... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... archtype of the mythological cowboy everyone is familiar with. The guy who doesn't settle down or fall in love. This is also the title of The Eagles" fifteenth song on the Hell Freezes Over album. I believe that The Eagles where also talking about someone they knew or even themselves, who acts like a desperado. From the ... very first line in the song it basically spells out what they are talking about. The words "Desperado, why don't you come to your senses"(1), tells you that they are speaking of our ... he has become and want it to end. An expression of longing is being displayed for...

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... machines. In that noisy shop, they have to work for a long time. Nevertheless, Selma has her own way to relax herself. She loves music, especially the song and dance. So when she fells tired, she just image she was, following the rhythm of machine, dancing with the other workers. I laugh, because I have ... sleep. But something unhappy happen. My English audition is bad and I always ignore what she sings. "Just make it easier on you." Why? The song stops in a sad atmosphere, the string gives you two long and low discords which can catch your heart All audiences in the theater caught thei...

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... huge impact on my life and my perspective on life. His moving lyrics have truly touched a part of me that nothing else has. It seems like he has a song for every emotion I feel whether it be his lyrics, melody, or both. Whether I"m feeling happy or sad, lazy or upbeat, Matthews is there for me. ... His songs have given me inspiration when I've had none. "Seek Up" is the inspirational song I listen to when times force me to keep moving no matter how hard it is. In "Seek Up" Matthews sings: Keep alive those hungry eyes Take a look ... his lyrics to captivate his audience and take them on ...

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... calm and melodic tone, which has a swinging feeling to it. The cross between jazz and samba makes the swinging feeling last throughout the entire song. Astrud Gilberto gives this song a calming feeling. Since Getz brought the Bossa Nova music into the United States he was able to play the music the way he wanted it ... singing beautiful songs. As well as having his own sound Getz also seems like he was influenced by the sound of Benny Goodman. Getz's sound in this song is warm and inviting which makes it easy to listen to. Another recording that Getz made was written by Antonio Carlos Job...

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... listening to a nightingale sing. He begins by having feelings of both joy and pain. He states "Tasting of Flora and the country green, Dance and Provencal song, and sunburnt mirth." (Pg. 605) In this stanza he describes the country as green, giving it character and a sense of beauty. If he had described ... the country as brown or yellow there might have been a different effect on the reader. He associates dance with song, which together produce pleasure or otherwise noted in this poem as "mirth". During this stanza he is in his imaginary world. In the third stanza his ... Whitman "Out ...

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... Café Society was one of the first popular night-spot that had an interracial audience. It was here that she would release the one song that would catapult her career to an all new level. It was in this time that she also received her first and only movie role(Walker ... good and was a success for all black people, but this would not be the last time Billie would speak out against racism (Walker). In her song, "Strange Fruit,"" Billie depicts the horribly grotesque scene of the high and mighty South's pride Lynching. At this time hate in the South was at ... refused to record it. He s...

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... in unrestricted freedom, he generated a raw power of personality that overwhelmed his worshipers. Sounding his opening refrain "Hail Jah Rastafari!" and without another word he immediately launched into his opening song, "Concrete Jungle," which immediately brought the crowd to its feet." Robert Nesta Marley, was born on February 6, 1945. He was born in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica. "Bob was the ... to the people that everything was going to be okay such as in his song "Three Little Birds". "Don't worry about a thing, "cause every little thing, gonna be alright." This song is the Wail...

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... words. "dancing as if language no longer existed because words were no longer necessary. But we could also view this symbolism in a different way. The whole book is almost like a song that convey several themes. The relationship between the five sisters and the male characters, Jack and Jerry, symbolise seven different notes (do re mi fa sol la ti) that are ... interrelated to each other creating a melodious harmony. However, to give a spirit to this melody, Michael symbolises the lyrics which gives the life to this song. This is reflected on his liyrical tone. Like the words of a song,...

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... which guarantees every person in society the right to freedom of speech and expression. Censorship is an attack against American's first amendment right guaranteeing the freedom of speech; however if a song or album is deemed obscene the first amendment does not protect this. Many experts feel that music directly influences negative situations in today's youth. These accusations prompt the harsh censorship ... response because of the first amendment. Luther Campbell, of the rap group 2 Live Crew released a single titled "Banned in the USA" in response to the labeling. The lyrics of this...

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... . Someone will take this and it will give them a happy escape from the constant turmoil of real life. I think that the music group the EAGLES had a lot to say in a song called "Wasted Time." If you listen to it it will describe mans turmoil with life, and how to deal with it. one quote from this ... song happened to be playing just as I was writing this paper: "So you take a little something to make them go away" Eagles, Hotel California This quote describes the use of a drug ... ...

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