ray Cyrus’s work? Even if you had somehow never heard of “Old Town Road,” or of any of these artists, do you think you would still be able to get something from this review?

4) What else do you notice or admire about this short review? What lessons might it have for your writing?

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“Old Town Road” Review
In the first sentence, Caramanica shows the importance of the song ''Old Town Road'' to
the American culture when he says that there is no American award that could adequately reward
the song. By the mention of the word, ‘America’ the sentence shows how deep rooted the song
is to the culture of the Ame...


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