Even though one song is based off the other, both The Rolling Stones and Devo are able to beautifully capture unique essences of the song, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”. The Rolling Stones released the original version of the song in 1965 while Devo’s version was released twelve years later in 1977. In the original version of the song sang by The Rolling Stones, several unique musical characteristics exist which helped establish the song as one of the most recognizable rock and roll songs in history. The title of the song, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”, creates an appearance of no fulfillment as the singer’s efforts will appear useless. If the title simply read, “(I Have No) Satisfaction”, it would have appeared that the writer is just unhappy with his current state of being. Instead, the title reads “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” alluding to the efforts which the writer has already tried but have proven unsuccessful. The lyrics of the song support this incredibly cynical view displayed in the title. …show more content…
While this is sung in a semi depressed state, the next lines “I can’t get no! I can’t get no!” create a sense of rebellion. These lines create a sense of protest as more than one voice sings these lines in a rebellious tone which differs from the previous lines. When listening to these lines, one can imagine a group marching with fist raised chanting these lyrics in the streets. As these lines, in some form, reoccur about eight times throughout the entire song, a feeling of protest is truly established. These feelings of protest which are demonstrated in the recurring lines of The Rolling Stones version of the song are significantly different from the emotions generated from the Devo
go from laid back to an in your face, ultra loud show of shows. There are
Lisa Millbank writes about serious feminism topics, such as sexual assault and rape. In her article, “Under Duress: Agency, Power and Consent, Part One: ‘No’” Lisa discusses language used around sexual assault and rape cases. She goes into detail about the “No Means No” rule that feminists around the world have spread and stuck to. In the song, the woman says “I simply must go, the answer is no” (Martin). The woman directly says no to staying at the man’s house. According to Lisa, this gives the woman the responsibility to say no and the person listening the option to respect it. In the song, the man does not respect the woman saying no and wishing to leave. Instead, the man simply interrupts and makes the excuse that the cold conditions outside will cause her more harm.
In the year 1927, George D. Hay a director at Nashville radio station was in his preparation to kick off on his program that he introduced in the year 1925 (Kyriakoudes, 2004). The program was known as the WSM Barn Dance that was locally listened to and was also well known countrywide. When the program started, Hay introduced a mixture of comedy and “hillbilly” music entertainment which was off schedule and later on the conductor who was known as Walter Damrosch shut off the show which was airing at NBC network. They claimed that there was no place in the classics for realism as country music had no place for lyrics or for writing music that had reality inside them, (Kyriakoudes, 2004). However, it implies that Hay had introduced musicians on his show that had meaningful music which compiled of both entertainment and realism.
1. “Like a Rock” by Bob Seger, which is an inspirational song that talks about a middle-aged man who encounters frustration in his aging problem. Also, he reminded back to his youth life to reflect memories and compare with now differences. There a lot of shots to focus on the men’s emotion and react; for example, he is smoking and playing the guitar. Around twenty years later, he has got a lot of things, but he still cannot find his own feeling when he was young, such as passion in playing music, rock. Finally, he knows that it cannot change anything and it should have a position to face challenges in his beginning life. In this song recommend many times “like a rock” that means no matter now who you are, people have their own opportunities
The bass and drums then join in, followed by the vocals of Mick Jagger calmly repeating the title of the song. The song has a rebellious tone as Jagger increasingly sings with more force loudly with sexual inferences and protests. The tambourine, electric guitar, drums, and electric bass capture the rebellious spirit, as the chords of the song alternate between four simple chords. The lyrics are repetitive and simple and often connect with Richards significant guitar moments. The texture is homophonic with background vocalists and instruments accompanying the lead singer.
This is a resilient ballad preaching a smiling picture of karma and the universe. "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need." This enduring line encompasses the message and tone of the song. Notice the subtle use of the Hammond organ to build the energy of the song to a frenetic climax to end the song. What a great example of how dynamic The Rolling Stones songs are in general.
Throughout the millennium, music has touched the lives of many people around the world. Music is the one force of nature that can touch one’s heart with the perfect rhythm. With its many genres, people can enjoy each genre of music given the time and place in specific ways. Rock ‘n’ roll, for example, has influenced many Americans from the mid-1950’s and became inspirational today. While listening to rock ‘n’ roll music, everyone can’t help but name one key musician, and his name is Elvis Presley. Because of the way Elvis took the stage with his flashy hair, he later took the title as ‘The King of rock ‘n’ roll’. But was that really the case for African Americans? One must wonder, was rock ‘n’ roll specifically for White Americans? Why many
What do you mean?”, sociologist Tristan Bridges said that “the lack of clear consent isn’t just present in the song; it is what provides the sexual tension”, while also
There was not a single song on the album that did not come to life and cause all of us to relate to every emotion within their songs. When listening to “Go Your Own Way” one hears the lyrics, “Loving you isn't the right thing to do. / How can I ever change things that I feel? / If I could baby I'd give you my world. / How can I when you won't take it from me? / You can go your own way, go your own way.” These lyrics capture your soul. They speak of the pain that accompanies the demise of a relationship. On the other hand, “Don’t Stop” provokes feelings of hope and optimism instead of wallowing in the past. The entire playlist of Rumors causes lovers to reflect upon their own past heartbreak and relate. The album’s ability to make that kind impression on a person’s heart makes it phenomenal. We all desire to be able to relate to others and to feel understood. Once we make that connection, it remains with us always.
Many songs that we listened to sounded like they came right out of Brave New World. The ones I liked most would have to be “Can't Feel My Face”, “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” and “I Am Produced”.
The song You Don’t Own Me by Lesley Gore from 1963 is a song that conveys many things that were happening around the world at the time. During the time the feminist movement was taking place. This consisted of women fighting for equal job rights. Women wanted to have an equal chance to all jobs just as the men were. They also sought an equal chance to vote and equality on a personal level. In addition, the teenage rebellion was occurring. These “baby boomers” were sometimes restricted from listening to the new rock n’ roll music by their parents. Nevertheless, they still listened to it.
before I begin, I am not a fan of 5sos. but, I am not bashing them or saying negative things about them because of the fact that I am not a fan. if I was a fan I would feel the same way. in fact, as a feminist, I would even say I would be more disappointed if I were a fan; having 4 people I looked up to be not as they seemed. (michael and ashton didn’t really bother me in this article though, mosty calum & luke.)
“Dead Heads” existed in a subculture that was very common in the 1980’s which originated from the band “The Grateful Dead”. This band gave people in America an overall feeling of acceptance and freedom that they found that mainstream music culture could not provide. The culture of the Dead Heads and what drew people to become apart of the culture can be understood using the structural functionalist approach. This culture as based upon freedom, and had very little sense of what was right and wrong. With conventional culture opposing their beliefs and freedom, many individuals began to carry out acts of violation against authority and the people who followed mainstream culture. These scandals included things
The two songs I will be comparing are “Centuries,” by Fall out Boy and “21 Guns,” By Green day. I chose these songs, because I love the bands and even more importantly, I love their music. Not one song is the same, so I chose these songs to research so that I can better understand what I enjoy in a song and what interests me. I first found Fall Out Boy when listening to the radio. After that, I looked them up on YouTube and now they have become one of my favorite musical groups ever. I found out about Green Day while listening to a Pandora Station. I have been listening to these bands for around three years each and have been hooked on every song they release.
Visual imagery is used throughout the lyric, e.g. the vision of smashing plates is followed by photos snatched from frames and scratched letters on a surface. Extreme anger is evident from the use of word, ‘bitch’ which has negative connotations. There is a rhetorical question