Road‚ Makati‚ a young guy named Chris Carandang was onstage singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on acoustic guitar. This was followed by an original‚ “Butas‚” a reggae tune with Tagalog lyrics. And then he proceeded with a slow version of the Elvis Presley hit “Don’t Be Cruel.” We were impressed. Carandang‚ though plain-looking (nerdy even‚ with his schoolboy hair and glasses)‚ is no ordinary musician wannabe because he chooses his repertoire well. “He’s a music therapist‚” whispered Roni Tapia-Merk
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Image and Illusion Essay In Christopher Hedges article the “Empire of Illusion” he stresses that America’s present culture and society have drastically declined in many ways. Hedges overall view is that America has been “dumbed down” through feel good illusion‚ replacing reality with fiction‚ and literacy with images. Celebrities have replaced Gods and religion‚ television has replaced a large amount of reading and writing‚ and politics have been replaced with “junk politics”
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always been a part of humanity. It’s like a spice that adds flavour to the stereotypical life of people. As early as the 30’s‚ a genre of music called “rock & roll” made an uprising. A lot of names had been well-known to the said genre‚ including Elvis Presley who was later on named as the “King of Rock n’ Roll”. Even in the Philippines‚ such music has also been well-oriented to the people. It began in the early 80’s- 90’s where in local rock bands such as The Dawn‚ Eraserheads‚ Rivermaya‚ Parokya
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a loaf of bread bread bread And this is what he said said said My name is E-I-E-I Nika-Ni‚ Nika-Ni‚ Pom Pom Poodles Willie Wally Whiskers My name is E-I-E-I Nika-Ni‚ Nika-Ni‚ Pom Pom Poodles Willie Wally Whiskers My name is Elvis Presley Sitting in a hot tub Drinkin’ Diet Pepsi My name is Chief... Roast beef OR Version Numero Uno I went to a Chinese restauraunt To buy a loaf of bread. They asked me what my name was‚ And this is what I said: My name is E.I
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artists came out of the church‚ their foundation is the church.” This is a quote Rosetta Tharpe stated when talking about rock and roll‚ and she is not wrong. She has been cited as an influence by many pioneers of rock music such as the great Elvis. If Elvis was the father of rock and roll‚ then Sister Rosetta Tharpe was its godmother. Sister Rosetta Tharpe grew up in a highly musical family playing guitar at the ripe age of six for her mother who played the mandolin. In the 1920s her family would
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His new and sexual style of music and dancing was frowned upon by parents but loved by teenagers. Part of that was because of the tight grasp parents had on their children. Along with Elvis were many other rock and roll enthusiasts including Buddy Holly and Dion DiMucci. On February 3rd 1959 Buddy Holly‚ Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper died in a plane crash. It is referred to as “The day the music died” because of the significance of the
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White artist took music that was Rock and Roll‚ made by black artists‚ and combined it with country music‚ which came to be known as Rockabilly music. The most know Rockabilly artist was Elvis Presley. Billboard‚ the main music news resource and the creator of the “Top 100 Hot Songs List”‚ confirmed that Elvis had the most songs on the list for a rock artist‚ 208 and had the 3rd overall about of songs around all artists. Moreover he also has 126 Billboard cheated albums and held 61 weeks at the
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Madonna Case Analysis Introduction The following case study covers the foundation of Madonna’s business success and her continued global popularity over the past 20 years. Madonna has influenced people all over the world. Her quest for Superstardom is evident in her wide range of endeavors such as her records‚ concerts‚ movies‚ books‚ and charity events. She has the skill to market herself as a product while maintaining an edge‚ yet it is her experiences and sense of the world‚ art‚ fashion
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Many different sounds‚ feelings and instruments are used in the genres of country‚ blues‚ rock and hip hop music. Amongst these genres‚ there are also subgenres that display these differences as well. By observing a variety of songs‚ we are able to hear and distinguish between these genres. In country music‚ we can compare Jimmie Rodgers’ “Blue Yodel No 1 (T For Texas)” to Rednex’s “Cotton Eye Joe”. Jimmie Rodgers is one of the first country singers and is also known as “The Father of Country Music”
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skirts and energetic dancing! The most popular style of music in the 60’s was ‘roots rock’. Roots rock combined elements of folk music‚ blues‚ country and rock ’n’ roll. There were many popular artists like the Beatles‚ the Rolling Stones‚ The Who‚ Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. What was it like in the 70’s? How did it develop; and into what? In the 70’s‚ people listened to many different kinds of music. There was mostly soft rock‚ and the pumping beat of disco music‚ but later in
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