Witty humor to expose people’s stupidity and vices, submitted by AP Lit students

by Henrietta Biayemi ’13                                                                                 AP Lit Student

Red and blue highlighted the City, and also the notebooks in every class. The logo: an elephant, a donkey, and a dove holding an olive branch. Do not be alarmed, this is neither a new political party nor underground cult overwhelming the youth. It is simply a band with convincing and heartwarming music. But where are the stickers and posters now – washed off and deteriorating in sewers known for their goliath rats or scratched off of math notebooks for their irrelevance with the class? Either way this band had its era, and now, will be forced to host a VH1 special on one hit wonders.

But no one can doubt the influence of this band. Kony, the reason for its name is of little importance, was known for its music. Their music reached all over the world, collecting fans and support in each continent. Kony was so popular that they were allowed to play in some schools, with the principal’s request. Kony had rallied up so many fans that their music was hard to ignore. Links were posted all over Facebook, videos were all over YouTube, and posters were everywhere, literally.

They were really only known for their one song. Fans probably do not even remember the lyrics of the song anymore, but it was along the lines of: “invisible children…Africa…peace…donate.” If you didn’t know that song, you were considered an outcast or someone who dwelled in a hole for a whole year. It was “cool” to know them. It was “cool” to help their cause and support their music. But nothing remains “cool” forever.

Just as Bieber-fever was miraculously cured, the era of Kony had to end. Their whole idea of helping children is no longer cool. Their benevolent and pro-world peace fans had died down with the hype. And now the band is faintly remembered.

And just like that, the band was done. It is as if the band did not really exist in the first place. The members will continue to ask themselves: what happened to everyone caring, remember when things were good, and remember when it was all about the music? Eventually, the band will understand they were just a fad that was needed for the youth to feel charitable and move on living off the royalties of their song.

But before their permanent resignation from the music industry, the band left one last message to its fans:

“We want to thank our fans, our humble, munificent fans, for all the support. We would personally like to thank Mark Zuckerberg (more likely his creation) for making our image come true. In this short, very short year, we were able to raise attention on issues in Africa that were already known of. We are happy to reassure everyone that these things are happening. As one last request from the band, we would like to ask all our fans to remember our music and our cause, even if it is not us you particularly remember.”