Final Listening Test

Question 1

Respect / Aretha Franklin

Answer 1

• double message in a song
• Music and Politics (Stewart)
• respect in a domestic relationship, respect as a black person

Question 2

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised / Gil Scott Heron

Answer 2

• Music and politics (Stewart)
• revolutionary manifestos
• a call for the restructuring of political and economic institutions

Question 3

Video Killed the Radio Star / Buggles

Answer 3

• Music and media (NO READING)
• first video played on MTV
• video didn’t really take over radio in the long run at least not as they expected

Question 4

Let’s Dance / David Bowie

Answer 4

• Music and media (NO READING)
• video is amplified
• red shoes myth
• simulation live performance
• disjuncture between the lyrics and the aboriginal/colonial relationships

Question 5

I Want To Break Free / Queen

Answer 5

• music and media (NO READING)
• video is amplified
• double meaning, breaking free of domestic life but also freddy mercury was breaking free from those heterosexual norms

Question 6

Pink Moon / Nick Drake

Answer 6

• Music and advertising (Taylor)
• Volkswagen ad
• obscure unknown, cool music
• Drake was not well known, but the ad made interest in his back catalogue

Question 7

My Sweet Lord / George Harrison

Answer 7

• music and copyright (McCourt & Burkart)
• vs He’s So Fine by the Chiffons
• Harrison pled ignorance but that doesn’t make a difference in copyright cases

Question 8

Groove Haitian Fight Song II B.S. / Charles Mingus

Answer 8

• music and business (Toynbee)

- started his own companies to present his music

Question 9

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough / Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Answer 9

• music and business (Toynbee)
• classic motown sound
• strong lead singer with clear diction, elaborate backing music

Question 10

My Adidas / RUN-DMC

Answer 10

• Music and advertising (Taylor)

- the song was written first but then they signed a deal with Adidas

Question 11

Pretender / John Oswald

Answer 11

• music and copyright (McCourt & Burkart)
• plunderphonics
• since everyone is forced to listen to popular music wherever they go it’s essentially in the public domain
• avoided penalties by giving away his albums (no profit)

Question 12

Paid In Full / Eric B & Rakim

Answer 12

• Hip hop & postmodernism (Rose)
• Intertextuality
• sampling

Question 13

Good Times / Chic

Answer 13

• Hip hop & postmodernism (Rose)

- Sampled in Rapper’s Delight

Question 14

1234 / Feist

Answer 14

• music and advertising (Taylor)

- became an international star after this song was used in an apple ad

Question 15

Let It Out / Girl Talk

Answer 15

• music and copyright (McCourt & Burkart)
• mash-up remixes
• fair use
• he’d probably win in court so he hasn’t been sued yet

Question 16

Bitter Sweet Symphony / The Verve

Answer 16

• music and copyright (McCourt & Burkart)
• used the orchestral version of The Last Time and asked the Stones for permission to use it but now Mick and Keith get 100% of the $$$

Question 17

Encore / Danger Mouse

Answer 17

• music and copyright (McCourt & Burkart)
• Grey Album (mashup of the White Album and the Black album)
• the beatles and jay z approved but EMI said no and stopped distribution

Question 18

Planet Rock / Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force

Answer 18

• hip hop and postmodernism (Rose)
• second national rap hit
• sampled Kraftwerk
• first hit to use an 808 drum

Question 19

Got To Give It Up / Marvin Gaye

Answer 19

• music and copyright (McCourt & Burkart)

- vs blurred lines

Question 20

Bring The Noise / Public Enemy

Answer 20

• hip hop and postmodernism (Rose)
• socially conscious rap
• noisy, aggressive, confrontational
• deconstruction