“Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, / Trash it, change it, mail – upgrade it” (Pentatonix 1.1-2). sung by the up and coming acapella group Pentatonix. The first verse of their most known song makes you feel like robots are sing the song base on how almost robotic sounding the vocals are plus with all the vocals and the sound effects in the background. Pentatonix is a five-member acapella group: Scott, Mitch, Kristie, Avi and Kevin. They are known for covertly Daft Punk’s songs and medley into acapella arrangements. The group was publicly notarized when they completed and won on the third season of The Sing Off. Scott, Mitch, Kristie, and Avi do the vocals and Kevin does the vocal percussion or beat-boxing. Pentatonix’s acapella and beat-boxing adds meaning to Daft Punk’s medley when the group combines different verses to make one acapella arrangement. In …show more content…
/ We’re up all night [until its dawn]. / We’re up all night to get some. / We’re up all night to get lucky” (Pentatonix 4-5.27-35). This verse means Pentatonix worked so hard to get where they came from so they are going celebrate to the fullest. The third verse is from “Digital Love”, “Last night, I had this dream about you. / In this dream, I'm dancing right beside you. / There's nothing wrong with just a little bit of fun/ We were dancing all night long. /Oh, I don't know what to do / About this dream and you / I hope this dream comes true” (Pentatonix 7-8.42-48). This verse is about hoping to have fun with your dream love. Then the fourth verse is from “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”, “Work it harder, make it better / Do it faster, makes us stronger, / more than ever hour after / Our work is never over” (Pentatonix 10.55-58). This verse means that Pentatonix will always improve in the craft and that the process of that improvement will never be
There was a vocal recital on October 19th, 2017 at 7:30PM, held at the performance hall in Mountain view college. Alex Longnecker, a tenor vocalist and Imre Patkai, (pianist) played a series of homophonic textured songs, some being sung in German and others in English. The Three selected songs I will be writing about are, The Lincolnshire Poacher, The Plough Boy, and Im Wunderschonen Monat Mai. This performance played a total of 24 Pieces, composed by 4 composers, being Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ernest Chausson, Benjamin Britten, and Robert Schumann.
Carl Strommen was born in 1940 and currently lives with his family in Long Island, New York. He graduated from Long Island University receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and later went to The City College of New York where he studied music and received a Master of Arts in Music. He studied orchestration with Manny Albam and Rayburn Wright and composition with Stefan Wolpe. He currently has over twenty published arrangements for bands and wind ensembles. His popular arrangements and compositions are played all over the world.
“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 live theatrical production I chose to see was 9 to 5 The Musical. The production was performed by Fayetteville Technical Community College’s very own Fine Arts Department. The musical is based on the film released by Fox in 1980. Collin Higgins adapted the film from the book 9 to 5 written by Patricia Resnick. It wasn’t until 2008 that the film was adapted to a theatrical production. The production was originally brought to broadway by Robert Greenbait and Dolly Parton wrote the lyrics and the music for the Musical. The run on broadway was very short but the production later toured in other countries around the around the world.
For example, one line, “Soon our pilgrimage will cease; Soon our happy hearts will quiver, with the melody of peace,” which is saying that one day we will die, and you can’t stop that. “Lay we every burden down; Grace our spirits will deliver, and provide a robe and a crown,” also reveals that you should appreciate what we’ve had, and what was given to us. This song is telling you, in every line, that you can’t live forever, but appreciate what you have, while you
American Beauty/American Psycho was an album that was sung by the band Fall Out Boy in 2015. Fall Out Boy is an alternative/indie rock band with a little hint of pop in some of their songs. This album, which is the band’s most recent album, is full of a lot of good songs and songs that maybe some people wouldn’t like. Fall Out Boy is a face-paced band, which means their songs are faced-paced. A lot of their songs could be a little hard to understand for people who don’t listen to this kind of music. The album does not have many of these types of songs, which is why it is a favorite among Fall Out Boy fans.
Britt Nicole was going through some difficult times in her life when she was seven years old. Her parents were going through a divorce and that made a huge impact in her life. At one moment she remembered running up to her room with tears in her eyes and opening her Precious Moments Bible. She grew up hearing her grandpa reach about Jesus and she needed Him more than ever and to rescue her in the moment. After crying out to Him she felt His presence fill her room. The singer Britt Nicole relates and explains in her blog,” All this time is my salvation story. It is how the story of how I met Jesus and a reminder that whatever we face in life, we don’t have to face it alone because Jesus promised to never leave us and forsake us.” This is the background of Britt Nicole’s song, “All This Time.” Through her hard times in life, Britt Nicole accepted Jesus in her heart and from that point, it modified her life. She feels relief about the acceptance of Jesus.
Hip-Hop’s criticism of George W. Bush is a good example of hip-hop’s reflection of Black public opinion. The Republican candidate who already had a low approval rating of 57% amongst African-Americans received an even lower approval rating after his lackluster efforts to support Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (Jones, 2003; Cillizza & Sullivan 2013).
The first line of the poem refers to following the idea of perfect love and perfect trust. This phrase has been around for awhile, original origins seem to be lost but it can be seen in an early version of Gerald Gardner’s early book of shadows as well as here itself in the wiccan rede. The phrase itself refers to being vulnerable, within a circle, with members of your coven. When you enter into a circle and perform magic you completely open yourself. This phrase means that you know everyone there with you is going to treat you with respect and not cause you any harm. This can also refer to putting your trust in your deity, humans are not perfect, we all will have times that we may misinterpret a situation but the divine is just that. You should
The meaning of the first stanza is do the things you need to get done because tomorrow the opportunity may not exist. It states this by saying gather rosebuds while you can because that beautiful flower “tomorrow will be dying” (Herrick 385). The next stanza talks about the Sun’s life from dawn to dusk. By describing it’s race against time it is telling a person that there is not much sunlight so make the most of it To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time and Carpe Diem
After a rough day, when people come home from work, they need something that will make their day better. Any music helps to release people from their everyday lives. For some it is like going on vacation, or a home away from home. It not only gives strength, hope, but it helps relieves stress. Music is essential to everyday life in this world. People have become what they listen to. “The most important requirement of popular music is that is must appeal to a large number of people” (Yudkin 284). Pop country music is one of America’s favorite genre’s to listen to. Its roots began in rural America. Looking back, country music has drastically evolved and changed moving away from its original sound. Pop country is what has taken over much of the country genre. The joining of country and pop began in
The music of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash is the building block of punk and rock ‘n’ roll, since the time of Woodstock. Crosby, Stills, and Nash or CSN in short is a “super-group” who was formed from three big bands in the 1960s, “The Byrds”, “Buffalo Springfield”, and “The Hollies”. The group later in 1969 expended with Nill Young and became CSNY. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young released their first album in 1969 with two big hits, “Marrakesh Express”, and “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”. Their songs convey a strong emotional truths, social awareness and equality. Their song “Helplessly Hoping” from that album describes their persona; Along with the elements of their music, and tune that fit in so well in the song, which emphasizes the meaning of the words they try to convey, and their message about the love of two people.
In the article, “In Defense of Cover Songs,” Cusic feels that artists who don’t write their own songs should be given a fair shot at a record deal because the world could be missing out on a good history lesson that cover songs present. Don Cusic is an innovator in the Music Business education. Cusic has taught courses in the music business since 1982. Cusic is a very well known scholar and writer. Cusic is also one of the foremost historians of country music. Since Cusic has begun writing he has published over 500 articles. Cusic was the editor for Record World and Cashbox. He was the columnist for Music City News and also an album reviewer and special correspondent for Billboard and book reviewer for Music Row Magazine. Cusic has
The song that I choose to do this assignment on is Fight the Power by Public Enemy. Fight the Power was written in 1989 and quickly became a street anthem for millions of youths. It reflects with issues dealing with both the Civil Rights Movement and to remind everyone that they too have Constitutional Rights. This particular song is about empowerment but also fighting the abuse of power that is given to the law enforcement agencies. It gave citizens of the U.S a more modern outlook on the many struggles that not only the African American community is up against but the other minority groups as well. The song’s message was eventually supposed to bring people together and make the world a better place, even though some teens saw it as a way
My favorite musical moment during the event was when the Jerry Don band would play different cover songs. I love listening to bands that are able to create their own music, while still being able to play a cover. If a band is capable of doing both, then I tend to find them more talented. I think this because if you’re a band like Jerry Don’s then a lot of people don’t know you or your songs. Therefore, if the band plays multiple songs that no one has heard of in a row, the audience may leave the event or just dislike the band in general. When you are a newer band, you want the audience to like you and appreciate your new music/ the talent your band has. Playing a mixture of cover