Cradle Will Rock

Music was once a place to get away. All throughout time, music has been love, passion, exercise, therapy, and fun. Music has changed dramatically in the last fifty to sixty years. Rhythm and Blues music was once known as rock and roll but was changed when the two different types of music took their own way. Rhythm and Blues started big in the 40’s and 50’s. It was the biggest and most popular type of music and made the most impact in history. R&B (Rhythm and blues), which consists of soulful…

falling. Music is just like sound but with words and a specific type of rhythm. In the same way as sound certain people can hate classical music but can like rock music. Classical and rock music are classified into different types of genres. Genres are ways people deceiver one type of rhythm and tone from another. Although classical and rock music are seen to have many differences between them, yet seem to share one similarity in what meaning they really express. Picture a fancy theater…

John Mayer, a successful singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, once said “You’re not crazy. You’re just lonely. And loneliness is hell of a drug”. When John Mayer said this, he wanted to send the message that loneliness isn’t just about have no people around you. It's from not being able to communicate the things that seem important to you. Of Mice and Men is a novella, by John Steinbeck, that takes place in a town called Soledad in the late 1930s during the Great Depression. During the…

My poem was about Jay-Z, and Beyoncé. The main reason I chose these two is for their levels of fame. Both have been extremely relevant over the past two decades. Beyoncé’s best-selling album titled, “Dangerously in Love” sold around 16 million copies worldwide. Jay-Z’s album, “Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life” has sold around 5.4 million copies. Not only have both become music icons, they also are well known philanthropist, business people, and occasionally political commentators. I chose the tone of…

Kruthi Bhat Professor Johnson English 132- Section 07 25 September 2015 Rhetorical Strategies in Jackson’s and Rotblit’s Song Lyrics Michael Jackson and Yaakov Rotblit are two amazing song writers who have contributed so much to the society and brought out many messages through their compositions. Michael Jackson was the King of Pop as most of his songs achieved many awards, therefore he was one of the most-influential men in the world. He has inspired thousands of people around the globe…

War, and the progression of the Civil Rights Movement all inflicted change in music. During the 1960’s, many genres of music emerged, like Motown and R&B, folk and protest music, and the many subgenres of rock music, such as surf rock and hard rock. In the early to mid-1960’s, many British rock bands and pop artists became popular in the U.S. and all across the world. This time period was called the “British…

Throughout the years, artists, songwriters, and protesters have used songs as a way to communicate their feelings to different topics or current events. As an assignment, I am to choose five artists whose lyrics made a change in the civil rights movement, war and peace, anti-censorship and so on. I have chosen very interesting singers and songwriters whom I have enjoyed reading about and have given me a different perspective on how to see the world from a different magnifying glass. I will now…

In the Documentary, Ethos was vital part in developing the story. They had first hand accounts from Hip-Hop artist and well-known producers and actors who had a major influence on black entertainment. Melvin Van Peebles was a multi-talented and productive producer who paved the way for aspiring African American’s who were looking to dab in the entertainment industry. He was known as "the godfather of modern black cinema" due to his 1970 film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which at the time…

Pop singers have been the highest-charting musicians for decades, captivating audiences with hook-laden tunes and mesmerizing live performances. As pop music is an amalgam of a number of different genres, including dance, RnB, hip-hop, country and rock, many performers have crossover success within many of these titles. Here are ten of the top pop singers of all time, who have been able to transcend their varied influences to create a unique experience for listeners. Number Ten: George Michael…

During the psychedelic rock movement of the 1970s, there was without a doubt no shortage of artists looking to have their big chance to set the trends in the genre. Although many bands have come and went, few of these classic rocks bands were able to break musical boundaries; let alone make waves in the industry. While there were several psychedelic bands that broke out and managed to change our perception of the psychedelic rock genre, the most notable band of this movement would be no other…