Test 3 Flashcards
“You Can’t Hurry Love”
-written by Holland-Dozier-Holland
-performed by the Supremes
when was “you can’t Hurry love” released ?
1960s
“Good Vibrations”
-written by Mike Love and Brian Wilson
-produced by Brian Wilson
-performed by the Beach Boy’s/studio musicians
When was Good Vibrations released?
1960s
“A day in the life”
-written by Lennon/McCartney
-recorded by The Beatles
When was “A Day in the Life” released?
1960s
“Papa’s Got a brand new bag”
-written and recorded by James Brown/Famous flames
When was “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” released?
1960s
“Respect”
- written by Otis Redding
- recorded by Aretha Franklin
When was “Respect” released?
1960s
“Like a Rolling stone”
-written and recorded by Bob Dylan/studio musicians
When was “Like a Rolling Stone” released?
1960s
“Hotel California”
-written and recorded by the Eagle’s
When was “Hotel California” released?
1970s
“Good Times”
-written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
-recorded by Chic
When was “Good Times” released ?
1970s
“Blue eyes crying in the rain”
-Written by Fred Rose
-Recorded by Willie Nelson
When was “Blue eyes crying in the rain” ?
1970s
What genre is “You Can’t Hurry Love”?
Motown
What genre is “good vibrations” ?
Rock
What genre is “ a day in the life” ?
Rock
What genre is “papa’s got a brand new bag”?
Funk
What genre is “Respect”?
Soul
What genre is “Like a rolling stone” ?
Urban folk/rock (folk rock)
What genre is “Hotel California” ?
Rock (album oriented rock)
What genre is “Good Times” ?
Disco
What genre is “Blue eyes crying in the rain” ?
Country (outlaw or progressive country)
1960s:
- teenagers of rock ‘n’ roll era grew up
- era of great social turmoil throughout the world
Music in the 1960s:
- represented the zeitgeist American culture
- rock ‘n’ roll became rock
-producers became key player in the music industry
What is the unusual form of “you can’t hurry love” ?
-three sections (A,B,C) repeating unpredictably
- delay of gratification: you can’t hurry it
“A day in the life” is the final song on what Beatle’s album ?
Sgt. Pepper
What is the form of “ A day in the life”?
Experimental
Funk
-emphasized rhythm over harmony
- one or 2 chords in a song
- danceable
Riffs
short repeated melodies used in funk music
Groove
Danceable rhythmic base
New Orleans R&B (1950s):
- Fat’s Domino (ain’t that a shame)
- Professor Longhair (big chief)
James Brown
- focus on live performance over recordings
- band, dancing, songwriting,vocalist
- influence of Black power movement (late 1960s)
“Respect” was Aretha Franklin first …
No. 1 pop hit
“Respect” was a cover of whose original song ?
Otis Redding’s 1965 version
“Respect” was an expression of what ?
1960s feminism
Folk Music
oral transmission, old songs, unknown authorship, an activity/not a commercial product, from regular working people
What caused the folk revival in the 1950s?
some college students reacted against rock ‘n’ roll
Folk revival
new popularity of older songs/artists, bluesmen like Mississippi John Hurt are “rediscovered”
Urban Folk Music
new music in older styles
Urban Folk music (1960s):
- acoustic, strongly melodic, little studio production
- often topical (dealing with current events)
-sometimes explicitly political - centered in Greenwich Village, NYC
Berry Gordy
- Founder of Motown Records
- songwriter, then producer
- use of studio musicians
What form was “Good Vibrations” ?
Innovative form
Concept Album
an album by a solo artist or group that contains related songs on a common theme or even a story, rather than a collection of unrelated hits or covers
British Invasion
period of near domination of British rock ‘n’ roll bands beginning in 1964
The Beatle’s
best selling recording group of all time
Soul
more “pop” oriented style of music
“Vamp” Section
an indefinitely repeated phrase (or chord pattern) that provides a foundation for solo improvisation
What was controversial about Bob Dylan’s music career ?
he continuously reinvented himself by changing musical styles
What is the form of “Hotel California” ?
like strophic
Dolly Parton
-one of the most popular and successful country music stars
- born in Tennesse
- “Jolene” and “I will always love you” were no. 1 hits
Willie Nelson
- successful songwriter, Nashville 1960s
- difficulties launching career in Nashville (seen as too weird)
- reinvented in Austin, becomes figurehead of progressive/Outlaw Country
John Denver
-“Take me home, country roads”
- from New Mexico (not from south)
- extremely popular; yet seen as inauthentic by some
Progressive Country/Outlaw Country
-country music by those deemed as outsiders (people not actually from the south)
- operated outside the Nashville industry
