Music-1020-01 Popular music in America

"Purple Haze" is a song rooted in blues however never made a significant impact on the Rythm and Blues charts. The song itself is a strophic song with a crazy guitar solo and other crazy instrumental moments and an odd distorted ending. The song's lyrics reference counterculture saying how he has this "purple haze" that is impeding his senses is could be a reference to love as suggested by the lyrics " that girl put a spell on me" or drugs as suggested by the lyrics about haziness. The song was written and performed by Jimi Hendrix who was an influential and revolutionary guitarist of the time. He started out touring with Rythm and Blues bands this show in his music as it has like I mentioned before is rooted in blues. He then formed a band in London called the Jimi Hendrix Experience. A name which is fitting as he was a crazy performer with insane stunts like setting his guitar on fire, and weird ways he played his guitar truly making his performance...

Fiddler on the Roof often referred to as Fiddler was first preformed for the public on July 27th, 1964 at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit. Later on Broadway, it was a critical and financial success being the first musical to exceed 3,000 performances becoming the longest-running musical on Broadway for a time. The story takes place in a small Jewish community in Russia called Antevka during the Russian revolution. It follows Tevye a poor milkman and his family as he tries to find suitable husbands for his 5 daughters following the traditions of the community. This first dialog of the play is Tevye talking about how in the community the people are like a fiddler on roofs just trying to carve out a life (song) and without tradition would be "as precarious as a fiddler on the roof"  which is where the title comes from. There was nervousness from those making the show about the relatability of the show as it very Jewish however the fun songs the central theme of family keeps peopl...

The Beatles how could I not pick a Beatles song. I mean they are iconic! Beatlemania is real and it is alive and well. "A Hard Day's Night" was my anthem senior year of high school. After a long long subway shift a day full of hardship when I was working like a dog all day. I would get in my car and find "A Hard Day's Night" turn it up way too loud and jammed out and that would make me feel all right. John Lennon and Paul McCartney really knew how to write them! the song lyrics are catchy and perfectly applicable to overreacting teen minds  I mean the song is basically them complaining about a "hard day" and how they love coming home to their love and seeing what they do if that doesn't sound exactly like a moody in a loved teenager I do not know what does! The repeating lyrics also make it really easy to sing along with it and make it very hummable.  The music has a fun beat and I loved the guitar at the beginning it sets the tone for the song...

Charlie Brown is a fun pop song with Rythm and Blue roots. The lyrics focus around a trouble maker in school "the clown Charlie Brown" who keeps asking why "everybody always picking on me." The lyrics are really repetitive and catchy. "Charlie Brown" was written by songwriting team Lieber and Stoller and appeals to the younger generation evident by the lyrics. Lieber and Stoller wrote a lot of songs focusing on the teen demographic for many famous performers in addition to Coasters, for example, they wrote "Dirty Dirty Feelings" for Elvis. The song is written in an AABA formate section A is written in a 12 bar blue. The B section is a fun and entertaining instrument interlude with prevalent saxophone. The whole song has a lot of saxophones, drums, and piano beautifully blended in a fun and upbeat accompaniment. The Coasters also performed it really well with great harmonies, their voices blended really well together. The song was released in 19...