...The song I chose for the “perfect marriage of music, lyric, and performance” mold is Crossroads by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. This is honestly one of my favorite songs of all time. All of the elements of the song just seem to flow together and seem right for each other. The song's beat is a slow and deep beat. It gives you the feeling of floating away. It plays in with the lyrics and delivery of the message perfectly. I would say this song really is “music to my ears”. The lyrics of this song are hands down the best I have heard in any Rap, Hip-Hop or R&B ever; not to mention how meaningful they are. They don't necessarily tell a specific story of any kind, but rather the struggles that everyone seems to endure when they are faced with dilemmas. Some of the dilemmas discussed are life, death, money, and just the everyday grind associated with being an underprivileged person trying to make a living. The lyrics bring to your attention that everyone has their own judgment day, how you react to it is on you. You just have to have faith in the Lord and expect that he has the best planned for you and your afterlife, no matter what some of the unethical things you did on earth may be. The song explains the good things about dying, and the bad. Bone Thugs made the comment in the lyrics that when they die, they want to be buried next to loved ones and can't wait to see them in heaven. In retrospect, they sing about praying everyday to the lord, still he takes them away, but deep down they...
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...Popular Song Lyrics (Ariana Grande) La la, la la You were the popular one, the popular chick It is what it is, now Im popular-ish (Mika) Standing on the field with your pretty pompoms Now youre working at the movies selling popular corn I could have been a mess but I never went wrong Cause Im putting down my story in a popular song (Ariana Grande) Ahh,I said Im putting down my story in a popular song [Chorus] My problem, I never was a model, I never was a scholar,but you were always popular You were singing all the songs I dont know Now youre in the front row Cause my song is popular Popular, I know about popular Its not about who you are or your fancy car Youre only ever who you were Popular, I know about popular And all that you have to do, is be true to you Thats all you ever need to know So catch up,cause you got an awful long way to go So catch up,cause you got an awful long way to go (Ariana Grande) I was on a lookout for someone to hate, Picking on me like a dinner plate You hid during classes and in between them Dunked me in the toilets now it's you that cleans them (Mika) You tried to make me feel bad with the things you do It aint so funny when the jokes on you (Ariana Grande) Ooh, the jokes on you Got everyone laughing, got everyone clapping, asking How do you look so cool? Cause thats the only thing that I learned at school,boy Uh huh,I said thats the only thing that I learned at school [Chorus] My problem, I never was a model...
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...chant ‘well done’ to good contributors • Get the children to take over the ‘Call’ function as soon as possible from you. You are modelling skills and empowering them to model to each other as well. Children leading others is a very powerful re-inforcer and motivator. 2) Injecting backing tracks into lessons at key points • allows you ‘pick up’ or ‘calm down’ a lesson depending upon the mood. • allows you to overlay any lyrical content that you want to highlight from your lesson. • You can use songs from Sing Up website but you can also simply use the backing tracks of some key songs Example Let’s Dance backing track from Sing Up website Suggest some lyrics to practise to this track from any work you have done today. Can you see a way in which children could be asked to suggest some simple lyrics that summarise key points of a lesson? How would engaging children creatively in the song help them to learn the content of your lessons? How would it affect their attention and involvement? What other ‘support’ might you need to give then to help them come up with some lyrical ideas? How could you build this in to the work you do on a topic so that this support is already there before you play the track? eg: Key word...
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...preserve time for those to come.(Line 24) You’ve been abducted, America Your mouth has been gagged and today it’s our turn to bring you freedom. I’m calling you America our future awaits us and before it dies on us we will find you.(Line 33) I’m searching for you America. I’m calling you America Oh, Oh Fighting for our race and our freedom And we will find you among the darkness, You’ve been vanished by those who’re afraid of your truth. While we search for the truth Searching for our America Mama and papa’s dream And it’s our turn today to set you free. (Line 43)“Looking for America” 2013. Ruben Blades website. June 19, 2013, 05:05 http://www.rubenblades.com/lyrics/?currentPage=5. When listening to the lyrics of this song it reminds me of people like my mother and father who to me relate more to the familiar version of “The American Dream”. I grew up in Puerto Rico and have seen the struggles of my family to give us enrichment in life, within our home and education. For my family it has been easier to convert to the norms and values of the United States, but for others I have seen their struggles to be...
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...Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s “Sunset Song” features the hugely successful main character Chris Guthrie,, Chris is a very persuasive character, convincing and believable, She effectively gains the sympathies, through her warm and vital personality and her development throughout the novel. At the beginning of the novel, Chris is a young girl. She is completely innocent, and unaware of her attitude towards sex; “kissed with her kind , red lips…… it was over in a moment, quick and shameful, fine for all that tingling and strange”. She doesn’t fully understand the appeal of kissing but feels it, Chris’s sexual development is tracked from her innocent youth, throughout the confusion and experience of adolescence, until her sexual development ends with her marriage to Ewan. During her development she seems to the reader to be reasonable and level headed. She is not affected by the ‘harvest madness’, that causes a wave of sexual activity. It makes her stand out from the rest of the community, her experiences are engaging but not always pleasant, and makes her sexual development realistic and interesting for the reader. The difference between Chris and the rest of the Kinraddie community in terms of sex continue to illustrate Chris as completely human and real. Her immediate family’s views are distorted concerning sex and she has to struggle to make her own choices; her father is conflicted between sexual desire and the sin of sex and her mother has developed a fear of sex and child...
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...a joke, you've probably heard it before But I have a talent a wonderful thing 'Cause everyone listens when I start to sing I'm so grateful and proud All I want is to sing it out loud So I say Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing Thanks for all the joy they're bringing Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty? What would life be? Without a song or a dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk She says I began to sing long before I could talk And I've often wondered, how did it all start? Who found out that nothing can capture a heart Like a melody can? Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan So I say Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing Thanks for all the joy they're bringing Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty? What would life be? Without a song or a dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me I've been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair I wanna sing it out to everybody What a joy, what a life, what a chance Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing Thanks for all the joy they're bringing Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty? What would life be? Without a song or a dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me Its Christmas every where Its Christmas everywhere! There’s music in the air from east to...
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...Protest is a way for people to express their feeling towards a subject, whether that is in society or a Law being enforced. Song protest is arguably one of the most effective ways to get to a mass of people to protest since the majority of people likes music, because everyone can relate to some genre of the song somehow. Since 1773 Boston Tea Party protesting has been very popular in the United States. Song writers that use protest music are people who have experienced social issues in the past and want to angrily express themselves and their situation. The people are what make a country and when oppressed song lyrics is the most powerful way to connect with people as a mass about social issues. First of all, Jackson’s song, “They Don’t Care About Us,” goes into the issues in society involving racial biases, human rights and police brutality. The song mentions, “Some things in life they just don't wanna see/ but if Martin Luther was living/ He wouldn't let this be, no, no” (lines 67-69). In this stanza, Jackson mentions how some things in life they do not want to see, he refers to how our government does not want to acknowledge our...
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...folk musician was Bob Dylan. He wrote the song “The Times They Are A-Changin.” In this song, he says “there’s a battle outside, and it’s ragin’, it’ll soon shake your windows, rattle your walls.” One can argue that these lyrics were an obvious reference to the Vietnam War. “Edwin Starr’s Motown anthem “War” convinced many listeners of the complex horrors of the Vietnam War through an instantly-recognizable melody. The song, written in 1969, is perhaps the most direct anti-war protest song ever recorded” (Hopkins, 2012). Hopkins and many other musicians from the era made music to attract audiences against...
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...The Song of Roland is a French poem written between 1040 and 1115. The poem, considered a medieval literature, is based on a battle that took place in 788 A.D involving the army of Charlemagne and the Saracens . The poem was originally written as propaganda and to provide a certain version of historical truth. Embodied within the poetry are the characters of Roland and Oliver. Despite the name of the song, the analysis of both characters illustrates that both Roland and Oliver can be considered heroic to the extent that each character reflects certain attributes of what is considered a hero in medieval literature. Nonetheless it is also possible that one character may possess more heroic qualities than another. This essay firstly examines the notion of a hero in relation to medieval literature. Secondly, the figures of Roland and Oliver are compared to show how both these characters shed light on the nature of medieval heroic ideals. The song of Roland portrays the quality of a medieval hero through the dichotomy of the two characters. The characterisations of Roland and Oliver sheds light on the nature of medieval heroic ideals in that, to be a complete hero, one needs to possess all the traits which both Roland and Oliver possess. However the poet recognises that no one man can possess all such traits thus resulting in a tragic dichotomy of ideals. However one character may be considered more of a hero than another, and as argued by Fraser, Roland can ultimately be viewed...
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...The novel Siddhartha by Herman Hesse examines the life of Siddhartha, the main character as he goes on a journey searching for Nirvana. Likewise, the poem “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman also depicts a man’s journey of personal discovery. Whitman begins his poem exclaiming to an unknown listener that is “large and contains multitudes” (Whitman 8). With these words, the poet is saying he is a complex person who is interested about the world. The poet sees the world as exciting and multifaceted. Similar to his vision of the world, the poet’s soul is convoluted and contradictory. Like Whiteman, Siddhartha has a restless soul. For example, “his intellect was not satisfied, his soul was not at peace, his heart was not still” (Hesse 5). Moreover,...
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...Running head: MAJOR CHANGES Major Political, Social, and Economical Changes: Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty Mariness Santana-Ramos Ashworth College From 589-1127 China went through major political, economic, and social changes during the Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties. Despite all of the turmoil, each dynasty made their own substantially useful contributions during it’s time. For example, the Sui Dynasty contributed the Grand Canal, the Tang Dynasty revived confusionism, and the Sui Dynasty strengthened China’s government and economy. The Sui Dynasty lasted from 589-618. During this time general Yang Jian reigned as Emperor Wendi from 581-604. Before 581, Yang Jian had appointed himself to rule China in place of his infant grandson. Then in 581 he forced his own grandson out and claimed Heaven’s Mandate for himself. Thus, beginning the Sui Dynasty (Judge, E. H., 2012). Yang Jian conquered all of the weak states and by 589, and for the first time in centuries, one man ruled all of China. Yang Jian focused mainly on reunifying connections. He came up with a nationwide law code and revived the civil service system. He began the construction of the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal was a huge waterway connecting the north and the south. It made transportation for military troops and grain much easier (Judge, E. H., 2012). The canal served as a major means of transport and in turn unified China. The Gran Canal served as the Sui Dynasty’s beneficial contribution...
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...Stories in Song It’s safe to say that music has either impacted or at least affected any individual’s life some way, somehow. Sometimes it may be largely positive, like in the case of many athletes who rely on their personal playlist to pump them up before a big game. Sometimes it may be a negative impact, like encouraging criminal-like activity, or something of the sort. However, in my life, it has most definitely had a majorly positive impact. From a very young age, possibly birth even, I have been quite the audiophile, and this in turn has helped me to become a better speaker as well as a better writer. Within many songs, stories are there to be heard, and that’s the beauty of sound. Growing up in a fairly Christian-ideal home, my first half-decade of life was mostly spent hearing strictly country music due to its clean lyrics and “good values” to be taught. However, that didn’t stop my step-dad at the time from playing his AC/DC or Pink Floyd in the car when my mom wasn’t there to object. Don’t get me wrong, I have no problem with older country music, in fact at just six years old, I sang on stage with one of the early 2000’s better artists, Toby Keith, whom I...
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...Nothing At All” by Alison Krauss is a song relating to my parents wedding. It is a song about a woman and her lover, and how even when they don’t talk they still know that they love each other. Every time that my mother hears it on the radio she makes a big deal about how it is her and my father’s song. Therefore every time I hear it my mind wanders to two of the most important people in my life. So, thank you Alison, because without you, this paper may not have been written. 2. “We Belong” by Pat Benatar is my crazy parents theme song. It is a song written about feelings behind an old lamenting romance. The reason that it is on my life soundtrack, is because of the amount of times I hear it blasting from my parent’s parties....
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...The Song of Roland is an ancient text containing many examples of chivalry, an attribute that is often associated with knights meaning to be courteous, generous, and to have valor and dexterity. Roland sets a remarkable standard for chivalry throughout this excerpt, despite his shortcomings we find in laisse 131 where, prior to the battle, he fails to call for assistance from Charlemagne out of obstinacy. He makes up for this by sounding the oliphant to call for help until his temple busts. Undeterred by his injury, Roland goes on to fight valiantly against the Saracens. In regards to Roland’s dexterity, Archbishop Turpin says, “Such gallantry a chevalier should have is he’s to carry arms and ride a horse. He must be fierce and powerful in...
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...At first glance, William Blake’s selection of poetry in Songs of Innocence and Experience seems to be vastly different than the satirical masterpiece that is Voltaire’s Candide. However, despite being very different works of literature, both of the pieces were created in the same time period, and in the same political and international climate (Blake and Lincoln). Both of the literary works are concerned with similar themes, and with the changing political and social climate in western Europe during the mid- to late-eighteenth century. The theme of innocence and the pain of acquiring knowledge is a common thread throughout both of the pieces, and reflect a an era of growing socio-political awareness that emphasized fact and reason over blind faith and mindless servitude. During the Middle Ages, Western Europe went through a religious transformation that led to a type of society that emphasized leading a virtuous life in the way the Bible instructs. One of the fundamental tenets of Christianity is the idea of original sin: that is, the original sin that Eve committed when she ate from the Tree of Knowledge, and convinced Adam to do the same, leading to their exile from the Garden of Eden. Knowledge was long considered dangerous by the Catholic Church, and the type and amount of information that the average person could attain was very limited. However, that all began to change during the Renaissance, which was a re-awakening of arts and sciences in Western Europe; the Renaissance...
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