Comments on: PJ Harvey’s ‘Community Of Hope’ Misrepresents D.C., Nonprofit Says http://bandwidth.wamu.org/pj-harveys-community-of-hope-misrepresents-d-c-nonprofit-says/ WAMU 88.5's New Music Site Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 By: 2017 diy http://bandwidth.wamu.org/pj-harveys-community-of-hope-misrepresents-d-c-nonprofit-says/#comment-1252 Thu, 18 May 2017 18:27:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=62155#comment-1252 When Leah Garrett at D.C. nonprofit Community of Hope heard the song last week, she says she was “floored.” Not only does the tune share a name with her organization, it also mentions streets and landmarks in the neighborhoods Community of Hope serves. But Garrett took issue with some of Harvey’s lyrics.

]]> By: A dive into 1996 with Weezer and PJ Harvey http://bandwidth.wamu.org/pj-harveys-community-of-hope-misrepresents-d-c-nonprofit-says/#comment-1060 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 03:30:05 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=62155#comment-1060 […] like you not into PJ Harvey?” I’ve decided to skip right over the modestly-reviewed (and locally controversial) new albums from these legendary artists and go straight to the source of their supposed greatness, […]

]]> By: D.C. Politicians Bash PJ Harvey’s New Single “Community of Hope” | 80s Purple http://bandwidth.wamu.org/pj-harveys-community-of-hope-misrepresents-d-c-nonprofit-says/#comment-1031 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 06:38:58 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=62155#comment-1031 […] a variety of free services to underserved Washington communities like Ward 7― and the real Community of Hope is not impressed. While Harvey is likely trying to highlight the economic disparity between Capitol […]

]]> By: chet arthur http://bandwidth.wamu.org/pj-harveys-community-of-hope-misrepresents-d-c-nonprofit-says/#comment-1029 Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:47:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=62155#comment-1029 This made me laugh-” it’s unclear what neighborhood Harvey is describing when she mentions a “drug town” teeming with “zombies.”

]]> By: yessirov http://bandwidth.wamu.org/pj-harveys-community-of-hope-misrepresents-d-c-nonprofit-says/#comment-1028 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:55:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=62155#comment-1028 An album inspired by trips to Afghanistan, Kosovo and DC? Ok I’m interested

]]> By: MICKyFLIP http://bandwidth.wamu.org/pj-harveys-community-of-hope-misrepresents-d-c-nonprofit-says/#comment-1027 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:35:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=62155#comment-1027 Granted it is PJs song. However, if you look at her poetry book The Hollow of the Hand, the poem titled Sight-Seeing, South of the River is the blueprint of said song The Community of Hope.

In the original poem, Polly and Seamus Murphy (who provided the powerful images of book) are given a first-hand tour from a native who is literally describing what they are seeing. The narration is literally his ‘personal’ point of view. And to take it farther.. The credits at end of book name Paul Schwartzman for the same poem the song is speaking about.

Which means that Mr Schwartzman was most likely the gentleman reflecting his personal viewpoint as he is giving the tour of Washington DC from this certain perspective.

Which shows how truly gifted a talent and artist PJ Harvey truly is that she would act as a narrator reflecting the hearts and minds of people within their habitats.

]]> By: UnitedOne http://bandwidth.wamu.org/pj-harveys-community-of-hope-misrepresents-d-c-nonprofit-says/#comment-1026 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:40:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=62155#comment-1026 PJ is more accurate than not in this song…I like some of the images of people celebrating from different cultures despite economic, educational, family, institutional, political and psychological poverty that brings us all down.

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