The lyrics invite listeners to dance and have a good time no matter how bad things get. ... These lyrics suggest that even if you're all alone in a jail cell, you can always dance with the wooden chair you're sitting on! ... " The structure is constant but the lyrics represent an ABABBABAB format with the verse repeated twice after the first chorus. ... Legalize It simply alternates between the verse and chorus lyrics creating a hypnotic feel or 'stoned' feel. ... Legalize It is a brilliant example of how music can be used to emphasize lyrics and vise-versa. ...

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Many people can remember song lyrics rather than trying to remember the lines of a famous poem. ... His appeal for the blues is so high that he even describes a singer and his lyrics in the poem. ... In this line, Hughes may be describing the singer and his lyrics, but he is also saying that he has the "weary blues." ... From a reader's perspective, it can be seen as lyrics to a song because of his powerful and consistent rhymes. ...

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These three women were honest about their music, they wrote their own thoughts in the lyrics and they would not sell out for anything. ... Through Joplin's attitude with her lyrics and her stage performances she created a sexualuality with music that was not present before her time. ... That stems from her lyrics to her attitude on and off the stage. ... Bessie was completely honest in her lyrics and it is said that many of her songs are autobiographical. For example in these lyrics Bessie explains what happens in her world outside the stage, " ...

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Some music is even composed with just guitar and no lyrics. ... Southern music such as country is loved by many people because of its lyrics and repetition of sound. ... Music does not always need lyrics either. ... They perform all instrumental shows that are amazing to people who can enjoy music without even needing to hear lyrics. ...

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Rap began moving away from the more socially conscious themes, to more superficial themes such as flashy cars, expensive clothes and jewelry, degrading women and explicit lyrics became more common. ... " In these lyrics, Tupac is trying to get a girl to stop wasting his time and have sex with him. ... Some can relate to the songs, and appreciate the humorous and realistic lyrics, while others see the songs as a negative influence and of little substance. ... First, both contain lyrics that are simply funny. ... Their lyrics described situations that were common in African American life. ...

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"Bag Lady" is a prime example of the wonderful healing powers of music, lessons in lyrics and a message in the music. ... Even though the music is melodic and repeats itself over and over again, the words or lyrics are constantly changing, reestablishing or reinforcing the theme repeatedly, for example "Bag Lady you gon hurt your back", "pack light", and "is you, is you". ... The lyrics are very visual where the listener can see the picture that Erykah is trying to paint or feel the emotion she tries to convey. ...

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Two bands that I have been interested in are the "Newsboys" and "Paul Wilbur". They both sing about the same thing; however, the way they convey their message in their music is very different . This is done both stylistically as bands and expressed differently in their lyrics. Both the Newsboys a...

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My favorite song in the whole world would have to be "Hey Lover" from LL Cool J's 1995 album titled, "Mr. Smith." The song is a pleasant collaboration of Mr. Smith and Boyz II Men. I love the way the song immediately grabs you on the opening note of the jazzy guitar. Followed by the melo...

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Many bands within this style of music, such as Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, tried to simulate, in music, the aural experience of psychedelic drugs, producing long, repetitive, occasionally delicate songs with surreal lyrics. ... For example, "to the lyrics of teenage love and adolescent concerns were added social commentary, glorification of drugs and free-association poetry" (Groliers Encyclopaedia). ... Its fast-tempo songs, usually propelled by electric guitar, featured irreverent lyrics often obscured by the music itself, and Heavy Metal, which was similar to Acid Rock, ...

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My favorite genres of music are very different than most people would think. Though I like rock and roll as much as anyone, I love any kind of music with a blues or jazz sound. I think that this is because I love the way that the singers sound. You can feel their intensity in the music and ton...

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INTERPRETATION OF "THE BAD DAYS BLUES" When I sat down to write "The Bad Days Blues," I literally wrote exactly what was on my heart and mind at that very moment. It wasn't difficult at all since the lyrics are direct expressions of how I feel and/or have felt at some time or another. And alth...

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Different eras have often been defined by the type of music that is popular at that time. Certain songs or music genres are associated with various events in history. African spirituals were carried to America among the hearts of oppressed slaves in the 1600s. They were later used to help runaway sl...

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The lyrics also changed from black slang to language that was more acceptable to white audiences. ... Most of the music today is not considered Rock and Roll, but the music lyrics are still degrading to women. ...

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Not many people are aware that Bob Dylan was the original writer and singer of "All Along the Watchtower." Since Bob Dylan wrote the song, two other widely known artists have done their own version of this song: Jimi Hendrix and The Dave Matthews Band. Although it is the same song just done by diff...

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The everlasting development of Rock and Roll throughout the years of the twentieth century was like an everlasting lasting wave that kept picking new bands up in the process of time. From the start of music bands that played Blues music like Muddy Watters, then changed all the way through the years...

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Over time trends have come and gone. Some have remained more time than others, while some have come back many years after their demise. Those that have come back have done the trend cycle, and are called the real trends. Real trends are those that not only have survived opposition at ...

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In Japan, they would listen to the popular music that had been made in America and make their own version of the song and translate the lyrics of the songs.9 This began to be a reoccurrence with the Japanese using America for their customs. ...

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Another connection that makes both Bob Dylan and System of a Down guitar/music heroes are the lyrics they spout. Revolutionaries in their own ways, these men fight/fought the system with lyrics criticizing the politics of the world. ... Dylan, System of a Down, and Megadeth all share lyrics that try to say something, along with other protest bands (such as Rage Against the Machine, a protest name in itself). ...

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