It is a word used to describe the music that was generated in historic periods and still has a significant impact in the music industry. ... According to Inglis (2007), one of the features of Motown music is inclusion of the elements of pop. ... Today, the Motown music remains the greatest pop music that the industry of music has ever heard of, and the institution continues to promote the voice and dreams of young Americans. Through its distinctive nature, the uplifting and upbeat nature has managed to bring together soul and pop music, both for the young and old, black and white. ... The stab...

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POP MUSIC HAS IT RIGHT America is the land of opportunity. ... One of these distractions is music. Music of today is really at a high point. As I walk down the aisle at my music store, I glance at the old music of the 60's and 70's and begin to question the time period. ... These people all seem burdened by their music. ...

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Music Today : Just a Bunch of Garbage? ... This is unfortunetly, the music of today. Along with pop music and boy bands, alternative and rock music has , essentially gone to the pits. ... Sure, pop music and boy bands "make" great music to dance to, but there's no talent there. ... Music has turned to crap and it needs to change. ...

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Music has a revolutionary impact on shaping the minds of individuals who view music as a marker of identifying within a class, group or race. ... Many European Americans listen to pop and rock music and mimic the personas of pop and rock legends by their hairstyles, piercing and apparel. ... They created a familiarity of home through music. ... Thirdly, music was a sign of strength. ... In conclusion, music has always had a great impacts on mankind in fact music has a major part of revolutionary movements throughout history. ...

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Censorship of Music In today's society, all types of music artists are expressing their views, opinions and feelings in their songs about what they see and what they know. ... It is not only rap music trying to be censored it is in all types of music. ... Wall-Mart CD standards are Changing Pop Music, Wal-Mart and other large department stores sell CD's by your favorite artists which are not what your favorite artists originally created. ... The message is, censor obscene music and censor "pro-drug lyrics". ... The purpose of music is to be enjoyed, not censored. ...

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Three Types of Music "Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul." ... Music speaks for itself and the person who listens to it. ... "But they can't kill music. ... But music always wins. ... In the words of the pop icon, Madonna, "Music brings the people together." ...

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Music more or less created the hippie culture. ... The sixties brought many new aspects to music. ... The Beatles changed rock "n roll and created pop music as they quickly became the trendsetters of America. ... They helped to reshape Rock "n roll into "Rock music" that was capable of introducing serious social issues into the mainstream of American culture, thus, becoming "Pop music" and not just mere commercial entertainment (Holland 46). ... Pop music culture, as we know it today, was created by Beatles. ...

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And for the record, not to go off on a rant, I have been drinking Coors Light and at no time did loud POP music begin to play while having good looking twins in bikinis appearing before me dancing having a good time. ... The music/radio industry only allows people to listen to what they consider popular, hence POP music. ... But why should people care what music is being played as long as they like it? ... All of my friends listen to this type of music, but if I was to put in country music, which is what I was raised on, they would ridicule me for even owning that type of CD. NO ONE wants...

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I just popped up around 97th, 98th and Amsterdam. ... "There was a meeting when Sugar Pop came to New York in like 1980. ... Nowadays, every R&B artist is trying to pop lock. There's even videos that will teach you how to pop and lock like N'Sync. ... He's really good...he can pop. ...

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The Pop influence became very clear by the use of human body parts were the ideas for things like chairs. ... The use of materials like steel, concrete and glass made structures stronger, and with the use of geometric shape designs also seemed to be popping up in many of the new buildings. ... The changes in music during the time had major effects in the youth of the world. ... In the southern United States musician started to try a combination of rhythm and blues and country western, this invented a whole new style of music called Rock and Roll. Artist like Elvis Presley influenced more th...

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First, let us look at the history of the first era of African American music, "Slave music (1600s -1860s)." ... Overall, the music know as slave music was used a means to "undermine their oppressors." ... The next era of African American music was called, "Classical African American Music (1860s -1950s)." ... Jazz was a more energetic and upbeat form of Ragtime music; it was a music that anyone and everyone danced to. ... In the 1950s there was a major shift form instrumental being the most popular music to vocal music becoming the most popular music. ...

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In America middle and lower class white people make the trends, but if you look at some of the main parts that make up pop culture, it is cool to be black. The most popular musical artists are of Hip Hop music in origin. Hip Hop is a genre of music strongly dominated by the black community. ... Music is not the only area Hip Hop culture is present in pop culture. ... The one black man in the beginning is a rapper named Rich Bowers heavily involved with the Hip Hop music/dance club industries and the crime associated with both industries. ...

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They have call for a censorship of his music. ... In 2001, hip-hop music raised eyebrows again as it jumped ahead of country music in America for the first time. ... It trailed only rock and pop (Teacher"s Guide, Vol. 101 issue 14, 1 para.). ... Had music influenced a way of life, or had a way of life influenced music (Sowell, 1 para.)? ... I do not agree with the censorship of music. ...

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Country music was music that entire communities listened to, linking each member to the group. ... (Marcus, 133) In other words, country music was the music for white working class families. ... The music of the black working class was blues, which was more about guilt and damnation than country music was. ... Each race had its own music to listen to. ... (Edmonds, 26) Rather than continue with the "pop" formula of his past Motown hits, he used the pain to record his greatest record. ...

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The Beat revolution was growing along with music and television, the idealized housewife was even beginning to change with combination of new appliances and more women in the work force. ... This helped boost confidence financial comfortability, allowing for people to have have children, bigger homes and ultimately strive to live the American dream.2 Such a large growth in population made it difficult for families to live in the cities, soon suburbs were popping up on the outskirts of cities. ... These suburbs began to pop up everywhere around cities, it was still close to jobs and still peop...

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The same year Rebel without a Cause came out, Rosa Parks was dragged from the front of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama and three black students were let into UC Chapel Hill, by the rulings of a federal court judge, by nineteen fifty six, the pop song "My Prayer" sung by the black band the Platters hits number one on the charts. ... It symbolized the new kid generation, more united than anything we had in the 80s, with flake groups, punk rock, heavy metal, or anything we have today, the kids took to the music and the dance floor with a passion. ... Not even the music was sincere, as Gitlin point...

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When you move on to the next decade cool was music and drugs and protesting "the man" and war. ... Then came the 80's, a time when pop music blew up, monster ballads and hair metal was in. ... This is the pop superstar Brittney Spears, or the girl on the cover of seventeen. ...

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The baby boomers created pop culture and a new form of political activism (Breaux J. ... There was no separate subculture, no music and fashion to set off the younger generation from their parents. ... As young adults, music and pop culture was drastically changed by their participation. ... Networks will also use on air talents with "a little gray hair", use older music that is familiar to the boomers, or try to reach or alter programs for boomers to fir their lifestyle (Walther C. 1998). Music videos are even changing nowadays, Music Television (MTV) still caters to younger viewers, but Vide...

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BUST tries to reach a crowd that is somewhat more into independent music, movies, film and politics than the average reader of typical women's magazines are. ... Another article focused on the lives of several women in music, film and comedy considered to be sexual pioneers. ... This shows the value of music and books (and to a lesser degree film) for the readers as opposed to clothing. ... There are also reviews of lesser-known women acts in pop and rap. ... The concept of a subculture in music, film and pri...

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The 1920's were an exciting time, people decided to let loose, music was loud, cars were fast, technology was advancing and times were good. ... From flyover planes with an ad blowing in the wind to pop-up ads on your internet browser, advertising has a special place in every American's heart. ...

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Anyone would wish to be in that guy's shoes, to be surrounded by those stars, unworriedly walking home, listening to good music, and drinking a cold bottle of Coca-Cola on a warm and sunny day. ... Or maybe he wasn't thinking about anything at all, because it was just so normal for him to listen to his music and drink Coke. ... was noted not only for its wonderful music, but for the big nude scene. ... Hippies also used music as a way to get their thoughts and ideas out. ...

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Obviously, over time things change and there's an evolution whether it's our world changing through our advances in technology, people and their fashion senses or music from classical to pop. ... Sometimes girls were taught social etiquette, music, needlework, cooking, and nursing. ...

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