“Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock,” Sherman Alexie, the author, depicts a very rare, but normal image of a Native American family. Victor, the narrator, father beat a National Guard solider during an anti-Vietnam war rally. The incident was documented, seeing that his father a Native American. In result of this incident, Victor’s father was imprisoned for two years. After being released from being imprisoned, the first thing his father did was go back to Woodstock, where he says he was he was the only Indian to see Jimi Hendrix’s famous performance of the “Star-Spangled Banner”.
It began slowly and included a few lines sung by Andrew Wall and Hayo Eiben, but the tempo quickly increased with a sound mimicking the crack of a whip and jingle bells provided by high school percussionists Cassie Gillmore and Anna Loes. The song was written for two parts and is noted as having parts for soprano, alto and bass. It was written in 1996, which is the 20th century musical era. It was composed by Nancy Price, who has a bachelor of music and master of music degree in music education. She is widely recognized for being a choral clinician and festival conductor.
The Ballad of Billie Potts Robert Warren’s poem has a plot encompassing the journey across the land between the seas, traversing between the West and the East in a quest for civilization. The poet contrasts the throbbing metropolis in the East, separated by both distance and civilization from the seemingly primitive West. As the story progresses, Pott’s Inn is revealed to be the boundary between these two parts of the country, and the Inn gains the appearance of a city in a park when the two diverse regions finally converge and form a united front. Civilization meets primitivity, and the once uncivilized world becomes a “safe wilderness.”
The song “Louie Louie” covered by the Kingsmen, a garage band from Portland, Oregon, is considered the first major hit song from such a band. Many garage bands from the 1960’s were simply one-hit wonders that were only well known by locals. The Kingsmen managed to break this mold; most of their fame was contributed to their version of the 1950’s song “Louie Louie” written by Richard Berry. Personally, while I am able to admit the song is fun to dance to, I do not see what made this song so appealing to listeners. The vocals are completely garbled to the point of being impossible to understand, which led to an FCC investigation, but it was determined that there was no profanity or explicit sexual references in the lyrics.
This comes as a surprise as it was common for songs originally performed by black artists to be covered by white artists with altered lyrics in the 1950s. The song definitively does not sound the same as the instrumentation and vocal sounds are changed which does not come as a surprise. The order goes as follows: chorus, verse 1, chorus, verse 2, chorus, instrumental section, chorus, verse 1, and
The song “Yankee Doodle Dandy” was utilized by the British in a satiric manner during the Revolutionary War, declaring the colonial troops as “country bumpkins” unfit for battle. Over the course of the war, the composition of “Yankee Doodle Dandy” adapted over one hundred and ninety versions varying in insults from the British criticizing the Americans and vice versa. Oftentimes during the battle, the British played the tune, mocking the rebels. Nearing the end of the war, this song obtained the title as the New Republic’s national anthem; despite the original objective of the piece. “Yankee Doodle Dandy” shares a similar tune to that of “Lucy Locket”, and the rendition performed throughout the duration of the Revolutionary War is believed
To understand the meaning of the song, it is interesting to analyze its dynamic
For this discussion I choose a musician Louise Armstrong song from Pandora. When I type Louis Armstrong song, there were hundreds of his records. I choose a “Stardust” track from the album called “Don 't Get Around Much Anymore “. This song is composed by the popular song composer by Hoagy Carmichael in 1927. This song has many versions that recorded by other jazz great musician added to Armstrong.
The folk song ‘Vigilante Man’ by Woody Guthrie shows the confusion between criminals and vigilantes. We have all heard stories about vigilante men going around trying to make the world a better place. Sometimes people get confused because a vigilante can be seen as a hero and a villain. Guthrie describes the Vigilante Man “carry that sawed-off shot-gun in his hand? Would he shoot his brother and his sister down?”
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine is a hybrid and communal text constructed out of varying poetic form accompanied by contrasting imagery, and historical events. Rankine, although the author of this text is not necessarily its narrator. She plays with prospective, switching the fundamental meaning of “you” and pulls from the personal experiences of her friends, colleagues, and surrounding community. Rankine is able to incorporate “an emphasis on impressionism and subjectivity in [her] writing”, blur the line between various genres, and “[reject] … elaborate formal aesthetics in favor of minimalist design”, which are the pillars of postmodern works (Klages). She utilizes historical and modern events such as the Jim Crow laws, affirmative
Involvement of United States in World War II: Technology American military technologies developed during World War II became more advanced and specialized as the war progressed. The technologies produced ranged in complexity from relatively simple items such as small arms and armored vehicles, including tanks, to more complex items such as the atomic bomb. The latter, produced under the secretive Manhattan Project, proved to be an incredibly powerful weapon that revolutionized warfare and was used to end the war. Many war technology were invented during the World War II. One of them is Radar technology.
I found this theme through the lyrics of the song by looking through the different illusions, metaphors, and symbolism and their deeper meanings. At the beginning of the song, Don McLean talks about the deaths of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, marking the ending of an era of early rock and roll. He continues to go on about other famous musicians and events in the 1950s and
This song is a prime example of how religion has been incorporated into many factors of popular
As time passes, people often think of their pasts and what they have done in their life, both positively and negatively. The lyrics of the song resonate with everyone, even the famous singer Macklemore who produced the song “Good Old Days.” In the song, he reflects on his past and the times he missed or regretted. Macklemore also writes “We’ve come so far, I guess I’m proud” which also shows that he’s happy with the choices he made and that they have gotten him to where he is now—a famous musician and writer. The music in the song has an upbeat and appealing tone to it with excellent lyrics, which made it a top 40 song in the U.S.
Based on Simone's intimate performance, I can relate to her situation through her longing vocals. Allowing myself to express my feelings of unrequited love through her words. 0:00 Introduction: The piano, playing in low-key, sets the tempo in a brief opening. 0:08 Chorus 1, Section 1: Nina begins singing the lyrics. Simultaneously, the piano sets the motive in which
