Folk music

language, literature and culture, which they express through mythology, folk songs, ballads, proverbs, etc. This community has rich oral literature, which passes from generation to generation. The Rabha oral literature can be classified into three major groups- namely (1). Folk songs, (2). Proverbs, riddles, sayings and charms, and (3). Folk-tales. Folk Songs: The Rabha oral literature is endowed with rich and variegated folk songs. Such traditional songs are basically found in the subgroups such

“7 Years” is a song that was written by the Danish singer Lukas Forchhammer. He was born on September 18, 1988. He is currently the lead singer and founder of the Lukas Graham Bank. Lukas wrote the song “7 Years” based on his own life and released it on June 6, 2015 when he was 27 years old. One billboard writer described Lukas’ sound as, “On record, Forchhammer can often sound like a perpetually smiling Bruno Mars mixed with a bit of Ed Sheeran, but in person he has an unmistakable wrong-side-of-the-tracks

that people must join in this change and stop fighting it. Dylan utilizes enjambment in every stanza, which is a term used in poetry to refer to lines that end without punctuation and without completing a sentence or clause. The main theme of this folk song is stated in the title and in each stanza by using repetition of the words for the times they are a-changin. “During the course of the Sixties, "everything changed," says Democratic pollster Geoff Garin, who came of age in the Sixties. "It was

THESIS: Bob Dylan is a folk rock singer-songwriter who wrote music to fight for civil rights in America. His first song that was written for the Civil Rights Movement was called “The Death of Emmett Till.” This song is about the murder of a 14-year old African American boy, which was one of the catalysts for the Civil Rights Movement. He was influenced by his girlfriend at the time, Suze Rotolo, to write this song. This little-known figure introduced Dylan to the issue of civil rights and inspired

Nonetheless, by the early 20th century, the word nostalgia means “longing for the past”, especially the “good old days” from one’s earlier life. The globalized world today made such old memories even more precious. Numerous literature showed that music and photographs are good stimuli for nostalgia and people often feel emotionally consoled upon such experience. Therefore, incorporating the nostalgia genre into films might be one reason for the success of the Singapore film, That Girl in Pinafore

This short song may not be the nicest to the ears ,but brings up an important message that involves almost everyone. From mothers to world leaders, we can all learn from this genius song from a folk singer/songwriter. Bob Dylan touches upon several topics and events going on that time period ,but the main theme of the song is that the world is changing and that it is inevitable. This song pretty much sums up what Bob Dylan is all about. Showing his opinion on serious matters like war and politics

This Land Is Your Land By: Woody Guthrie There are many fold songs that go unheard. But when you go back to the roots of folk music, there is one that most every American recognizes. "This Land Is Your Land" has been a staple of Americana for nearly 75 years. The lyrics start off by giving a visual image of the vastness of America. It mentions California and the New York Island which focuses on the widest breadth of the country. Then it mentions the Redwood Forest (Which is also in California)

Seven years is a song that was wrote by the Danish singer Lukas Forchhammer, lead singer in the band Lukas Graham. The song was released June 6th in 2015. A billboard writer describes the band’s sound by stating, “On record Forchhammer can often sound like a perpetually smiling Bruno Mars mixed with a bit of Ed Sheeran, but in person he has an unmistakable wrong-side-of-the-tracks ­swagger.”(Duerden) It was released as a single that would end up being the hit song on their first album. The lyrics

The Black and white film at the start of the music clip symbolises the age of the events and the impact of these. Technical At the start of the video John Farnham begins singing with a close up shot of his face showing his facial expressions and emotions. A point of view shot is used to position the audience as part of the music clip. Mr Farnham is singing straight into the camera and has eye contact at all times. Making the viewer

- 1)Want to want me-Jason Derulo This song goes with the scene from the novel where Bernard Marx and Lenina go to New Mexico and Lenina wants to “make love” with Bernard. While they do not end up doing this, Lenina wants Bernard to ‘Want to want me’. In the song Jason Derulo wants a girl to want him. In the novel Lenina wants to Bernard to want her so that is how the song fits into this scene from the novel. 2) Nowhere Man-The Beatles This song goes well with the scene where John ”The Savage” talks