{"id":172,"date":"2022-05-01T18:52:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T18:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/higinbothamlitmixtapes\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2022-05-01T20:32:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T20:32:01","slug":"danny-lombardi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/higinbothamlitmixtapes\/danny-lombardi\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Hopkins&#8217; Mixtape: Piety is Perfection&#8221; (Danny Lombardi)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"172\" class=\"elementor elementor-172\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1151327 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1151327\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bcbfbc\" data-id=\"8bcbfbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2758a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca2758a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Hopkins\u2019 Mixtape: Piety is Perfection\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/26TsmmbFwcwcSXkcNKeVZn?si=37e0398998544581&utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c6e40f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c6e40f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8e7a83\" data-id=\"e8e7a83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bcd6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39bcd6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. This song is about someone who finds himself in a committed relationship. Despite this the person in the song reflects back on a lover he had in the older days of his life. I chose this song for Hopkins because it shows the struggle he had moving from his old life to his new one in the Catholic church. He probably often looked back it what his life could\u2019ve been had he not decided to convert.\u00a0\u201cEven now I think about you as I&#8217;m climbing up the stairs\u201d<\/p><p>2. This song is about the sad life of the painter Vincent van Gogh. In this song, it talks about the isolation that Vincent felt in his relationships. I feel like Hopkins would relate to this song because he would find himself isolated in his intelligence and his unique way of thinking and also after the abandonment of his family. I also think that most artists can relate to the struggle of having the mental health issues that come with possessing a great mind. \u201cThey would not listen, they did not know how Perhaps they&#8217;ll listen now\u201d<\/p><p>3. This song was written for a friend of Garfunkel\u2019s after he started his friend went blind. I feel like Hopkins could\u2019ve related to this song because he had would\u2019ve experienced the darkness that comes with being alone with one\u2019s own thoughts. In addition, he was Jesuit who went through the Spiritual Exercises in which he would\u2019ve been alone with his thoughts. \u201cIn restless dreams I walked alone\u201d<\/p><p>4. This song is about a person who is struggling to be accepted by society as a gay persono. Hopkins struggled with his sexuality and expressed it in lots of his writing. As a gay man, I feel like this song encapsulates lots of the struggles of a gay person which is why I think Hopkins would definitely have it on his playlist. In fact, I think Hopkins could have written a song like this<br \/>\u201cOffer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life\u201d<\/p><p>5. This song is a letter written to someone who has gone away. In this letter, he talks about all the things that miss the person, and how he hopes they are doing okay. This song makes me think about the letters that Hopkins wrote and the playful banter that they contained. In addition, I am sure that Hopkins missed his old life to some extent and may have even explored, in writing, what his life would\u2019ve been like without converting to a Jesuit. &#8220;And tell me have you really found The peace and calm we&#8217;ve all been lookin&#8217; for&#8221;<\/p><p>6.\u00a0This song is about a relationship between someone that Gaga feels is toxic for her. Despite this, she can\u2019t help but feel attracted to them. I think this encapsulates a lot of what Hopkins feels about nature. He so deeply loves nature, but he has devoted himself to God. As a result he has this battle between his love of nature and his love for God, creating a sort of \u201cBad Romance\u201d. \u201cI want your horror, I want your design Cause you\u2019re a criminal as long as you\u2019re mine I want your love\u201d<\/p><p>7.\u00a0This is a song from a later part in Freddie Mercury\u2019s career in which he talks about his role as performer and how he has fulfilled his destiny. In addition, the song\u2019s title Made in Heaven captures how many works of art seem to come from heaven or some outside inspiration because they are so powerful. As a Jesuit, I feel like Hopkins would\u2019ve felt that his life was totally in service of the \u201cgreater glory of God\u201d(a common Jesuit phrase), or as Hopkins said, \u201dAll glory be ascribed to the holy three in one\u201d. Because of this I think he would\u2019ve felt that his actions were ultimately a part of some greater plan that God had set aside for him which aligns with the songs\u2019s theme of destiny. \u201cI&#8217;m taking my ride with destiny\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. This song is about someone who finds himself in a committed relationship. 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