Dylan Thomas

This is a comparison of the song “Miss Jackson” originally done by the artist Outcast and then later remade by the cover band The Vines. Both versions, are themed about a man’s conflict with a girl and her mother. The original version is rap while the cover version released by the vines is rock. Outcast’s message is that he wants to right his wrongs and that he deserves to be involved his child’s life. The Vine’s version has a more simple meaning of simply wanting forgiveness and girl back.…

Norman Jewison’s story of Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter gives us his take on the corrupt society during the time of The Black Civil Rights Movement. The overarching theme of this film is imprisonment, this can be broken down into the two main ideas willpower and internal conflict. Throughout the film the many pieces of dialogue, camera shots, and repeated shots or sequences are used to reinforce the overarching theme, imprisonment. These are shown in the “Hole Scene” where Rubin Carter is locked…

Protest music of the 1950’s and 1960’s Music of the 1950s and 1960s was often considered music of rebellion and protest because at this time, there were many groups of people that demanded either equality or putting a stop to awful things that were ruining the world. Whether it be racism or war, people wrote songs to either tell other people about it or to stop it in it’s tracks. Rock and roll carried on the criticism of society and the cries for change that are evident in its musical roots.…

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…

Kayla Shaffer Dr. Partyka Paper 2 part 1 Inter 200 October 7, 2015 The Beatles The Beatles are an iconic group that has lasted the course of time for a multitude of different reasons. One being the huge contribution that the Beatles were able to impart on the rock n roll genre that we have come to know and love today. Another reason for their success was the content of their lyrics and the fact they resounded with the people listening to their music because they spoke to the real life…

There is many differences between today’s generation and the sixties generation. David Pichaske’s book titled Generation in Motion: Popular Music and Culture in the Sixties, outline the views of the sixties and how they voiced those views. In the sixties music was the expression of the generation, today I can say that hasn’t changed much. Music today also expresses the political events and views, but also social media is very popular for expression of political views. Today our culture…

Robert Allen Zimmerman, mostly know as Bob Dylan, has recently received the Nobel Prize for Literature being the first songwriter to ever win it. In order to achieve this nomination, it all initiates with the Swedish Academy that constitutes of 18 members that will evaluate nominations. Once it that has occurred, the Academy will send out invitations to a specific group of people between 600-700 individuals that have the chance to participate, and they must follow specific deadlines in order to…

On August 15-17 1969 in Bethel, New York, was a 3 day event that was all about peace, love, music. It was a historic event that changed what was known back then as the “hippie movement”. This concert would feature many influential artists that later generations would embrace as a cultural revolution of sorts. Blending a sentiment and mood of what Woodstock would come to represent. People didn’t realize (until later) how historic Woodstock really was. Woodstock was actually supposed to be a…

“My life is an open Pamphlet” – Bob Fosse. Bob Fosse was an American actor, Musical theatre director, and choreographer. He changed the way people around the world viewed dancing and dancing the film industry during the 20th century. Bob Fosse was born on June 23rd of 1927 in Chicago Illinois. His full name was actually Robert Louis Fosse. He was the youngest of all children. Having so many siblings it was difficult to grab his parent’s eye so he did that by dancing. His parents took…

The 1960’s were pretty much made up of three major components, sex, drugs and rock n’ roll. Music was one of the only ways for people to cope with everything else happening during the time, such as the Vietnam War. One of the biggest musicians to shape that time period was Jimi Hendrix. His songs brought together love, peace, rebellion, power and many other attributes to express his talents. While most of his songs were important, I think his version of “All Along the Watchtower” had the biggest…