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Socratic Circle for “My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)”

Your assignment is to read and INTERACT WITH the text of Neil Young’s song. When you INTERACT WITH the text, you will be personalizing it by marking your questions and reactions in the margin next to the text. Some people think of this as having a dialogue or conversation with the actual words on the page. Things you should consider doing include:

* circling and then looking up any vocabulary words that you do not know

* underlining key phrases

* keeping track of the story or idea as it unfolds

* noting word patterns and repetitions, or anything that strikes you as confusing or important

* writing down questions

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“My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)”

by Neil Young (1990)

Hey hey, my my
Rock and roll can never die
There's more to the picture
Than meets the eye.
Hey hey, my my.

Out of the blue and into the black
You pay for this, but they give you that
And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black.

The king is gone but he's not forgotten
Is this the story of johnny rotten?
It's better to burn out 'cause rust never sleeps
The king is gone but he's not forgotten.

Hey hey, my my
Rock and roll can never die
There's more to the picture
Than meets the eye.