“My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view”- Carole King, born in New York on February 9 1942, started her career as a Brill Building songwriter. During her career at the Brill Building, King wrote most of her songs with her husband Gerry Goffin. The duo successfully wrote more than two dozen chart hits (Wikipedia), until 1968 when the couple separated. As a result of the split King chose to move across the country to Laurel Canyon, Los…
The Fortunate Son was released by the group Creedence Clearwater Revival in December of 1969. John Fogerty wrote the song for the band and was the lead singer. This song stayed on the billboard charts for 15 weeks and hit #3. Fortunate Son was on the “B” side of the record with “Down By The Corner” on the A side hitting the billboard charts as well. This was a rare occasion to have both songs on a record to hit the billboard charts. In 2014 it was added to the National Recording Registry.…
My choice fell on well-known Fab Four. The success of the band was formed by phenomenon of "Beatlemania" - состояние сильной, граничащей с сумасшествием, любви к группе The Beatles. During an active concert activity is expressed in fanatical worship , which prevented the carrying out of concerts. In the future, the movement has affected many , including music distant from humans. They began to play and form new group For young people all over the world The Beatles became a role model (this is…
Jordan Hylton Mr. Right Music Paper 7/20/2016 King of Pop The legacy of Michael Jackson was one witness by billions of people worldwide who felt his influence. The impact that he had on music changed the way music was listen to forever. The symbolism of his glove was an icon that anyone could recognize. Who was Michael Jackson? In a family as big as the Jackson’s Michael stood out as he touches many people in his family group called “The Jackson 5.” Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958,…
THINKPIECES Perhaps my biggest fantasy as a music enthusiast and writer is to interview the Beatles during their prime. I would have loved to pick their brains and maybe not understand but get a glimpse of their dynamics. They had risen to the top of the charts and magnified popularity. I have always wondered what went behind the scenes, before they hit the stage, and after the lights had gone off and the screaming fans had all gone home. How did it really affect them? What were the real…
The Life of Oliver Sykes Oliver Scott Sykes was born November 20, 1986 in Ashford, Kent, England. Oliver Sykes is mostly known for being the lead vocalist and songwriter of the metal core band Bring Me the Horizon. Sykes is also known for being one of the many faces of PETA and for releasing his creativity through his unique clothing line called Drop Dead Clothing and through his book Raised by Raptors. Sykes’s Childhood Before his Fame After Sykes’s birth in Ashford, him and his parents, Ian…
Krisa Aquino Engl 1A Prof. Hooks Oct. 13, 2015 Hymn for Equality In the era of 1960s to the 80s, the world of pop rock bands wouldn’t be the same if John Lennon never existed. Can we all just thank him for forming the legendary, shaggy-haired, suited-up group of The Beatles? The singer-songwriter created masterpieces during his time with the iconic English pop rock band. Some of the best rocked songs they had were, “Please, Please Me” and “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” Although like other bands, fame…
Identify a Quote or Music Lyrics that Are Somehow Interesting or Meaningful to You One of the most striking songs that impressed me was the song by John Lennon «Imagine". Lennon’s solo work as well as all the work of the Beatles in total is an invaluable cultural heritage of the 20th century. The Beatles’ songs in due time became a symbol of change. Listening to rock and roll, people are no longer afraid of the state. Rock became a symbol of freedom and independence from Big Brother. The Beatles…
Thirdly, what made Revolver different than most Beatles albums is George Harrison would usually do every guitar solos for the band (except a few by Lennon). In the song “Taxman”, Harrison was having a great deal of trouble with this solo causing tension and frustration in the studio (enter source here). Even when they slowed the tape down, Harrison still could not do it. The band watched him struggle for hours, until McCartney took the solo himself. In “Taxman”, his guitar solo was one of the…
Did you know The Beatles were famous failures once? Most people had no clue the Beaten failed at first so don’t feel bad if you were on of them. If you were one of the multiple people who didn’t know, in this essay you will learn why they were failed, how they were successful, and why they broke up and went there different ways. Beatles' early career was actually a series of failure. One reason they were a failure because, a record that reached the top in their unsuccessful audition with…