Billie Jeans Analyse

Johnny Tremain,” by Esther Forbes is a book about a boy that lived before and during the Revolutionary War. In this book, Johnny Tremain experienced many things as a boy, apprentice, a silversmith, a messenger, and a revolutionary. While Johnny was getting older and time past by, Johnny experienced love, changing, and betrayal in many ways. Johnny changes during the story, as well as experience love and betrayal right in front of him. Although Johnny went through many hardships, he was still able to overcome the obstacles that came to him. After reading “Johnny Tremain,” Johnny never gave up, and people should never give up just because there is a barrier ahead of us. “Johnny Tremain” has many historical figures that allow the reader to know

Drugs were often promoted in songs during the 1960’s. Many artists experimented with drugs in order to become more creative and influential. The most popular example is the Beatles. At the beginning of their career, the Beatles were more of a rock band then any other genre; however, after Bob Dylan introduced them to the drug Cannabis in 1964, their music began to become more mellow and contemplative. John Lennon admitted in an interview that the Song “Strawberry Fields Forever” (Document F), was affected by drug use even though there were not any specific references to the use of drugs in them. The Beatles released more songs were drug use was more evident. Lyrics used in Lucy in the Sky of Diamonds (Document H) were prime examples of this. A woman having “kaleidoscope eyes” and a place “where rocking horse people eat marshmellow pies” are clear examples of the effects of drugs on individuals. Drug use was also evident in the music videos the Beatles created. A Day

The extraordinary performances, recording, and lyrics of James Marshall Hendrix have made him impossible to forget. This American rock music guitarist made a legendary mark not only in the history of rock 'n' roll but also on the pop culture as a whole (Ross 32). With unique techniques never seen before and blatant sex-related performances on stage, he became one of the most influential music figures of the 60s (Kamin).

Leslie Feinberg’s “Stone Butch Blues,” narrates protagonist, Jess Goldberg, through hirs bodily transformation as a transgender. Jess, born as a woman, went from identifying as a “he/she” to passing as a man, until ultimately identifying as neither male nor female. Jess’s journey as a trans was far from easy, due to the violence, from the police and peers, ze often fell victim to. Moreover, when growing up Jess never felt as if there was a place for hir in society. When Jess was around 16 years old, ze finally begins to search immensely for hirs “type of people.” Through the referral of a co-worker Jess was able to find a bar, Tifka’s, which possibly contained hirs “type of people.” Once inside the bar Jess describes it as “everything [ze]

     Billie Holiday spent 1934 moving up the rungs of the competitive New York bar scene. By early 1935, she made her debut at the Apollo Theater and appeared in a one-reeler film with Duke Ellington She made her first record with Benny Goodman. In 1935, she got her big breakthrough when she recorded four sides, which featured What a Little Moonlight Can Do, and Miss Brown to You. She made the songs classics because of her singing ability. Her voice-quality wasn't outstanding and her vocal range was limited, but she had an uncanny ability to breathe life into a song, using things like pauses and slurs -- which made the song become a story or an experience, rather than just a group of notes sang with a voice.

A woman stands before you, her faced is framed by white gardenias and her body is traced by the shimmer of her white dress in the spotlight. She begins to sing in a voice that is unlike anything you’ve ever heard. You are listening to “the best innovative and thoughtful interpreter of blues and jazz standards,” (Alexander). She is named Billie Holiday, and she is one of the most famous jazz singers in your time. Her life filled with personal trials, fame, racism, and loss shaped her into the influential Jazz icon that she is known as today.

There are a few turning points in the story that helped Billie Jo Deter, diminish, and destroy her despondency. She had her first adult conversation with her father and they both finally spoke their minds and the healing finally started.

For thousands of years, music has been influencing people in extraordinary ways. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band should not be mistaken as an ordinary album. Without a doubt, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, an incredibly innovative album, stands as the most influential album of all time; it stands as a true masterpiece. People all around, especially artists, were influenced greatly by the innovations the album brought to the world of music. Many people have said that from the moment they heard the first track of the album, it was life changing. Like the first falling domino tile of a domino show, June 1, 1967, would mark the start of the influence of many generations of music to come. The album helped popularize concept albums, in which songs are connected to a theme, which would inspire many musicians to do the same. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was a psychedelic rock album; a manifestation of life in the 1960’s. This genre of rock is home to the work of numerous artists who were influenced by the album’s use of this style of rock. The hours of work put into by the Beatles to create this album surpassed those of any of their albums. Not only that, it altered the way music was recorded by creating their own recording techniques. Surely, these recording techniques and tactics were used by future artists in their work which then led to the creation of legendary music. Sgt. Pepper’s opened the gate to innovation; an album whose impact on

Billy Jean, written in 1983 by Michael Jackson, and is a song that is blends sounds of post-disco, rhythm and blues, funk, and dance-pop. Also it rose to #1 on the Billboard “Hot 100”, “Black Singles” charts and on the UK charts in 1983. This song is a simple verse chorus song and for the most part, the song is built over repeating bass lines and a simple four-chord progression. Also this song features a “pre-chorus”, which is a section that is no longer the verse but not yet the chorus. Also functions to intensify the arrival of the chorus. The pre-chorus contrast with the material used in the verse and chorus. That creates a form to be a simple verse-chorus. The arrangement of the song is created in such great way by having new elements

If a person cannot change their morals, then no one can change. Jimmy Valentine was a burglar that had just gotten out of jail for cracking safes. Jimmy was a good guy at heart but made some bad decisions. Jimmy moved to Elmore where he opened a shoe store, and met Annabel his fiance. Jimmy Valentine was trying to live a moral life because he was honest, compassionate, and responsible.

Both American and Iranian culture includes great admiration and pride in the strength of their nation, especially in their own militaries. Joe and Marjane sees this pride all around them and it ends up affecting them both very much. Marjane grows up during the Islamic Revolution and the war against Iraq and she is constantly seeing her own government and world change. Due to growing up surrounded by war and patriotism, Marjane, like her parents, becomes anti-authoritarian in an attempt to distance herself from the nationalistic pride she believes is too out-of-control. Joe, on the other hand, pairs his hatred of Nazi Germany and the helplessness he feels in not being able to save his family with American nationalism and uses this to fuel his

While listening to Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” I instinctively thought of The White Stripes cover of the song, sung by Jack White. So upon receiving this assignment I knew exactly what cover song and artist I was going to discuss. As discussed in class, Jolene was written by Dolly Parton and released in 1973. While, the White Stripes first released a cover version of “Jolene” in 2000. Unfortunately, I think of the song and I think of The White stripes, as it was with this band that I was first exposed to “Jolene”. These two versions of “Jolene” are entirely distinct in style. Dolly Parton’s performance of “Jolene” is a somewhat upbeat, country, pop sound. Whereas, The White stripes cover is more complex in sound, presenting a bluesy, punk rock, metal, almost bluegrass combination altogether.

The one idea that I found really useful was the use of furniture and blankets to dampen the sound around the microphone. I have a tumbling mat at home that I used, along with blankets, to create a makeshift sound booth. Since I am not always able to record in the same room and for easier portability, I hope to make a smaller setup, the mini sound booth, for my

The Beach Boys’ producer Brian Wilson was relied on to be creative and get the best out of the opportunities given by multi-track recording. The Beach Boys used an eight-track recorder, which allowed the vocals of each member of the Beach Boys to be recorded individually, and gave the group an opportunity to innovate within pop music. The Beatles recording of their song “Strawberry Fields” took full advantage of multi-track recording as it took two separate takes in order to create the final song. The first take was done using Paul McCartney’s Mellotron, which was a keyboard that generated sounds by playing back pre-recorded tapes of instrumental samples. Whereas the second take included a brass and string arrangement written by producer George Martin. After both takes were recorded, John Lennon suggested that the final recording of the song should be a mix of both takes. The way the Beach Boys and the Beatles used multi-track recording illustrates how important the recording studio became when producing popular

Over decades covers were used by artists to pay tribute to and sometimes even compete with other artists to showcase their perceptive musical ability. With Lana Del Rey’s debut extended play record, Born to Die, having sold more than 7 million copies worldwide, followed by her Paradise extended play record reaching Billboards Top 10 and her song “Young and Beautiful,” off of the Great Gatsby soundtrack going platinum, she has proven that her title as an incredibly skilled singer and songwriter is genuine, having prevailed over constant critique (Cooper). However, Mary Costa and Bill Shirley, both critically acclaimed singers and actors appeared in productions such as “The Great Waltz”, “I Dream of Jeannie”, and the legendary “Sleeping Beauty”. Although Ms. Costa and Mr. Shirley delivered a cinematic, classic version of “Once Upon a Dream”, Ms. Del Rey’s version with its whimsical instrumentation, angelic vocals, and eerie tone revitalizes the legendary Disney song.