The song that I chose to listen to was “Hound Dog” by Big Mama Thornton and the cover by Elvis Presley. This is a very popular song and I’ve known it for a long time (as it was in the Disney movie Lilo and Stitch)‚ yet I didn’t know until I was reading the textbook this week that Elvis Presley was not the original performer of this song. I really enjoyed listening to Big Mama Thornton sing it. She has a very deep‚ rich voice. I like that she sang it more smoothly‚ kind of legato‚ than Elvis Presley
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With Prince being the most influential artist of all time‚ a mix of rock‚ pop‚ and soul influenced artists like Beyoncé‚ St. Vincent‚ Janelle Monae‚ and Nick Jonas. Prince is a legend. His achievements were because of a number of his musical hits. It is captivating to look back at the milestones he made during his career and the life experiences that changed his life. No other artist could match his talents. There will be no one else like Prince. Prince was born in 1958 in Massachusetts into a
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Research by Arnett (1995) supports‚ "Some youth cultures derive their names from a specific music genre and may be used within the lyrics‚ for example‚ ’rockers’‚ ’punks’‚ ’metal kids’‚ and ’ravers’ (p.436). These musical names can provide adolescents with values‚ beliefs‚ and social identities which have raised a concern as a controversial issue. Additional controversial issues that may arise in the lyrics include satanism‚ lewd sex‚ rebellion‚ and substance use (Christenson & Roberts‚ 1998). For
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Essay 4: Compare Big Mama Thornton or Little Richard’s recording of "Hound Dog" with that of Elvis Presley Jingwen Yang Dr. Mark Berry Due Day: June 24th Compare Big Mama Thornton or Little Richard’s Recording of "Hound Dog" with that of Elvis Presley The song “Hound Dog” is a blue song when it was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller‚ even though they were rock music composer. But‚ when I listened to the recording which one performed by Elvis Presley‚ I felt that this song more like a rock
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Rebellion comes in many forms‚ not only in teens but in children‚ movies‚ books‚ and music. Teen rebellion in specific is widely spread across the country in things such as movies‚ books‚ and music. For example‚ in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet are two teenagers who rebel against their parents in an act of love. This can also be compared to the movie The Breakfast Club. Teen rebellion can not only found in movies but found in books‚ books like the book Paper Towns. Teen rebellion
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It is a common idea to people who don’t listen to country music‚ that it is only about trucks and tractors‚ breakups‚ etc. but to people who do listen to country music know that there is more to it than that. Yes‚ there are several songs that fit the stereotype‚ for example “We Rode in Trucks” by Luke Bryan‚ and “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood‚ Which is one of the most well known breakup songs in country music. But there Are several songs that show that country music is more about the story
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Many of us know “The Rock” (Famously known as The Rock‚ Dwayne Johnson) as a legend and one of the biggest stars of the 90’s and early 2000’s. Johnson’s father was a professional wrestler‚ so he got a fast track to the WWE. He has been one of the wrestlers who performed many dangerous and life killing tricks at different WWE matches. Although a lot of new wrestlers came to this field‚ but still he managed to maintain his level of appreciation. The Rock is extremely well known both in and out of the
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Pop Rock in the Nineties The nineties were a decade of enhancement. It was no longer fit to have anything the way it was originally made. It needed to be enhanced. The tastes and wants of society changed as technology changed. Every time technology advanced it would have a ripple effect to everything around it. This included music. Alternative rock was glorious in its day‚ but in the society of the nineties something more was needed. There are some alternative bands that embraced this change and
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Schoolhouse Rock Live was a delightful play performed by the TCC Theatre group. This play was about a school teacher getting ready to go to the first day of school when he is visited by figments of his imagination to remind him learning should be entertaining. This musical featured music from the classic Schoolhouse Rock videos‚ people used to watch in elementary and middle school. Though this musical had numerous lessons‚ the most important message was that learning new things should always be
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Like all things Music is ever changing‚ making it one of the most diverse art forms we have on earth. Over the centuries music has been created by people who have built upon what they have seen and heard around them. Rarely do we see brand new ideas. Rather new ideas implemented into pre-existing forms. These new ideas some would say have led to a turning point in music‚ where a particular style or tone has been made acceptable and in many cases independent. In the early beginnings of music‚ we
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