Analysis Of I Get A Kick Out Of You By Ethel Merman

"She could only just recognise the tune for what it had once been. Not that coarse parody, stilted and mechanical, a tin brashness, a gaudiness of noise." Unpleasant and irritating sounds and noises suggest the lady's discomfort, as if the song was

The collaborations between Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong demonstrate some of jazz’s finest performances. One of their duets is, “You Won’t Be Satisfied”, in which they share a hopelessly romantic moment. After the brief instrumental introduction, the pair take their turns singing the same chorus for followed by a collaborative effort with a short solo trumpet performance between the second and third sections. Fitzgerald starts off the first chorus singing to Armstrong very casually but quickly allows her classic sassy and emotional vocal tone to shine through by the end of the third line. The chorus sings out about how the singer tries so hard to please the other but the companion does not reciprocate the same feelings; the other side

In the first chapter of this novel, we get introduced to the protagonist and narrator of the novel, Holden Caufield, from a rest home in which he has been sent for therapy. He refuses to talk about his early life, although he does explain that his older brother “D.B” sold out to writing for Hollywood. His story and breakdown begins in the school of Pencey Prep, a boarding school set in Pennsylvania. The setting for the early chapters in the narration is his "terrible" school, to which he describes the atmosphere to be “as cold as the December air on Thomsen Hill”. Holden’s student career at Pencey Prep has been destroyed by his refusal to apply himself. We know this after Holden explains he failed four of his five subjects, passing only English. Due to his lack of effort and determination, he was forbidden to return to the school after the term. The Saturday before Christmas vacation began, Holden overlooked the football field, where Pencey usually

The music of “American Pie” harkens back to a time of rock-n-roll, pianos, and acoustic guitars. A time when the music was upbeat and peppy, causing you to want to jump up and dance. However, the music during the time of its creation lacks the calming effect that is acquainted with the music of previous eras. “American Pie” embodies many qualities of the music during the 1950s, including the simplicity of the chord structures overall, the clear vocals, and well-known and used instruments. With the use of simple but repetitive chords, Don McLean is able to shift the attention from the musical facet of the song back to the lyrics and the individual person listening to it.

The coming of age phase in a young person’s life is a transitional phase which prompts the idea of individualism, decision making, acceptance, moral challenges, disappointment, and individual needs. These years are essential for the overall learning and growing-up part of someone’s life. Coming of age characteristics transpired in the novel The Catcher in the Rye and The Absolutely True Diary of a part-time Indian pertain to, but do not exclude, the acceptance of the complexities and “grayness” of the world, confrontation with the adult world, and the individual needs and desires vs. external pressures/expectations/norms. In both novels, young boys are faced with tough choices that will later help them in the overall transition from

The lost of innocence can totally change the way people view the world. A person who illustrates this can be found in J.D. Salinger’s novel, the Catcher in the Rye. The story happened during the 1950s, in a small town in Pennsylvania called Agerstown. A teenage boy named Holden, who witnesses the death of his older brother Allie when he was only 13 years old. Then consequently, he blames himself all his life for the death of Allie. As time went by he starts to search for a sense of innocence that was lost in the beginning of the novel. Throughout the course of the novel, the author conveys that Holden is continually stuck in between childhood and adulthood. The author uses Holden’s struggle to convey that in reality often times people who

“Master Vaughn requests your presence in the library for lessons.” said a tinkling voice. Essily turned and saw Missy. Missy’s gorgeous caramel skin nicely complimented her thick, deep brown hair. She was Essily’s personal slave, but Essily wasn’t one much for primping for hours a day and often fetched things herself, so Missy had plenty of free time. When Essily passed through the hallways, she could typically hear Missy singing with a voice like warm honey. It’s such a shame to see her talent go to waste.

The short story, The Sound Of The Singing, deals with conflicts and how they effect the people in them and around them. Vanessa McLeod is a dynamic character who changes her perception of herself in the course of the story. Through her changed perception, Margaret Laurence is suggesting that a person’s identity is change by their surroundings and the conflicts they fight through in there lives.

‘Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes’ by Paul Simon is a piece for a folk/rock band with a world beat feel to it. This song portrays a story between a poor boy and a rich woman. The piece being composed in 1986, the modern era, has its focus set on individual expressionism. The composer achieves this through the songs aesthetic expression and his unique style of writing. This has been influenced by previous styles, and in turn has influenced concurrent musical styles.

Explication of “Frank Sinatra’s Gum” “Frank Sinatra’s Gum” is written by Kelly Simon and covers the important issue of conformity vs the individual. This story features a girl in junior high who gets to interview Frank Sinatra and decides to go against the grain. Simon says, “Secretly I did not adore him like the other girls in junior high did” (1).

The darkness of the evening slowly blankets the land. The harvest moon gowned in silver attire rises against the velvety black backdrop of night, peeking shyly from behind her misty veil. Below, a wisp of smoke conveying an ancient prayer dances upward toward the heavens. The lone worshipper feels the magic in her blood and bones as she casts her magic circle in the clearing. She methodically lights the colored candles she has placed in each of the cardinal directions: North is green and represents earth, the east candle is yellow and represents air, South is red and represents fire, and west is blue and represents water (Conway 231). As the

Although in the 60’s, when this song was first released, women might have had positive views about this song; because in fact women’s role 50 years ago was mainly adhering to their man’s need, whether it being supporting him, serving him or pleasing him. In which the

What is remarkable about Four Women is the skillful yet overt approach to dealing with a sensitive construct. The song is

Katherine Bergeron’s book, Voice Lessons: French Mélodie in the Belle Epoque, approaches French art song in a new and unique way, making it an invaluable resource for art song scholars and performers alike. Bergeron’s goals for this book are primarily abstract in nature; she aims to tell a story “about that French sound, both what it was and how it got that way” (viii). To achieve her vision, Bergeron examines the mélodie through a variety of different lenses, including musical, vocal, aural, linguistic, literary, scientific, philosophical, and cultural angles.

This paper analyzes and explicates the lyrics and musical aspects of “Aggravatin’ papa” by Bessie Smith. The lyrics contain many rhymes put into different sections, and include slangs, softening the intensity of the occasion of the storytelling just like a daily talk. The tempo is kept slow throughout the song, and the accompaniment is minimal, which makes one think that although the situation portrayed in the song is quite intense, the song itself sounds rather calm. This might be possible because the speaker is only a third person narrating the story, not the character itself. The song, in large, shares a similar style with the musical theatre. In the first four lines, Smith introduces the characters involved in a situation, Mandy and Sam,