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Booker T & the MG's - Green Onions The song under analysis was brought to life by Booker T & the MG 's, is called “Green Onion”, Booker T. Jones and his Memphis Group which called the MG’s is one of the first racially integrated and biggest bands in 60’s. They are the house Band for Stax Record and Influenced in shaping the “Southern Soul” sound. Although they do not have vocalist of their own, the band released several albums and recorded many hits. Their best known hit is "Green Onions." The…

Wake Up Little Susie A popular song in its time “Wake Up Little Susie” became a number one hit on October 14, 1957 for the Everly Brothers. A song that sang about the kind of nightmare only two teenagers in love could wake up to having fallen asleep together at the movies and having to face angry parents and curious friends. The Everly Brothers were favorites for they harmonious singing and doo-wop style. Their first big hit was “Bye Bye Love” but it didn’t make it to number one. I don’t know…

“The future was wide open.” Eddie was an eighteen year old boy who just graduated from high school and moved to Hollywood. When he got to Hollywood he met a girl and they moved in together. “Into The Great Wide Open,” tells a story about the life of a rock star, using a shifting tone, in a realistic. Tom Petty’s song tells a story of the rise and fall of Eddies adventure to Stardom. It all began when Eddie graduated high school and moved to Hollywood. In Hollywood, Eddie got a tattoo. He met a…

Musical Sanctuary- Country Fancast Music is one of the most precious and most amicable arts. Its style, tune and rhythm vary from place to place. This is due to different cultures and customs adopted by various parts of the world. Accordingly, label given to that particular musical brand also alters. Country Music is one of those most passionate tunes which have emerged from Southern United States in 1920s. It elicited its stardom later in 1940s. It has realized its glory not only in Southern…

Iggy Pop is an enigmatic figure in the history of rock and roll. On the one hand, much his music is very well-known and can be found in movies and television being made to this day. On the other hand, he has a strange, abrasive and somehow appealing persona that has added to his fame. Find out more about the singer and musician below in part one of this list. Number Fifteen: He Was a Close Friend of David Bowie. They were close for decades until David Bowie's recent passing. Much of David…

My two favorite bands during my teenage years until today have persistently been Muse, and Coheed and Cambria. These two bands have various similarities but are markedly different from one another. The two band’s differing origins, influences, philosophies, and histories have drastically impacted their musical styles and popular success, while their similarities have been critical in redefining progressive and alternative rock. Their unique styles prompted much of my own musical growth and…

I'm Coming Over Album Review I'm Coming Over is the sixth studio album by the country singer Chris Young. This album consists of eleven authentic country songs and includes duets with Cassadee Pope and Vince Gill. I'm Coming Over is an album which contains a collection of songs rather than a continuous stream of thought because the songs cover a wide variety of topics and emotions. Chris Young was twenty-eight at the time of the release of I'm Coming Over. Young grew up in Murfreesboro…

Introduction: in the 1980`s music had influenced the culture, society and economics of Australia, the improved accessibility of music during the decade encouraged people to become more engaged and passionate about music. Music became a part of culture due to heavy influences of music throughout the wider world. The 1980`s or familiarly recognized as the 80`s was a decade in post war times. During World War 2 when America and Australia became strategic alliances, American culture was influencing…

There are two main reasons why “rock and roll” became “rock music”. The first reason was the fact that the “rock and roll” used to mean either the genre of music that was associated with the teenagers of the time, and/or it was also used to describe music with a strong connection to rhythm & blues. Yet by this point in history, things had drastically changed. Due to the influence of many social changes, rock and roll become more self-consciously artistic, and experimental, thus paving the way…

Everything revolves around the essential idea in this case,“that punk rock is just another word for freedom,” (qtd. Patti Smith). Although there were many impacts that arose from the beginning of punk, the positive influences overcome the negative. The dramatic rise in drug use was outweighed by the legendary music that was created and the overpowering amounts of love within the people of the punk industry. From the start of punk music in the early 1960’s to present day, there have been drastic…