Many people like the version of this song that is written by Disturbed, but I respectfully disagree. I love this version and I could listen to it all day if I had the time. In my ASL class in high school, we watched a music video that translated the Disturbed version of "Sound of Silence" into ASL. I'll attach the link below if any of you want to watch it. The signer's take on the original lyrics, "...And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made..." refers to cell phones and the light that comes from cell phones as the neon god. Since Simon and Garfunkel didn't have cell phones at the time the song was written, I'm assuming that is not what the lyrics originally meant.
The song itself is great to listen to. I like how the song starts and how smooth it sounds. Like all of the other songs I've written about, this song has a feeling of nostalgia attached that the Disturbed version lacks.
Sound of Silence - ASL
Monday, October 21, 2019
Monday, October 14, 2019
"Yesterday" The Beatles
I believe that this song is easily the most iconic of the Beatles songs. "Yesterday" is instantly recognizable and completely embodies the style of the Beatles songs but also still holds a unique twist. The words are simple, so the song is very easy to sing with and the song is also easily stuck in your head.
The tempo is very slow, the tone of Paul McCartney is smooth and soft. The song itself is about a break up between a boy and a girl, where the girl leaves because of something he said, which is why McCartney sings about "believing in yesterday." I really like listening to this song, because like most Beatles songs, there is a feeling of nostalgia that makes the listener wish for yesterday, but a yesterday where the Beatles were all still alive and writing music.
I believe "Yesterday" hit number one in the US charts and was inducted in the hall of fame. The writer, McCartney, came up with the tune during a dream one night, but took several months to figure out the title and appropriate lyrics.
After releasing the song, there were many covers. "Yesterday" is one of the top covered songs of all time, and even the movie being made about the Beatles is titled "Yesterday."
All in all, this is one of my favorite songs to listen to. "Yesterday" has such a unique history, most of which I did not know before, and I only mentioned a small part of it.
The tempo is very slow, the tone of Paul McCartney is smooth and soft. The song itself is about a break up between a boy and a girl, where the girl leaves because of something he said, which is why McCartney sings about "believing in yesterday." I really like listening to this song, because like most Beatles songs, there is a feeling of nostalgia that makes the listener wish for yesterday, but a yesterday where the Beatles were all still alive and writing music.
I believe "Yesterday" hit number one in the US charts and was inducted in the hall of fame. The writer, McCartney, came up with the tune during a dream one night, but took several months to figure out the title and appropriate lyrics.
After releasing the song, there were many covers. "Yesterday" is one of the top covered songs of all time, and even the movie being made about the Beatles is titled "Yesterday."
All in all, this is one of my favorite songs to listen to. "Yesterday" has such a unique history, most of which I did not know before, and I only mentioned a small part of it.
Monday, October 7, 2019
"That'll Be the Day" Buddy Holly
I love listening to Buddy Holly. I think he has a nice voice and the genre of music that he performed is one of my favorites. It's not a very long song, but it's very catchy. I don't know if I'd call it music that you could easily dance to because the tempo is kind of fast and kind of slow. It's a medium tempo, so it would be weird to slow dance, but fast dancing would be too fast. A similar song, like "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Thurston Harris would be more suited for dancing.
However, rockabilly still is influential to today's music. The song, "That'll Be the Day" is a classic and instantly recognizable. There aren't any racial themes, as this is more of a love song describing the singer's total dependence on his girl. "You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie, cause that'll be the day, when I die." This song has a classic AABA form where the quoted line is the 'A' and the most repeated line in the song.
Buddy Holly nowadays is most famous for his death. "The Day the Music Died" is a day in history that three very important musicians died in a plane crash. The three people were Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. That event was immortalized when the song "American Pie" by Don McLean came out talking about the day the music died. Which is also a very good song to listen to.
However, rockabilly still is influential to today's music. The song, "That'll Be the Day" is a classic and instantly recognizable. There aren't any racial themes, as this is more of a love song describing the singer's total dependence on his girl. "You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie, cause that'll be the day, when I die." This song has a classic AABA form where the quoted line is the 'A' and the most repeated line in the song.
Buddy Holly nowadays is most famous for his death. "The Day the Music Died" is a day in history that three very important musicians died in a plane crash. The three people were Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. That event was immortalized when the song "American Pie" by Don McLean came out talking about the day the music died. Which is also a very good song to listen to.
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