Comparing 'Music To Church And Hound Dog'

Music and religion are often intertwined, whether it be religious chanting or hymns used to worship. However, in the case of Islam, the relationship between religion and music is more strained, as Islamic law strictly forbids listening to music. However, there is a very strong religious debate on what constitutes music as diversion and what is acceptable to use in worship and religious purposes. There are two concepts in Islam which are relevant to this conversation: sama and ghina. The ghina is the simpler of the two, referring to music and performance associated with secular art music; this is normally banished. Ghina is the only genre which is referred to as “music”. The sama, on the other hand, is more complex. Sama, which literally means “listening” and thus, includes the music being listened to (as well as dance as performed by mystic societies) is more complex. The abundance of writings about the sama is chiefly due to the debate surrounding the legality of music and dance from a legal, mystical, and religious perspective. Some elements of music have been categorized as acceptable sama by religious authorities, including Koran cantillation, singing of unaccompanied hymns, old Bedouin songs, and simple functional folk songs used to mark events in a community or individual’s life, thus considering them to be “non-music”.

Covers are unescapable and essential part of the music business. Many artists profit from the compulsory law by being able to easily and without infringing, perform and record/reproduce/distribute their styles of another’s song. This often results in thought-provoking new varieties of works being created that, if not for the compulsory license regulations, would certainly not have seen the light of day. Of course, because of these compulsory rules, the original author also profits financially. Certainly, it may not be a flawless balance, but it seems to

During the 1900s, passion of composing music arose and encouraged many young teens to create garage bands and elder to perceive music as career. Famous musicians like Robert Johnson, Bill Monroe, and Elvis Presley were seeking the same. Although many were composing songs, most of them adapted their own versions from many which created a list of similarities and differences between them. Most commonly similar were themes or forms yet some differentiated in delivery style or instrumentation. Many artists got more creative and used similar instruments but give a twist into the sound play. This can be seen in the script or heard in the audio of the songs “Walkin’ Blues” and “Blue Moon of Kentucky” like many others.

Elvis Presley has made a name for himself playing live, touring, and starring in movies, as Son House was founded by two blues enthusiast who played just for the blues. Presley could be marked down as one of the best musicians in our time, whereas Son House is not as recognized nearly as much. Son House came a little before Presley when blacks weren’t really publicized, and when Elvis came around he was all over the place. Son House has true bluesy type music, where Elvis has plenty of different styles. I will be comparing two of the artists songs from the instruments, tempos, message, and

One of our first assignments this semester was to explain the history and story behind the number one, and how this related to music. We did this through research of ancient mathematicians and the ratios that made music enjoyable to listen to. This was the first topic that introduced us to the relationship between humanism, science and technology. Throughout this course, we have studied numbers, poems and a significant amount of music, all of which have helped us to gain a better understanding of the relationship between humanism and science.

Rock n’ Roll was originated in the 1950’s. It mainly consist of black rhythms, blues, and white country music. At this period in time, it was a sensation released into society that was raved by everyone. Some of the most famous names in music history have been a part of this decade such as Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley. These are just a few examples of people who made this period in time unforgettable. Although often times, there would be several cases where singers such as the king himself, didn’t always use original material. One of his more popular songs, “Hound Dog” was actually written and sung by a black artist that many aren’t aware of. As time progressed, singers like Elvis continued to increase in fame and these

Like any genre of music, country music is famous for its cover tunes. Younger artists paying tribute to legends, old songs getting a breath of fresh air, or sometimes a song is so great it takes almost every country artist in Nashville to record it. No matter what the reason, artists will continue to create their own unique version of timeless country songs.

In the music industry, it is not uncommon for original songs to be rerecorded and altered by other artists resulting in what is known as a cover song. One example of this situations occurrence can be seen in Vance Joy’s indie folk-pop song, “Riptide”, that was famously covered by pop and country crossover artist, Taylor Swift. Overall, there are many factors that go into the relationship between an original and cover song and the artists of each song. Such as both artist’s connection to the song and the relationship between the artists themselves. There are also differences between the original and cover songs themselves including song structure, instrumentation, vocals, lyrics, and lyrical meaning.

Both of the songs had a common theme of “hound dog,” but the lyrics are different in the more famous Elvis version. There was a line stated in the version by Willie, ““You ain't nothing but a hound dog/Been snooping 'round my door/You can wag your tail/But I ain't gonna feed you no more,” which could be viewd as a sexual innuendo. Record companies viewed it that way because in the version Elvis did the lyrics were different, and changed to “You ain't nothin but a hound dog/Cryin all the time./Well, you aint never caught a rabbit/And you ain't no friend of mine.” This is an example of how record companies changed different words and lyrics so it would appeal to all ages. Another change between the two songs is the different genre of music style. There was more of an R&B style in Big Mama’s version, and Elvis’s version was more Rock ‘n’ Roll. It is so interesting to see how differently the music industry works now as opposed to then, because the change of the lyrics really did reach more listeners and started to become more

As, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton song was written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller and recorded in 1953. This version was accompanied drum, guitar and brass instrument. Big Mama is the only vocal sound on the song; she has big with a hoarse rasp of her voice takes precedence over the instruments. The storytelling soulful singer tells a story about an intimate relationship and its challenge. According to Altschuler (2003) states that “Elvis made substantial changes to the tempo and lyrics of “Hound Dog” and his version made it to Number 1 on both country and R&B charts Altschuler, 2003, p.52).”However, Elvis Presley’s version of the song “Hound Dog” was recorded in 1956. While, Elvis slow down his final verse and spiral his hips to the sound of the beat that he is most famous with his fans. Elvis also, did a solo guitar solo with harmonize of the background singers melody. He acknowledged the fact that he was singing African American music and that he got his style from “colored folks.” Both versions don’t sound like the same song; they have a certain elements that are similar. Elvis put his own twist into his version instead of just copying Big

Cover songs were more a measure of the racial differences in the United States. Back then, many covers signified racial segregation. Like Ruth Brown says, many African American artists accepted the fact that white American artists were going to take their original piece and make it their own. Today, this would be a major issue and verge on the issue of copyright infringement. However, back then, perhaps it had a positive impact on both the white and black artists- white artists get to have success on the performance they create while African American artists gained the extra exposure their song needed at the time to get popular. While many of us today may not agree with this concept, American society and the industry would have only properly functioned like this. Many times like in the case of “Shake Rattle and Roll”, the covers aren’t close to the original piece. Therefore, both the originals and the covers were equally different versions of the same thing, so both artists deserved credit. However, in the case of songs like “A Little Bird Told Me” by Paula Watson and the cover by Evelyn Knight, both versions were the same song note for note. And even though this was considered “fair” game at the time, it was truly unfair of Knight to use Watson’s exact material, and the cover song should have not been successful or even released. Racial inequality defined this era in

Scholars and artists commonly describe music as a reflection of the human condition. The period in history from the mid-1930s onward marked a tragic phase in twentieth century music and this reflection: the total politicizing of the art by totalitarianism means. Dictators, including Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, were manipulating popular culture to take control of their people. Stalin supported the idea of a “Soviet modernism,” a school of art that would embody the power of the new proletarian state. He monitored every recording made in the country, writing judgments of “good,” “so-so,” and “bad” on their sleeves. Stalin believed music to be the engineer of the human souls, and hoped to use this as a way to influence his people that Soviet life was improving. Fearing a phone call from the dictator or being arrested in the night, Soviet composers such as Dmitri Shostakovich wrote music with chained hands in an effort to please their leader. A study of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and Symphony No. 7 will reveal the influence of communism in the Soviet Union on his music as well as his dynamic relationship with Joseph Stalin.

Music is a unique way of expressing one’s self, though ideas can become recycled and borrowed by other artists. These days, a particularly older person could hear a newly-released song and find the music to be familiar. An artist can simply borrow the music from an older song and then incorporate it into a new song of their own. Many artists and songwriters nowadays use this technique in their own music. Say an older person was to hear the smash hit “Shape of You” by songwriter and singer Ed Sheeran. They would hear a song that they once treasured from their days in the club. The song “No Scrubs” by a high-selling music trio of the 1990’s, called TLC, once wrote a song that contains that same music. This is a perfect representation of the idea of reused music.

Most of their lines were the same, but in the newer version it shows you more of their life story. Some parts that were added in weren’t in the original, or were just played different. In both movies there was lots of drinking and partying, but more focused in the newer version. It

In addition, the lyrical styles are noticeably different between the two songs; “Walkin’ Blues” is more of a loose narrative story while “Blue Moon of Kentucky” has a more modern and noticeable rhymed couplet format to it. And while Elvis Presley’s version is a cover version of Bill Monroe’s song, it helped to propel him into the limelight while Son House was not a commercial