Analyzing The Song Postmodern Jukebox's Song

The song “hotel California” was released by an artist known as Eagles in 1976. The genre of the song is classic rock. It was written by Glenn Frey and Don Felder with help of Don Henley. California is the setting of this song, even though it used to relate the entire America. This song is all about the exaggeration of the American culture and some specific girls in America. In addition, it touches the uneasy balance between commerce and art in America. "Hotel California" is a metaphor for the LA high-life and the cons and pros of living in the music industry.

Something that stands out about this track is how much is actually going on with the instruments. In the rhythm section Gary is playing with a fuzz pedal and Flanger pedal giving you this spooky suspenseful sound also he's playing this somewhat continuing blues riffs. During the breakdown, Gary showcases his inner R&B side with some melodic progression which could actually make you feel like it's an r&b track if you were to only hear that part of the song. Songs such as "Our Love” is this modern Sam Cooke style song. Where Gary's voice is the most dominate function of the

They are different as the second song follows more the cultural aspects of early rap / hip-hop music as the DJ is well involved in the sound by performing during the song. Moreover, the first song is different as it was set to be more of a club song to appeal the youth demographic. I like the second song better as the song I like the sound better the DJ scratching and the lyrics which use more of a word play and hip-hop lingo. In my opinion the first song main purpose is to be played at the club to make people dance and it is sexually driven to ensure commercial success as it said that sex sells. In the other hand the second song shows more the true nature of hip-hop as the video shows some of the basic elements of hip-hop, such as the DJ and MC, which depict the early days of hip-hop, which main purpose was to share their culture through

For this essay I will discuss and analyze the “Five Themes and Two Streams” of popular music, in regards to the song “Little Boxes,” by Malvina Reynolds. This song comes from her album Ear to the Ground, and was released in 1962, around the era of summer of love, where conformity was becoming a easy target for folk singers and musicians. Malvina Reynolds a native of San Francisco, and daughter of Jewish immigrants, was a folk singer and political activist in the 1960’s and 1970’s,where her music put a great deal of emphasis on her text, rather than the formality of the music.

Many say that music has evolved over the years. This essay shall explore the elements of two versions of one song. It shall discuss the correlations and disparities of these songs and confer how it has been revolutionised to entertain the audiences of today.

Dream on by Aerosmith connects to Santiago and his recurring dream in the beginning of the story starting on Page 6. Santiago deals with a recurring dream and he does not understand why he is having it. This dream occurs every time Santiago sleeps under a sycamore tree that grows out of the ruins of a church. In this dream a child tells Santiago to go after a treasure located by the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago is confused by the message of the dream and goes to a gypsy woman to try and understand the dream. She says that he should go to Egypt in pursuit of the treasure. This leads to Santiago meeting a magical man who turns out to be the King of Salem. He says that going to Egypt is Santiago’s personal legend and he should set off for his journey tomorrow. This journey leads to Santiago arriving in Tangier and a robber taking all of the money Santiago brought in his journey towards the Egyptian pyramids. This leaves Santiago by himself as he now has to find a way to push through adversity and get to his destination. Dream on is about following your dreams and aspirations in life by following your journey. “Dream until your dreams come true” is a line highlighted in the song that captures the purpose of following your dreams. It is about your want to be someone and to accomplish what you are supposed to in life. Santiago’s purpose is to follow his personal legend by following the good omens throughout the story and find his way to the Egyptian Pyramids. Santiago has to

The Vietnam war was a major event to America because it had major conflicts with personal opinions of the people of 1960’s. In this era, plenty of people were rethinking on why they were fighting in a war that they did not need to be fighting. and joined the anti-war movement. This can explicitly be seen from the type of music that people were listening to at the time. The song that I am going to be analyzing is “Paint it Black” by the Rolling Stones. This song resonated with the persona of the people for multiple reasons because it was a song that was about losing a loved one and dealing with the sadness.

John Williams composition of the official theme song for the soundtrack of the movie “Schindler’s List” is a powerful classical music that would drown you into a world of despair. It is very beautiful and authentic yet utterly dreadful and haunting. The mood that the song sets embodies all ethereal aspects of emotions that anyone can probably think of. This is the type of track that makes you want to simply listen no matter what you are doing. Listening to the song composition takes you in to a whole new dimension. It grows fear, sadness, despair, anger, and the urge to just cry as it unmistakably sets a very gloomy and dark frame of mind which arouses all the despondencies that you want to poor out in desolation. It is basically a bravura combination of different feelings that touches the soul.

Covers versions are credited to be “one of the most important precedents for the rise of rock ‘n’ roll.” This “commercial and musical phenomenon” is the use of a previously recorded song that is either remade or reinterpreted by another group or artist. There is an argument that cover versions are employed by bands and artists in order to “cash in” on the success that the original version provided the original artist. However, as in all debates, there is a side that argues that cover versions reinterpret or reimage the original song and change the experience and the meaning of the song based on how the artist or group reinterprets or reimages it. In the following singles, “California Dreamin’,” “I Will Always Love You,” and “She’s Like the Wind” there are examples of the latter argument of artists reinterpreting or reimaging the original singles in their covers.

‘No matter gay, straight, or bi, I was born to survive’. In the words of lady GaGa herself it doesn’t matter who you marry, what your gender is or what’s you race you just need to accept others and yourself. Lady GaGa’s song ‘Born this Way’ informs others about self-acceptance in her new album ‘Born this way’. This song is about people abusing others and reflecting badly on them self because of their race, gender and choice in who they marry. Lady GaGa expresses her thoughts about people’s issues to say it doesn’t matter who you are because you were born that way.

The next song I will talk about “Time”. When recording this song many unique techniques were used for the time. Alan suggested to the band the idea of using real clocks. He made stereo recordings in an antique clock shop. Using a portable tape machine he record each clock one at a time. Then he put them together on the multitrack tape by back-timeing the quarter inch originals that he had and starting that next one on time until they were all layer together. (Classic Albums: The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon)

The next song that sticks in my memory was “Betterman”, also from Vitology. The reason that this song sticks is that I really don’t like this song at all. The tempo and the words are just not to my liking. The song in general seems in general misplaced on this album. But, like any artist should do, I could tell right away that this was some how different. Why pay money to hear something that you have already paid for, and can hear any day. But anyway to get back to the point, this song sticks in my mind so well, because the tempo was given a swift kick. It was more upbeat, and Stone threw in an incredible five-minute guitar solo. I mean this solo, was just amazing. This was clearly an improvement on their studio recording- edition, and I would have to honestly have to say this was one of the best songs that I heard all night.

Inspired by Adele, Dirty Loops offers up an incredibly inventive rendition. The time signature is the same (4/4), as is the overall melody, but this grooves to a more upbeat tempo, and has a completely different feel. Dirty Loops’ version is more instrumentally driven, full of intricate syncopations in the Jazz Fusion genre. This singer, Jonah Nilsson, sings in a much higher pitch than Adele does, and sings many runs, unlike Adele who focuses on an even and smooth tone. Adele is using a deeper voice with more attitude. Adele also has background singers who help set the mood. Dirty Loops sneaks in crescendos and decrescendos to give the song a dynamic range Here is an example: (1-1.20) They also use well placed accents to add effect. Dirty

An idea that interested me in the song “Fix you” by Coldplay was how you will always have someone to lean on no matter what. When Chris sings “lights will guide home” he is using personification in this line because saying the lights will guide them is a human thing to do, as people guide each other which I think Chris is trying to demonstrate when he sings the lyrics “lights will guide you home.” It shows life itself because no matter how big the mistakes you make, no matter how bad life may seem, there will always be someone that will have your back. This reminds me of my friends who are always there for me whether its for when I’m feeling down or if I’ve had a bad day. These lyrics also emphasize that everyone goes through rough patchs in their life and they should let people try to help them. When my dog died this year, I didn’t take it well and I was distraught, but it made me going through the loss easier

The song "The message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five depicts the struggle of young black adults growing up in society. The struggle to make it out of poverty can be compared to survival of the fittest in a jungle. Only the strong would survive and adapt to the changes to fit in. Trying their best to make a betterment with whatever little society offers. Being a young black African American in the early 1980's was not easy. It was easier to live the fast life and gain fast money by being part of the drug community. Drugs, guns, and money was glamorized and this is what the young adults looked at as a means of getting rich. In the songs, a young man talks about how he is trying hard to hold on to the little bit of sanity he has left in his soul. He talks about the struggle he endures while trying not to get pushed over the edge. He was born an innocent child who's blind to the ways of mind kind. Growing up he faced many challenges and had to fight