Music has been around since the beginning of time. Many artists express themselves by writing songs to convey emotions, tell fictional stories, or to share their own experiences. The human mind attaches many senses and feelings to melodies; they are tied to moments in life. Everyone feels the same emotions even though people are all different and unique. Songs are written about all sorts of feelings such as happiness, sadness, angriness, and sorrow. For example, if a person is having a bad day he can find a song relating to how he is feeling. American Idol, a reality show, auditions millions of young adults who have a passion for music and want their talent to be recognized. Carrie Underwood is the season four winner of the show. Since her success in 2005, she has become a very popular country music star by having many hit songs and receiving two Grammy's. The song "Before He Cheats," is one of her best, because it shows off her award winning vocals and expresses emotions of strong willed females.…
Our next song, Don’t Stop Believin’ is based on the original Glee Arrangement by Adam Anders and Tim Davis. It was written by the composers Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain. Don’t Stop Believin’ was originally released by Journey, an American rock band in their album Escape, which came out in 1981. Don’t Stop Believin’ is featured in the final performance of the first part of the series finale in Glee. It is sung by the New Directions with solos by Finn and…
The song “Thinkin ‘Bout You” by Frank Ocean pertains deeply to how he feels about Jane Gallagher. For an example, Holden persistently calls Jane his friend, but never tells the reader how he really feels about her. He says, “...We'd get into a goddam movie or something, and right away we'd start holding hands, and we wouldn't quit till the movie was over. And without changing the position or making a big deal out of it. You never even worried, with Jane, whether your hand was sweaty or not. All you knew was, you were happy. You really were.” Salinger 80). Holden’s feelings for Jane shine through from his personality in his little confession in his mind. Holden does not particularly enjoy the thought of sex, he cares for companionship. In addition,…
In the 1950s, David Green, Jewish football star, lives in the economically diminishing town of Scranton, Pennsylvania. For his senior year of high school, David is given a scholarship to St. Matthew’s, an elite Catholic prep school located in Massachusetts. When he arrives, he meets all of his teammates, a few that he forms a bond with, Charlie Dillon, Rip Van Kelt, Jack Connors, and his roommate Chris Reece. David Green then learns about St. Matthews’ cherished honor code system, which stands by; Honor, Respect, and Accountability. It was a living entity, a guideline the school swore by, and those that broke the code met with the headmaster to discuss consequences. Soon learning that his friends are very prejudiced towards Jews, as they…
Released in 1971 and produced by Reprise records, river is an intensely emotional contemporary folk song about heartbreak. Written solely by Joni Mitchell for her album ‘Blue’ the song is reminiscent of Christmas time although lyrically it has little relationship to Christmas. (Hopper, 2012)…
The song, Don’t Shoot, by the Game is a collaborative rap song that explains racial injustice in one word ‘murder’. The artist use the theme that our reason for being on earth isn't to be murdered, but to strive and evolve into the future. This song perfectly fits with Dear martin, because in the book Manny a promising, young black man, was murdered by a police officer, for having his music to loud. We also see that Justyce the main protagonist, goes through his fair share of injustice and brutality by police. According to the text, “I did the math when I got back to my room there were 192 years between the Declaration of Independence and the end of all that Jim Crow stuff.…
My song order is based on the chronological order of the book. Since Bechdel spread out certain events through multiple chapters, I did my best to follow along in order. However, certain events that are discussed in a song may have been brought up earlier in the book than in the playlist. Bechdel’s chapters are very broad and although each one has a main topic, they branch out into other ones as well. This is what I tried to do with the playlist. I also tried to keep what I thought were the key points of the graphic novel spread throughout the playlist. For example, her father’s death is focused on in more than one song, as it is focused on in more than one chapter in the graphic…
Amazing Grace is one of the popular Negro Spiritual Song. This song was composed by the British slave trader, John Newton who had a dramatic faith experience during at sea when the weather was storm. In modern days, Amazing Grace has been played especially at funerals and memorial services, and sung at civil rights events and also, it was recorded as hit pop music charts too.…
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing is an exuberant gospel song that was written by the famous black poet and civil right leader, James Weldon Johnson and his brother Rosamond Johnson. “James W. Johnson was not only a notable poet, but he later went on to become one of the founders of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP” (Los Angeles Public Library). Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing is often referred to as the “Negro National Anthem” was written was performed in 1900 for President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday by children in Florida. Although the song was performed for Lincoln, I could not help but to think of Dr.…
There are wires growing out of everyone’s ears. That is, to listen to music. Music is an infinite source, whether that source is for lifting up spirits, expressing underlying pain and anger, or just merely a distraction. Music from well-developed Broadway musicals to a series of beats at a party, it is something we all have done: listen to music. Some even say that music defines us but it that really true? Is our music the soundtrack of who we each are? Do what we listen to support our core values in life? To answer this I sought out the one song I listened to most, “This Kiss” by Alex Days and Carrie Hope Fletcher, and interpreted its lyrics to see if it matched with my core values of commitment, happiness, and love.…
George Strait co-wrote “I Believe” with his son and songwriter Dean Dillon during the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. On December 14th, 2012, shooter Adam Lanza walked into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and fatally shot 20 children and six adult staff before taking his own life. Strait was among those asking why, so he turned to songwriting to help him sort out his grief and anger. “Like everybody, I was watching it on TV. I’m just shaking my head. It was so sad and…you know I was thinking, ‘I know what these parents are going through.’ It’s just the worst thing that can happen to you in your life, to lose a child. There’s just nothing worse than that” (Strait). With those thoughts…
Blue Skies was written in 1926 by Irving Berlin, and was an instant success, with opening night demanding 24 encores of the piece from star Belle Baker. During the final performance, Ms. Baker forgot her lyrics, urging Berlin to sing them from his seat in the front row. In1927, it became one of the first songs to be featured in a talkie, when Al Jolson performed it in The Jazz Singer. The song was recorded in all of the major and dime store labels of the time. 1946 was also a notable year for the song, with a Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire film taking its title along with two recorded versions by Count Basie and Benny Goodman reaching #8 and #9 on the pop charts. Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye performed the song in 1954's White Christmas. Willie…
I have a very deep understanding of this song because “I hope you dance” has helped me through some extremely difficult times. I was homeless at the age of sixteen and ready to give up on the world when I first heard this song playing over the radio. With the help of Sillers words I was able to find the inspiration inside myself and keep going to school even if it meant sacrificing a day of pay from missing work. I knew that although things would be extremely difficult to attempt to be able to work enough hours to get my own place and attend high school on a regular basis, but with the help of her words I found the motivation within myself to give it my all. After three months I had saved enough money for the deposit and first month’s rent and my grades we’re decent enough for me to graduate on time with the rest of my peer’s. Now that I am more stable things have become less difficult, but whenever I am having a hard…
“Lost Sister,” by Cathy Song presents the universal struggle that women face in finding who they are in society as observed in two different environments. The difference in environments helps Song's initial sense of helplessness created by using China and the inclusive term they as what is familiar and safe, and juxtaposes it with the use of you that creates a loneliness in the unfamiliarity that America represents in order to focus on lost and sister in correlation to these environments; however, it's through awareness that Song also presents hope in this poem.…
Overall the music in the film is alike to the music of any other thriller, yet you can’t do anything else but think of it as being a little cheesy. In particular a chasing scene set up as the typical vulnerable person running away from the killer. The music seems at first to just signify the suspense of what is to come, but then as the beat gets faster the camera zooms in on each character, in particular they zoomed in on Nick’s feet which seemed only comical when viewing the scene. The intention was most likely to demonstrate the though like attitude of Nick, but in this case it seemed a little too…