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Listening Blog #12

 Listening Blog #12 For my blog this week I chose the song "Hello" by Adele. This song has so many memories tied in with it. I remember this song was released when I was in seventh grade. I remember listening to it in my CTE Woodshop class. I also remember everyone at school whenever anyone would say hello would do it in the classic Adele voice. I think it is pretty comical that all these middle schoolers were singing this dramatic breakup song haha. I actually really enjoy this song but I have the first three lines engraved in my brain and so it brings me back to the horrible times in middle school haha. I have always really liked Adele though. She has such a distinct voice and style and her breakup songs are the best to scream in the car. I think that she really has a gift for singing and I also really enjoy her pretty simple music. I think that she does a good job of having pretty minimal music which allows her to really showcase her vocal skills. Overall, I really enjoy t...
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Listening Blog #11

 Listening Blog #11      This week for my blog I listened to "Tim McGraw" by Taylor Swift. This song is one of the few songs that I have done for blogs for this class that I had listened to previously. I have always loved Taylor Swift and I am especially fond of her older more country style. This was one of Taylor Swift's first songs and I have always really liked it. It has the cool feel of first young love and looking back on that. I love how she talks about specific memories of first love and how music helps to take the intended audience back to that. I always liked the thought of listening to a specific artist and being taken back to a time. I have enjoyed some of Taylor Swift's newer albums but I was pretty excited when she rereleased some of her old stuff recently. It always takes me back to listening to the radio in the back of my mom's truck as a kid. I think this song really exemplifies that feeling of looking back at music and having memories associated ...
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Listening Blog #10

 Listening Blog #10 For my blog this week I chose the song "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel. This song has a really cool vibe and I really liked the lyrics as well. The beginning was probably my favorite part as it was just kind of grooving and had a cool style to it. This song definitely had a lot of symbolism and it had interesting lyrics. It did repeat the same few lines a lot but it did have quite a few different parts that differentiated the different parts of the song. I also really enjoyed the instruments in this song. I thought that the horns and drums were both used really well and helped to keep the song upbeat and fun to listen to. I really liked Peter Gabriel's voice. I hadn't listened to him before and thought he had a really cool voice and singing style. I thought that this song definitely had an 80's feel to it which makes sense as this song came out in 1986. Overall, I enjoyed this song. It did get a little boring at times as it was pretty repetitiv...
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Listening Blog #9

 Listening Blog #9      For my blog this week, I choose the song "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie Nelson. This is a very iconic song in the country music genre and one that I really enjoy. It is a very sad song but is surprisingly simple. It tells the story of love dying as the singer leaves his love forever. This song has a story in it that really reminds me of a movie. I feel like this song could easily be used in a breakup scene in a movie and would fit really well. This song is for sure one of my favorite songs that I have listened to during this class and is one that will definitely be added to my sad times' playlist. I personally really like Willie Nelson singing this song. I always enjoy Willie Nelson but I feel that this song fits his voice and style really well. I also really liked the kind of simple guitar music in the background that doesn't distract from the overall message of the song. I think that this song is a classic for a reason and will pro...
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Listening Blog #8

 Listening Blog #8      For my blog this week I choose the song "Hotel California" by The Eagles. I had a hard time deciding between songs this week but I eventually settled on this one because I have loved this song for a while and it definitely has Halloween vibes. I really like the creepy aspect and the mystery this song conveys. It is also a very iconic song. I even have a t-shirt with the first line of the song on it. This song is cool because it has a story that it tells through the song. You are constantly trying to figure out what is going on in this hotel and what is happening to these people. I also really like the guitar solos in this song. It does make the song pretty long and while listening to it three times at six minutes apiece, it got a bit boring after a while. But, I still found myself enjoying the guitar and the lyrics as they are timeless and help to convey the feelings of mystery and suspense even after the third time. Overall, I really enjoy th...
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Listening Blog #7

 Listening Blog #7      For my blog this week I chose the song "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan. This song was a little confusing. I didn't totally understand the plot that the song was trying to convey. I did really like the overall sound of the song. I thought that the music was really good and I especially loved the use of one of the most underrated instruments, the harmonica (Second in my opinion to the accordion). I did find myself enjoying listening to this song even though the lyrics were pretty nonsensical to me. I really like Bob Dylan's voice and I find him really fun to listen to his specific style. This song is defiantly not my favorite song of his, but I did enjoy listening to it. I ended up looking up an explanation of the phrase "like a rolling stone" and it helped me to better understand the meaning behind this song. It said that this phrase means someone who never really settles down anywhere and I feel that this song really does convey t...
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Listening Blog #6

 Listening Blog #6 For my blog this week I choose a Beatles song that was not on the list. I choose the song "When I'm Sixty Four." This is my favorite Beatles song so I figured I should enjoy listening to it. This song is my favorite because it is super upbeat and has a really cute message. It asks the question of if the singer's love will still love him when he's old. It goes through the different adventures that they could have if she will still love him. I love this message of loving someone into old age. I also love the music of this song. It is super happy and has a great beat. This song is one that I feel defines the kind of relationship I want to have when I am older. I love listening to this song and imagining my future marriage and living out my life with someone. It makes me so happy and optimistic to think about and that is one of the reasons I enjoy this song so much. I feel like it is also one of the Beatle's more upbeat songs and I really enjoy ...
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