Desirae Mora Mrs. Thornton Advanced Speech 12 Dec 2012 Rock and Roll The 1950’s was a busy century. It contained everything from wars to new inventions‚ segregation to the year of consumerism. This era also had its ups and downs; what was accepted and what wasn’t. In this case‚ rock and roll gained both acceptance and rejection. While the youth longed for a revolution in their pop culture‚ the older generation caused havoc in saying no. Alan Freed just about had the starring role in the 1950’s
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Upon first hearing the phrase “protest song” I immediately thought of songs and chants that are sung during picket lines and at rallies. I first believed that protest songs must directly address an issue that the artist or group of people wish to see changed in the near future. After doing some research I found that protest songs do not explicitly state that they are wishing for change. The song “Paper Planes” by M.I.A‚ or Mathangi Arulpragasm‚ is by my definition of the phrase‚ a protest song. This
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It is not a secret that the Beatles is one of the most famous groups of all times. However it is extraordinary that John and Paul were the songwriters even though they did not know how to read or write music (Davies). This was not a obstacle for them and their creative work. The Beatles revolutionized the music industry with their distinct and unique style. They were lucky enough to reach the peak of popularity when the demographics were favorable with all the baby boomers from the war were teenager
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Indie rock n’ roll music as we know it today has been heavily influenced by countless bands of the sixties‚ seventies‚ and the eighties. But the one band who revolutionized and changed this genre of music forever was The Smiths. The Smith’s music was greatly underappreciated in the United States at the time but today we see various bands who have been inspired and transformed by The Smiths music. Morrisey‚ the bands infamous front man drew much attention to the band through his idiosyncratic lyrical
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That’s just the way it is By Bruce Hornsby‚ from the album Bruce Hornsby and the Range ‘That’s Just the Way It Is’ written by Bruce Hornsby and Elliot Scheiner‚ from the album Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The song made it to number 1 on the American charts‚ but only reached 15 on the UK charts. Bruce grew up in east Virginia‚ a place fairly untainted by racism. So‚ you might be wondering where the inspiration for this song came from. Well‚ something hinting at it is when Bruce was interviewed by
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In popular music‚ a cover version is a recording or performance of a song that has already been previously recorded or made popular by another artist or band (Shuker‚ 2012‚ p. 104). Many artists do cover versions for different reasons. Some artist covers a song to make the song popular for newer generations. Many artists like to do cover versions because they feel the song can be much more than the original. However‚ over the years many covers have also become more popular in the music industry then
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It would have been inconceivable at the turn of the 20th century to imagine the musical freedom‚ variety‚ and subcultures that we have today. What began as a counterculture movement in the 1950s and 1960s eventually gave rise to an incredible array of different types of music‚ rock being the most prevalent and ubiquitous among them. Other music scenes followed; punk rock‚ grunge‚ disco‚ R&B‚ and psychedelic rock to name just a few. A great question is how all of this came about – how did a very
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Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix -- one of the most influential rock artists ever‚ whose talents brought him up to the pinnacle of fame and fortune‚ only to fall‚ brought down by his tragic flaw. At the young age of twenty-seven‚ Hendrix let his flaw‚ drinking and drugs‚ get the best of him‚ and he died at the peak of his career. Hendrix once said‚ “I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die‚ so let me live my life the way I want to.” Although his career was cut short‚ he still is remembered
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Christian rock music is not among the most popular genres with most generations. However‚ often times many Christian rock songs can relate to so different types of people or situations. An abundance of Christian rock artists have formed songs out of their own life events‚ proving that they are only as human as the next person. The song “Without You” by For King & Country is an inspiration song because the lyrics tell an account of a real-life event that caused agony and redemption to the artist of
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Watching the River Flow I have never been one that was good at seeing the words and meaning past the words being sang in a song‚ but I’m sure going to try as I peel Bob Dylan’s song “Watching the River Flow”‚ apart stanza by stanza. In the first stanza he says that he says; What’s the matter with me I don’t have much to say Daylight sneakin’ through the window And I’m still in this all-night café Walkin’ to and fro beneath the moon Out to where the trucks are rollin’ slow To sit
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