This meme uses a popular meme from Lord of the Rings. The original quote is "One does not simply walk into Mordor." This meme is used to show that what someone sees as simple might be more complex then you think. In the meme I chose it is showing that Fleetwood Mac's music is so complex because of all the harmonies and different voices in the band. When you have a band of five people who can all sing you get the option of having many harmonies coming together to make one song. So, one can't just sing "The Chain", you have to decide which part you are going to sing and that can be a hard decision. In order to understand this meme you would have to have knowledge of the popular "One does not simply..." meme as well as knowledge of Fleetwood Mac's music.
This is my favorite meme because I am both a Taylor Swift and Fleetwood Mac fan. This meme is ultimately what made me decide to do my project on Fleetwood Mac. In order to understand this meme you would have to have knowledge of the Buckingham Nicks love affair. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have a very romantic and tragic love story that continues to this day. They have been quoted in interviews saying thing like, "All of my songs are about Lindsey in one way or another." When you listen to their music this becomes evident, but when you watch them perform a song live you can feel the tension and see the love and hate that are in the words of those songs through their expressions. Taylor Swift is kind of infamous for writing about her exes but no one can do scorned lovers like Stevie and Lindsey.
The image on the left is the original art work for an album that Stevie Nicks put out. On the right is the fan art that I found. Stevie Nicks believes in things like magic and I think that is what the artist was trying to depict in this image. They had to have used photo shop to make this image. They probably pulled Stevie from the original and added her to a new background then added all the changes in the hair, bird, ears and dress. I really liked this fan art because it shows that mystical side of Stevie that I have always been curious about.
First of all, Fleetwood Mac is a great choice. I wouldn't think to have chosen that. I liked how you clarified the first meme so perfectly. I didn't get it at first, but then I understood from your description. It's very important to understand all aspects of a meme in order to think it is funny or else the humor doesn't come across. I like the memes you chose, they were funny and clever. The fan art was pretty intriguing as well, definitely gave Stevie a more mystical look.
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