Albert Einstein: In Popular Lyrics

by Clinton R. LeFort, Ferdinand Schmutzer (Photographer)

IntroductionThere have been hundreds of bands, artists and songwriters who have used the name of Albert Einstein in modern lyrics. They use Einstein to drive him a point about their lyrics story. It could be love, loss of love or some other metaphorical theme, but it comes back to the great physicist who was world renowned.Einstein was a great lover of music. He played the violin from a youth. Often he turned to music to calm himself and to take his mind away from his deep problems. According to Gerald Holton (1998) culture development, such as music and literature, were a great part of the Nobel Laureate’s development as a child. Einstein was constantly keeping up with the German social developments in the arts and sciences. This exposure to art and science by Albert Einstein’s Mother and Father were an excellent source of inspiration for the growing mind of Einstein. It is not unusual for Einstein to be part of a cultural revolution since he has been the subject of many works of art. (Kupper, 2014) This little work focuses on a limited way in which the great German professor has captured our attention thru his name in Popular music lyrics.

9 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 4, 2014

About the author

My writing career began in grade school, where I became interested in reporting and poetry. I wrote lots of poetry and prose in High School, then developed a philosophy in graduate school. After graduating from LSU and USC I became interested in dramatic writing for theater and film. My latest works have been a combination of spirituality, suspense and philosophy. Back in 2006 I wrote 4 major books, which came out of several small newsletters I registered with the Library of Congress. My present interest are in screenwriting and spirituality; how to express religious truths for the screen.
One discovery as a writer is that you are always searching for the perfect way to say the same basic human experiences with more meaning, helping the reader to remember a word, a phrase a meaningful event so that the author and the reader can relate.