As usually is the case, when you stop looking for something, you find it. This week on Sunday Morning, Bill Geist showcased a fascinating phenomenon...Complaint Choirs. From Chicago to Juneau to Helsinki to Budapest, people around the world have been finding release from their frustrations by singing about them! First, the choir collects complaints from the people of their respective cities. These complaints are then turned into lyrics which are set to music. Finally, the choir performs their song to the delight of audiences everywhere. What I find fascinating is that many of the complaints are echoed from one city to the next. Annoying cell phone ringtones, sex, the weather, bad drivers...these are complaints that seem to know no geographical or national boundaries!
Since it is the holiday season, and at Allegheny, that means finals and all the stress those can bring...I thought it would be a great time to air our grievances. So...let's see how creatively our class can complain!
We'll start our research by listening to some of the more famous complaint choirs by visiting the Complaints Choirs Worldwide Website . Then, we'll brainstorm complaints we've heard around campus. Finally, we'll set these complaints to a well known tune and voila!...complaint choir at Allegheny College!