niedziela, 27 stycznia 2019

Last notes (political music) and Test for Credit - January 31, 2019

If you have to (or want to) take the Test for Credit then:

Most of the notes are here. Please note that the final lesson notes aren't part of this.

The notes for the final lesson (on political music) are are.

The Test for Credit is open book (you can have your notes - but only in paper form, no digital devices allowed).

The test itself is between 60 and 70 short answer or fill in the blank questions.

See you at the test (if you need and/or want it)!


sobota, 19 stycznia 2019

Listening List for January 24, 2019

 Here are the lyrics for this week.

Here's this week's listening list.


Lynching

Suppertime
Ethel Waters (original 1933 recording)
live performance (1968)


Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday (1933)



Civil Rights Era (1954-69)

Civil Rights Hymns
I’ll fly away
The Southern Sons (1952)

We shall overcome
Mahalia Jackson (1960~)
live performance (1968~)

Eyes on the prize (Gospel Plow)
Sweet Honey in the Rock (1980s~)


Other Civil Rights Music

Alabama
John Coltrane (1963)

A change is gonna come
Sam Cooke (1964)

People get ready
Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions (1965)


I Wish I Knew How it would feel to be free
Nina Simone (1967)
live performance (1976)


Four women
Nina Simone (1964)

To be young, gifted and black
Nina Simone (1965)

To be young, gifted and black
Aretha Franklin (1972)


Say it loud – I’m black and Im’ proud
James Brown (1968)


Love Child
Diana Ross and the Supremes (1968)


In the ghetto
Candi Staton (1970~)

 Post Civil Rights Era

Lift every voice and sing
Ray Charles (1972)
choral version (???)



Living for the city
Stevie Wonder (1973)


You haven’t done nothin’
Stevie Wonder (1974)



Fear of a black planet
Public Enemy (1990)


sobota, 12 stycznia 2019

Listening list for January 17, 2019

Here some lyrics for this week (due to the nature of rap I can't really have all the lyrics...)


The songs or more or less in chronological order from 1980 -1992

As always, please let me know about any dead links...

Rapture
Blondie

Wordy Rappinghood
Tom Tom Club

Double Dutch Bus
Frankie Smith

The Message
Grandmaster Flash

Roxanne Roxanne
UTTO

Human Beat Box
Fat Boys

World Destruction
Time Zone

Walk This Way
Run D.M.C.

You gotta fight (for your right)
Beastie Boys

Push it
Salt 'n Peppa

Supersonic
J.J. Fad

Straight outa Compton
N.W.A.

Me so horny
Two Live Crew

Fight the Power
Public Enemy

Poor Georgie
M.C. Lyte

Sometimes I rhyme slow
Nice and Smooth

My definition of boombastic jazz style
Dream Warriors

Set adrift on memory bliss
P.M. Dawn

Tennessee
Arrested Development