Marvin Gaye

Lighthead: Race and Time Collide Poetry is often used as a source for people to express themselves, whether it is through abstract thoughts or actual experiences. By doing so, one is able to create vivid visuals of the themes that may partake in his/her mind. Lighthead is no exception in the fact that Terrance Hayes articulates his past and life understandings through descriptive language in order to bring out empathy from the reader. In Hayes’ Lighthead, there are many common themes throughout…

perceived by the people who bought the records as inspiring sexual acts, rebellion against authority figures, etc., instead, its sound inspiring people to have fun and just dance. Later on, he did allow some Motown’s artists such as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye to record songs whose lyrics were political. Though reluctant, he permitted the politicizing of the music because of the shift in Americans’ attitudes towards certain things, especially tolerance and acceptance. The Civil Rights Act…

Motown Music - The Persevering Legend Motown Music is presumably the most conspicuous record name on the planet. You can't consider Motown when you hear an R&B or soul tune on the radio. Truth be told, it can most likely be consistent with say that you will discover a Motown record in anybody's Compact disc accumulation some place. The continuing legend of soul and R&B is astonishing to consider. So much good music has been discharged on the mark that it is practically overwhelming to consider.…

“Article1, Section8, Clause8 of the constitution gives congress the power to make laws: to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited time to authors and inventors exclusive right to respective writings and discoveries” (U.S. Copyright Office). Formerly, claims were registered by clerks of U.S. district courts, however in today’s time the Copyright office is a separate department of the library of congress. The mission of the Copyright Office is to promote…

“Be you. Make sure you're saying something when you're saying something. It's important to sound like you, to feel like you, to be like you. Be you.” -Erykah Badu. Just one of the many inspirational quotes said by the soulful artist. Born Erica Abi Wright later change to Erykah Badu,("kah" is an Egyptian term for one's "inner self," and "badu" is her favorite jazz-riff scat sound.) on February 26, 1971, in Dallas, Texas. Erykah was introduced into music and other arts in her early life because…

how he couldn't believe how musical Lauryn was. At a very young age Lauryn discovered her love for old soul music. The day little Lauryn found her mothers old records was the start of a journey. The records included classic hits from artists like Marvin Gaye, Tami Terrell, Gladys Knight, Curtis Mayfield, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathway, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. Hill had her mothers sixties soul running through her veins. By the age of 8 she was an expert on old soul music. She started out…

Artists are willing to share their creative works on the different platforms, like iTunes and YouTube so that everyone can listen to all different kinds of music across the world. When there is a case like Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams sued by Marvin Gaya’s children. People may wonder how do other know one musician has stolen another musician’s music materials, and proof it to the judge that an individual plagiarized his/or her work in the digital…

that haven't told their story, those that are afraid or ashamed of the attacks. I believe her audience would have been greater if she would have directed the story toward violence in general. “War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate”(Marvin Gaye ‘What’s Going On’). Works cited Solnit, Rebecca. The Longest War. Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing, Bedford Bks St Martin'S, 2016, pp. 522–531. Cutili, J.J., et al. “From Foster…

Discussion - Jaelyn & Tyler 90s ----- Through the years there has been a evolution of music. In the 90s it was one of the most indescribable decades of all time. This era consisted of fashion statements, food, culture, and most importantly it was the years of awesome music. The music in the 90s was very smooth and romantic when it came to R&B. The rap music in the 90s was based on real stuff going on for example the NWA talked about the things that was going on in the world with African…

Withers invoked the services of an orchestra to bring in the fullness and fill any gaps in the music. Orchestras, especially during the era of this song, were used quite frequently by many R&B superstars, such as Barry White, Teddy Pendergrass, Marvin Gaye and a host of other 70’s era R&B…