... of the year 1976, the band released it's most influential album yet. This album is titled, "Hotel California." From this album comes the title track song, "Hotel California." This song could have a few different meanings behind it, but from what I have read about it, it focuses on one basic thing. Heroin. Some of the ... band are addicted to the drug heroin, and this is what influences their lives the most. So, being the musicians that they are, they decided to write a song about their addiction to heroin, and they called it, "Hotel California." An addiction to a certain drug is very ser...

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... legendary creatures from the story of Odysseus. The sirens attempted to lure Odysseus and his men to their death but he was prepared and escaped their song by blocking his crewmen's ears with wax and tying himself to the mast of his ship. The second part of Atwood's poem focuses on the ... enjoy it here, squatting on this island, looking picturesque and mythical.? She offers to tell the secret of her irresistible song, but she mainly talks about herself and cries out for help. This song, is a cry for help: Help me!? It sounds almost as though she would rather be somewhere or someone else...

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... to be as easy as I thought. However, I did manage and decided that "Grown Men Don't Cry" by Tim McGraw had to be my favorite. I enjoy this song for many reasons; a few being the artist, it's message, and the songs tempo. Tim McGraw has had a decade long hot-streak that contains nineteen number one singles, ... almost overnight. Tim McGraw is very compassionate about his music and his fans, which makes him one of my favorite artists. From the first time I heard this song, I felt that it had an amazing message. We often expect men to hide their true feelings. However, there are times in a m...

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"Adam's Song" Teen suicide is no longer a rare thing; it occurs much more often now. So often that it is now the third leading cause of death for 15- ... "I won't see you again"; put his or her affairs in order; become suddenly cheerful after a period of depression; and have hallucinations or bizarre thoughts. Adam's song by Blink 182 is a song about teen suicide. The song was written after Mark, a band member, read a letter someone sent him as an email. A teenage boy wrote the letter to his parents before he committed ... suicide. The members of Blink 182 got together and wrote this sad, slo...

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... recognized any differences between the Spanish music and English music other than the language difference. Then the students would act out the song assigning one child to be the cockroach and acting out the two verses. "The Ants go Marching," Goodnoe Elementary (Council Rock School District), Mrs. ... Schiffer. This song would be used as a way to integrate science and math into the music lesson. The teacher could begin the lesson by discussing with ... party. I would then introduce dynamics to the second graders. I choose to use this song, because I think that children would really enjoy...

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... , but Diane is giving life lessons. Do what you want to do now because long after the thrill of living is gone. The content of this song deals with true love and absurd relationships. "Two American kids grown up in the heartland- These two kids show each other's affection when around each other ... are like no matter it being in the city or ideas done with Diane. Diane has the idea that Jacky isn't missing a thing. This modern song is similar to traditional English ballads in content because, ballads were the poetry of the people, just as popular music is today, just as their subjects we...

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... of many unsuccessful musicians is that they try to play and write music that exceeds their skill level. One thing that a songwriter must realize is that a song doesn't have to be musically complex to be good. In fact, many of the legendary songwriters of the past century, like Bob Dylan and Bob Marley ... key change every ten seconds. The question, I believe, that is most important to ask when writing a song is, "Why am I writing this?" There are many different reasons for creating a song. Most of the time, when I am writing a song, I am writing it for myself. If I feel very strongly abo...

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... The harmonies are quite different in fact I am not even sure if there is much harmony in the Eminem version since it is a rap song except the refrain. The Aerosmith version has some great cords played by guitars while the Eminem version has a lot of beets over the guitar cords ... in the background at a fast pace. In the Aerosmith the use of a guitar is more, while there are little or no drums. The Eminem song has more drastic changes in rhythm when the refrain comes on it goes from a steady pace to a fairly slow pace. Dynamics Just like their rhythms both ... songs have similarities a...

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... characteristics which makes them appear as very different songs. In this paper, I will compare how each of these artists adds their own touch to the song by the use of their instruments. If you have ever heard any of Bob Dylan's songs, you know that he as a very mellow tone ... harmonica to show emotion rather than hearing all of the emotion from his lyrics. Due to the fact that Dylan only has three instruments, it gives his song a very acoustic and folky sound. Dylan's version is completely opposite that of Jimi Hendrix's. Jimi Hendrix is obviously known for his loud and very intense ....

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... come on, we will still remember that person. The specific traits that made us love them, and the ones that was liked the least. This song will always bring these memories back for us. It is often how we remember these people, through the songs we associate to them. It is these ... help us give face to what we"re feeling, and through doing that help relieve the sadness, or it can fuel it. It, the way you react to any given song, really depends on the mood you"re in. Over time I have realized that my songs are part of me. I express myself through the music I listen to, and ... to, the h...

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... bar Verse (Vocals) 8 Bar Chorus (Vocals) 4 Bar Bridge 8 Bar Verse(Vocals) 10 Bar Chorus (Vocals for 8 Bars Only) Verse Fading Away The structure of this song can be described as typical for the 1970's time period in which it was written. The verse, chorus, verse, choruses structure was a popular structure for the time. As you ... can see from the above this song has a typical arrangement of allot of chart songs in the late 60's and 70's. As it has a Verse, Chorus, Verse Chorus Structure. Using simple ... a person who went to a party and had a bad time. And he wishes he had lis6tened to...

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... the marriages Tammy divorced out of were shaky and unhappy. The fact that Tammy was divorced does say that she most likely wrote the song from her heart and an informed perspective. Her information regarding divorce would have been from experience so she could accurately create a piece of ... musical art from such a heart breaking topic. "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" Related To The Theoretical Perspectives Studied In Class To relate this song to one of the theories discussed in our family studies class, I have chosen to look at the symbolic interactionism theory. It is a psychological ... the failur...

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... an ode to the woman who raised him; he omits a reality check on the self indulgent narrator (118)." White continues, "Absolution is the secret song to the song's success, but by ignoring his mothers" failure, Tupac also avoids understanding her complexity Yet it wilts when it could have soared by leading to a hard ... -learned Oedipal or social truth (124)." Tupac spoke of the need for change also. The song Changes acts as a social critique of life as a young man in the ghetto and the need for change. The need for the stop of Black ... that guns are given to people in the inner city by ...

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... ". The topic, however, is simply love, the continuity and the difference it can make in a lonely person's life. The mood is the atmosphere created by the song. The mood is that if there's a person out there that loves you, it can make the world a better place to live in. The tone is the ... attitude taken by the singer towards the audience. The tone of this song is the difference the companionship and affectoin of a person who loves you can make in your life. There are a lot of figurative language in this ... stick better to the listener's memory because the repetition of the same words...

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... struggle to survive. These social and economic conditions are associated with the slums of London during the time of the industrial revolution. The song All Town Down by The Living End was written about suburban Australia most likely in a major city where development overrides the need for ... nature conservation and historical influences. They are socially commenting on how development is what is breaking down communities and history. The discourses present in the song are that of history and the past, social and economic. "I see the city and it's grown into a big machine" and "a hidde...

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... not rock with heavy distortion, or rap with deafening bass, nor is it the synthesized Rhytem and Blues many people choose to listen to. It is the type of song that touches a person's heart, the kind of music I listen to because I can feel it. This selection is a more instrumental rock that is set apart ... established as right. It wants you to invoke thought upon life as your own person to decide what it is you believe in. The idea of this song is one that could easily be thrown out as a contradictory if it weren't for the way Lennon portrays it. He wants you to imagine (hence ... of u...

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... or listening to the music from that point in time. It is quite odd being able to classify a lifestyle or commonality that society portrays by listening to a single song written during that generation. The art of music, you see, is an accurate way of depicting a cultures views and morals at a given time. "She's real ... demonstrate the knowledge people had about their automobiles. This is not seen at all in today's society. Another example is again from the Beach Boys with their song "Little Deuce Coupe." The words, "she's ported and lean, and stroked and bored, she"ll do a 140 in the to...

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... to satisfy her needs. While looking up the official lyrics to Stairway to Heaven' I even came across a website claiming that the woman in the song was a heroin addict! I had never thought about that, but I guess it is possible. There are many interesting words in Stairway to Heaven', which ... it up in a dictionary, I found that a hedgerow is "a row of bushes, shrubs, or trees forming a hedge."" The last compound word found in the song is "everything-, which is obviously "every- and "thing- added together to form another word that means exactly as it reads. In conclusion, Stairway to Hea...

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... be interpreted as the motherland, the Earth, the world where mortals live, etc. This is the exact same as Middle Earth. At the beginning of the song with the setting placed, they leap into the story introducing two of the main characters, one being the "Queen of Light- and another being the "Prince ... yet another passage referring to the endless battle, and how tired the men are fighting it, striving on for morning. "Tired eyes on the sunrise."" The song comes to a different standpoint, saying, "The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath."" The aftermath of the war was so great a...

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... verses and choruses, but rather five distinct parts, an intro, a ballad, an opera, a rock, and then ends with an outro. First off is the Intro. The song opens with a harmonized and sweeping, dream-like acappella melody in which a choir of layered voices sings, "Is this the real life? / Is this just fantasy? / caught ... dream-like feel. The meter of the intro is an unusual 9/8 meter, which makes it somewhat difficult to count. For the first four measures of the song, there is no musical accompaniment. In the fifth measure a piano comes in and plays a few notes very softly under the vocals...

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... want to get out of your seats and dance, dance, and dance some more. The form is very well structured and organized for this song. Another song that was sung at the Farewell Tour was Dixieland Delight. Giving a great beat to move to. Fast paced beat, and a fantastic ... up on stage. This piece was presented to the audience with the tone color of vocalist, guitar, harmonica, bass, drums, and the saxophone. The last song I shall review from the Alabama Farewell Tour is Mountain Music. Mountain Music, in my opinion, was one of the greatest songs presented by Alabama that night ... . Mountai...

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... friend. Although I could not interpret the English lyric at the first time, I could feel the story and the singers' ardent emotion by listening with my heart. This song, which well known for meeting exclusively classic aria and popular music shifted Andrea Bocelli from an obscure singer to a successful and popular musician. Even though Andrea's ability of voice ... with Sara Brightman's tender voice, violin, which makes the melody soft and tender, and bass. It seems to be the tempo of song is getting fast, but it isn't. In this part the woman tries to ensure her loved man before she lea...

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... musical accompanists of the trumpet, horn, trombone and keyboard. The combined women's chorus then sang Beneath a Star by Brent Pierce (20th century). This song was very pretty, contained a very steady and slow tempo. Then one of my favorite parts of concert was the Trombone Choir, which consisted of ... believe I have ever heard those pieces before. The last piece the Trombone Choir played was my favorite. It was the traditional "Deck the Halls"; this song can brighten up anybody's holiday! Hearing it with the trombones was really beautiful, giving this classic a little bit of spice. Th...

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... me like a train thundering down its tracks. I was stunned, and I did not know what to think. This song describes the Los Angeles riots not as a catastrophe, but a rude awakening on what life has become. This song is called "April 29, 1992," and it was written by Sublime in Southern California. Sublime is a small garage band ... that originated an innovative form of music. I will answer those questions that I immediately thought of when I heard the song. I will also describe the riots, and express what the song means to me. Songs with controversy, riots, and disturbance are the songs that...

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... circle, never ending a linear equation worldly extending. No, I'll never be like you; I'll never be like you. Oh no! I'm just like you!" The second song they played was "I'm the Bad Guy". The first couple lines of state, "Legalistic people suck. Legalism makes me sick." Even though they openly bust on legalism, they ... is the only answer. Since they are a Christian punk band, of course they have to play religious songs. One really good song that they played there was "False Fiction". This song basically means that the world is going through such turmoil because we don't have Christ in ou...

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