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Michael Joseph Jackson, known as the ‘King of Pop’ was an American singer, songwriter, recording producer, dancer and actor born on August the 29 1958 and died on June 25 2009 at age 50, which left a great impact on popular culture. Jackson’s music videos are widely popular to all ages of people due to least amount of explicit language and actions. Through the discussion of target audience and values, the lyrics, symbolic codes of the people in “Man in the Mirror and the different…

Rock and roll changed forever with three distinctive chords, strummed on a whim, in a gymnasium, circa 1957. Those chords made up the backbone of an improvised instrumental, played by a house band filling time for a DJ on a break. Soon, the world would know that track as "Rumble," performed by Link Wray and the Wray Men, and the song would prove to be an absolute game changer for popular music. The Who's Pete Townsend is on record as saying that 'Rumble" made him pick up a guitar and never put…

CORINNE BAILEY RAE From Leeds, England, artist Corinne Bailey Rae released her self-titled debut album in 2006, topping the charts at #1 in the UK and #4 in the US, featuring the global hits Put Your Records On and Like A Star. With over 5 million albums sold, Bailey Rae has been awarded two GRAMMYs including Best R&B Performance and multiple GRAMMY, BRIT, MOBO, BET nominations, amongst others. Bailey Rae returned in 2016 with her third studio album, The Heart Speaks In Whispers (debuted #3 on…

Anyone can find a certain level of love. People who lower their standards or accept the first person who comes along can easily get into a relationship. They may even be happy for a while, but soon the relationship starts to crumble and unhappiness sets in. It takes more effort to find love that lasts. But, it is worth the effort! When you get into a relationship with someone who is your perfect match - or as close to it as possible, then you will have an easier time working through issues and…

Compare and Contrast Goldfinger (1964); Musical Score by John Barry vs Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Musical Score by John Williams During the 1960s, popular music played an important role in filmmaking, garnering larger audiences due to the appeal of this genre but also due to the fact that psychologically, people tend to associate the music they are hearing with real life events or emotions. From 1960-1967, film scores began to change. No longer would we see the traditions of the 50s, where…

The song “Faithfully” from 1983, performed by the band Journey on their album Frontiers is thought to be one of many iconic rock songs from the 1980s that has left a legacy for decades and generations. It mixes many different instrumental parts with the concept of the 1980s rock song, having sounds similar to the well known power ballads and the genre of arena rock. “Faithfully”, tells a story as any other song does, using lyrics and the general progression of the music throughout the song to…

“Almost Home” Some days, dreaming of the past is easier than living in the present. “Almost Home” is co-written and recorded by American country music singer Craig Morgan. This was the first top ten hit on the US country music charts for Morgan. He also received a Song of the Year award and earned a Songwriter’s Achievement Award from the Nashville Songwriters' Association International. “Almost Home” explores the struggles of homelessness, the complexities that life brings us, and the freedom…

Asher roth song “ I Love College” reflects the culture of the 2000S as a college anthem. The song is categorized through its melody , texture, and its word-music relationships. The key instruments used in the song are a drum and a gutier, those instruments are really used in pop, country, and rock music.The way asher roth has the guitar playing out throughout the whole song with the amazing beat is wonderfully laid out it's a catching tune that mostly everybody can sing along too, he put so…

“Rock music, also known as "rock and roll," is a type of music that developed from rock ‘n’ roll and uses a heavy regular beat, electric guitars, singing, and a tune that is easy to remember, which became popular in the 1950s in America and Europe” (Macmillan dictionary) Nowadays, rock & roll is one of the most popular genres of music all over the world, but the majority of listeners of this type of music do not know how it affects their psychology. There is a lot of debate about the fact…

The Black Parade (2006) and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010) are two albums made by New-Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance. My Chemical Romance has gone through many different phases in music and style. Each album created and curated a new era in their career. Each era to this day has cult followings with definitive styles and interests. “The Black Parade” and “Danger Days” are arguably the two most well-known My Chemical Romance Records, and they both have a large…