Grammy Award for Song of the Year

well known as the times “most loved folk poet”, he turned to singing and writing rock-type songs with anti war messages. Whether he did “create new poetic expressions within the great American tradition” he has not proven himself worthy of such a significant award. Such a legendary award offered to many other brilliant writers, should be received by someone who can and will continue to change the world. This award could help out developing writers, developing countries, and should not be handed out single

siblings formed a musical group; their father was the main reason for this happening. When the group was first formed, they were known as the Jackson Family and included Jackie, Jermaine, and Tito. Michael became the lead singer of the group at just five years old. At that point in time, his career was destined to be successful. Once their brother Marlon joined the group shortly after, they became the well-known, Motown group, The Jackson 5. While being part of the Jackson 5, their career was strongly impacted

people thought and behaved(Welch). During that period, people started composing their music in different ways. Many musicians wanted to share important messages or their opinions about situations on that time: Protest songs were born. For example, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie in their songs “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “This Machine Kills Fascists” were protesting against wars and conflicts. It was new and unique because most of the music composers were being very creative in songwriting. They wanted to

certain way. Over the years women have been represented stereotypically as sex symbols and have been objectified to men. In this essay I will be talking about how women are represented in the media. I will be using Beyonce's music video ‘Run the world’, Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell and T.I and All in my head by Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap. Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke ft Pharrell, T.I was a success worldwide. Released in March 2013 this R&B song peaked number one in at

The subject of countless books, movies, poems, and songs, the concept of home is a sundry mix of ideas and ideals. Discussing the image of a childhood home, Grammy Award Winner Miranda Lambert’s hit song “The House That Built Me” has a different take on country music’s love for nostalgia. Many people, specifically young adults and older, can relate to Miranda’s wish of going back to the simplicity and security of childhood, especially after experiencing troubles. This simple, yet rich message is

characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality." Her novels are amazing themes, vivid dialogue, and detailed African-American characters; among the best known are her novels "The Bluest Eye", "Song of Solomon", and "Beloved", which helped her in 1998 as she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in. In 2001 she was named part of "The 30 Most Powerful Women in America" by Ladies' Home Journal. In 1949 Morrison entered Howard University, where she

One of the greatest song written was “Turn the Page” by Bob Seger. This great song was originally song by Bob Seger in 1973, and was remade by Metallica in 2004. Both artist did a great job singing “Turn the Page”, but they both had their own way of singing the song. Bob Seger was more of a soft rock, blues type of person, were Metallica is more heavy rock, meatal. Bob Seger to me, was the better of the two, growing up I heard this song all the time. Which version is your favorite? Bob Seger

melodies, abstract tunes, and gospel elements are some of the fundamentals that make up this album’s genres. While Blonde included the drums, backing vocals, and violins, the piano and guitar seem to dominate the whole album. Blonde was released four years after his latest album called Channel Orange. In this album, we can see

her song, “One Night Stand,” Joplin openly discusses having a casual sex encounter with a man and clearly defines that she wants nothing more beyond physical contact. “And I'm feelin' low an' everybody looks the same. Well, you catch my eye, and then you come on strong an' try to make your play. Just because we loved tonight, please don't you think it's gonna stay that way,” (Joplin 1970) In this song, Joplin exposes a taboo subject of premarital and casual sex for young women. The first wave of

“voice” of the Civil Rights Movement. One of her most famous songs, “Mississippi Goddamned,” was banned on southern radios because some say “goddam” was in the title. However many others and I believe it was because of the racial and social control system. “When she wrote it, Simone had been fed up with the country’s racial unrest. Medgar Evers, a Mississippi-born civil rights activist, was assassinated in his home state in 1963. That same year, the Ku Klux Klan bombed a Birmingham Baptist church and