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Christmas, a time of the year to cherish with loved ones where one will search for perfect gifts and hope to receive the same amount of thought back. Some may ask for more extravagant items such as a yacht, decorations from Tiffany’s, and a ring. The catchy tune, “Santa Baby” originally sung by Eartha Kitt requests for these and more in a short, light hearted tune. Other singers such as Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande created covers of the song and, while generally sing the same tune change the tempo and some lyrics to fit their style. In my opinion Taylor Swift blew Kitt and Grande out of the water with her rendition. The usage of honky-tonk style, change of a few words, and tone of her voice surpass the original and other cover. Each version represented itself differently, all while maintaining the same message however, I feel Swift’s performance stood out the best. To start, the song, “Santa Baby” first hit airwaves in 1953 so the hush voice and slow tempo are expected. During the 1950’s strong beats and loud voices were not common. The video recorded in black and white started the artist staring out the window as it snowed in a sleeveless fur coat. Very minuscule movement happens throughout the video as the singer goes back and forth singing. Kitt, the singer, sang …show more content…
Once the singing began the singer carried the song along perfectly. The playful voice and laughter change the original sexual meaning to more a joke. Around the fifty seconds mark instead of singing the original, “…think of all the fellas I haven’t kissed…” the artists changed it to, “…think of all the boys I haven’t kissed.” Another line where the lyrics changed are, “…next year I could be oh so good…” and, “…next year I could be just as good…” I feel the, “oh so good/just as good” represents the decade. No one used oh in that manner during the 2000’s, but they did so in the
When reading a book, is really hard to get the attention of the reader. Who is interested with hearing once upon a time? For me, I would eater the novel start off with something relatable then ease me into the plot. Life doesn’t always start off as a fairytale so I prefer that my novels don’t either. So while reading this novel, I was evaluating not only the author but the content and if it would live up to the hype.
Have you ever asked yourself how Christmas was celebrated in the late 20th century? The song, “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree,” was written by Brenda Lee in 1958. In this song, the author uses three literary devices to express how Christmas was celebrated in the late 50’s. For instance, the literary devises that were used by Brenda lee were repetition, alliteration, and sight. These literary devices were used to explain how Christmas was celebrated in the late 1950’s.
“Fire away. Take your best shot, show me what you got. Honey I’m not afraid (Chris, Lines 4-5)…” Strength, love, heartache, all words that many people can identify with, but what about mental illness, depression, and suicide. These words are those that humans avoid, pretend they are not there, but in reality those three words effect many more people that was ever thought possible. Over 18.2% of United States citizens suffer from a mental illness (Depression), 6.7% of United States citizens suffer from depression (Depression), and each year in the United States there are on average 42,773 deaths by suicide (American). Now, many people can relate to the words love and heartbreak, but many more can identify with the three words that the world
The thought of the day that I found interesting was “worry is a futile thing, it’s somewhat like a rocking chair. Although it keeps you occupied, it doesn’t get you anywhere” -Anonymous. This quote means that there is no point in worrying because you can’t succeed and move forward, if you worry all the time. This quote relates to the song “My Wish” by Rascal Flatts because the lyrics “I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow, and each road leads you to where you want to go.” show that stress and worrying is bad and you should try to find ways to avoid it. An event from my life that the quote and lyrics show a connection is when I had a technology project in the 6th grade where we had to build wind powered cars. When the teacher
“Over There” is a song written by George M. Cohan in 1917. Nora Bayes, Enrico Caruso, Billy Murray, Arthur Fields, and Charles King were among many who recorded the song. It was written as a propaganda piece encouraging young American men to join the army to fight in World War I. The song was incredibly popular, selling over two million copies of sheet music and one million copies of recordings by the end of the war. Cohan, the writer, was eventually even awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his work on this song.
The play “A Christmas Carol – A ghost story of Christmas” by Charles Dickson, directed by James Black in Houston, TX was performed in a similar way in “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickson, directed by Michael Wilson in Washington, D.C. The both plays had similarities and differences throughout the play in which demonstrated different creativity from the different directors. The rating that was given by the reviewer of the play in Washington gave a 5 out of 5 star rating. For the play that I went to watch the rating I would give it would be a 5 star rating.
In the fictional play, A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, by Israel Horovitz, Scrooge’s first impression is not very good. He refuses to donate to the poor, he dismisses family who want a relationship, and he is miserable and tries to make others the same way. When two men come to see Scrooge, they were asking for donations for the poor. Scrooge, being one of the wealthiest people in the community, is very dismissive, wrongfully so, and asks the two men to leave empty handed. When Scrooge asks if there are workhouses for the poor to go to, the men explain that most people would rather die than to go there. In response Scrooge states, “If they would rather die, than they had better do it and decrease the surplus in population.” (649) When
Artists write about what they know; they pull feelings from their heart and their songs relay what the artists’ emotions, whether it be of their hometown, their high school crush, or their experiences. Many artists that came to fame during the twentieth century have a fair share of experiences they share with us in the form of their songs. The twentieth century is comprised of the institution of slavery and its effects, war, gender norms, discrimination based on nationality, sex, race, etc., and countless events that sparked protests and uproars in the United States. Music at this time was a phenomenon, and artists could use it to their advantage. Artists used their music to spread awareness about their cause, influence their listeners, and
The song “Strangers in the Night” was composed by Bert Kaempfert and lyrics by Charles
I decided to expand on my Week 5 Post All About That Bass. Our assignment for that week was to analyze Meghan Trainor’s song All About That Bass and to give our opinion on what message we believe the song lyrics and video provided the public with. The second part of our assignment also involved watching “It’s Not About the Nail” and the Dave Barry article that addressed stereotypes about gender and what affect they might have on individuals.
...ow. The lyrics of the song are intended to be quite humorous and play around with old rural traditions as well as a masculine hoochie coochie man.
The song I chose is called “Before He Cheats”. It was composed by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins, and it was performed by Carrie Underwood. It is about when a guy cheats on Carrie Underwood so she demolishes his truck. I chose this song because it is hilarious and I like it. It also has a lot of imagery.
The billboard U.S ranking rank in 1987 the song “Forever And Ever, Amen” by Randy Travis as peak position number one in the category of country singles, and in 2009 the song “Best I Ever Had” by Drake as the number one in category of hot hip-hop songs. ” Forever And Ever, Amen” (Randy), the singer sang about a girl for whom he has a great affection, while in “Best I Ever Had” (Drake), Drake sang and complemented his girl whom he want back. Although the songs “Forever And Ever, Amen” by Randy and “Best I Ever Had” by Drake both talk about love and where very popular in different era, they have many differences in the ways they express their message, how their music sound,
Ghouls, vampires, dark, and infested creatures of the night all need a song to lift their ghostly spirits and show the true meaning of Halloween to those still willing to believe. There is no better ghastly musical number to do just that than “This is Halloween” from the 1993 film The Nightmare before Christmas by Danny Elfman. First, this song is not meant to scare the young trick or treaters during this joyous and gruesome holiday, but to bring people together to celebrate a day in which fear and superstitions are welcomed just as the characters in Halloween Town celebrate Halloween. Second, in most cases, hearing the song and watching the movie is considered a tradition. Sparking the spirit of Halloween in to every festive individual. Finally,
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” a famous Christmas song could be considered a ballad, as it has many comparisons with the characteristics of a medieval ballad. This modern day ballad tells us a story which develops through dialogue. The dialogue of the song is between two people. The girl wants to leave and go home, but it is finding it hard; and the boy tries to think of more and more excuses for her stay as the song moves forward; one being “baby it’s cold outside.” They also is incremental repetition in the song, much like a medieval ballad. At the end of the first and last two lines, “Baby it’s Cold Outside” is repeated. There is no intro or background; we only know it’s cold outside and they are inside. We don’t know the location, how they got