RSS Feeds: Clouds in my Coffee – Coffee Inspires Art
How do you know when something is irrevocably ingrained into cultural society? When it's used as the basis for one form of artistic expression or another. But that's only the half of it. It's also when it's ignored as second nature when used in a form of artistic expression. Can you remember the last time you heard the word "coffee" or the term "coffee cup" in a song? I can't, but at least I can remember the songs.
Coffee and Music
In 1972, Carly Simon released the song "You're So Vain" about a self-absorbed lover. These lines from the lyrics have stood out for at least 37 years:
Clouds in my coffee, and
The song has been covered by other artists and some non-musical celebrities as well. It's been sampled for other songs by still other artists; such is the longevity of a song that merely stayed at the #1 position on certain music charts for three weeks.
The British pop group "Take That" released "Back For Good" in 1995. The term "coffee cup" stood out because it was so near the beginning of the lyrics, even though it was fairly short:
These are only two examples I can think of off the top of my head and I'm sure there are more. Unfortunately, I only listen to music online now and don't hear stuff like this very often anymore.
Clouds and Other Things in your Coffee
If you do a Google image search, using terms like "coffee clouds" or "coffee art", you can find some amazing pictures of artistic designs made on the surface of the coffee inside coffee cups.
While the designs captured won't last very long before someone drinks the coffee, the photos will last forever on the Internet. So, while the original art is temporary, the lasting art is virtually permanent.
What good is artistic expression in the first place if it doesn't have some kind of permanency in cultural society? That's simply food (or a drink) for thought.
(Original Image Source: Parasol Unit and Keith Tyson)
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