Bon Jovi

Censorship, or the act of restricting the expression of certain dissenting or non-sanctioned views, represents a profound problem in many countries throughout the world. Although all governments arguably employ this tactic to an extent, some undoubtedly have a habit of suppressing their people more than others. China stands as a prime example of one such country. Denying any semblance of free speech to its 1.3 billion people, China’s various restrictions on expression, specifically in regards…

2 Concepts of Music used in the song "Livin' On A Prayer" by Bon Jovi Dynamics and General Overview This song is written in E minor. At the start of the song without vocals (0:00-0:22) the sound is at a low dynamic, there is little sound. There is a faint sound of an organ, which is only playing one continuous note. Then an electric guitar and castanet comes in a bit later, slightly louder. At 0:23 the sound is louder. There is someone cupping their mouth over the microphone with added effects…

something that any human being can understand and relate to. Another commonly used term for it is feeling like a Monday. “Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night” is a single by American Rock band Bon Jovi, and taken from their greatest hits album Cross Road. The song writer is John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. also known as Bon Jovi, Jr who was born on March 2nd, 1962. This is a very profound song about optimism in the face of adversity. The first couple of song’s verse introduces the characters of unemployed…

the 20th century.Many new genres of music were being introduced such as country(1920's), rock(1950's), pop(1950's), and hip hop(1970's).The new introduction of music impacted music on a global scale.This would present some of the most iconic artists the world had ever seen at that time such as rock stars Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon; and country stars Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, and Jimmy Rodgers.But as time progresses music progresses with it and new genres and artist become…

when post-disco music became popular and rock continued to amuse a wide audience. The 1980s are remembered for pop artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Whitney Houston and rock bands/artists such as AC/DC, Queen, Def Leppard, Kiss, and Bon Jovi. Other popular rock bands from the 70s continued popularity through the 80s including Journey, Foreigner, REO…

When I was just a toddler, I would try to climb in the dishwasher and take everything out while mom was trying to do the dishes. In order to keep me from doing that, dad needed to play video games as long as they entranced me. One of the games he played was The Legend of Zelda. Growing up with this game and spending time with my dad while he played it fueled the love I developed for this game and it’s music. The first four songs on the soundtrack of my life, composed by Koji Kondo, are songs…

Let me get started by saying that music is a wonderful thing. Music opens many windows to people and make you accomplish tasks that you thought you couldn’t do. Music comes in many variations from being sad, happy, or angry. Also music has been with humans for as long as I can remember. In 700 B.C vocals were added to the music they had and that took a different road and developed music much more than what they knew. Fast forwarding to the 1940s and 1950s the music industry started to grow and…

eighty percent of my choir class. For this choir audition you had to learn a song and a corresponding dance in three short practices and then perform it with three other applicants in front of the choir teachers. The song was “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi, which I recognized vaguely. However, the…

found the will to survive. The soul of survival we appreciate in the courageous woman of Titanic can help us to persevere through less captivating however just as troublesome battles. We find such a battle in the couple Tommy and Gina, from the Bon Jovi tune "Living on a…

80's Pop As most of you probably know already, I'm Madonna, a popular singer and actress. This is the 80's, a decade with a different type of music. How many of you listen to pop music? (Wait for audience's reaction) There's been a big change in this decade in music, especially pop. Although it seems more boring than the 1960's or 70's, our music today is still a big part of our culture. Before, most artists made their own music. Folk was a very popular style of music.…