Post by Oliveman on Dec 20, 2007 3:26:01 GMT -5
This running thread will be updated every Wednesday with a new song. The discussion for the week should concern that song and any other subjects relative to it. These will be songs popular in America, as decided by music charts, and will mostly concern music reaching from the mid 20th century to the current day stuff.
The main purpose of this investigation is to look into both what makes a song popular, and into the changes in cultural attitudes, divisions, and how one cultural attitude affects the ones that follow.
I'll try to gather as much infomation about the songs as possible each week, including video from youtube which will allow you to listen for free. There is a reason this is not just in the Writing section, or Ideas - music has many demensions, and often they must all be examined.
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Our first week falls on Christmas, so it is only appropriate that we start with one of the most successful modern Christmas songs to date.
White Christmas
Video and Song HERE
Lyrics
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
Wikipedia had this to say:
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)
"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song whose lyrics reminisce about White Christmases. The morning after he wrote the song — Berlin usually stayed up all night writing — the songwriter went to his office and told his musical secretary, "Grab your pen and take down this song. I just wrote the best song I've ever written — hell, I just wrote the best song that anybody's ever written!"
My Summary
The song, written by Irving Berlin in 1940, was first introduced in the movie Holiday Inn. Bing Crosby went on to record the song twice, the second of which is now recognized as the best-selling single in any musical category. In its time, and to this day, it has been a wildly popular song. It has won numerous awards and topped many a list of all-time Christmas music classics and hits.
You can find out more by checking out the wikipedia article I listed above.
Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays everyone!
The main purpose of this investigation is to look into both what makes a song popular, and into the changes in cultural attitudes, divisions, and how one cultural attitude affects the ones that follow.
I'll try to gather as much infomation about the songs as possible each week, including video from youtube which will allow you to listen for free. There is a reason this is not just in the Writing section, or Ideas - music has many demensions, and often they must all be examined.
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Our first week falls on Christmas, so it is only appropriate that we start with one of the most successful modern Christmas songs to date.
White Christmas
Video and Song HERE
Lyrics
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
Wikipedia had this to say:
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)
"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song whose lyrics reminisce about White Christmases. The morning after he wrote the song — Berlin usually stayed up all night writing — the songwriter went to his office and told his musical secretary, "Grab your pen and take down this song. I just wrote the best song I've ever written — hell, I just wrote the best song that anybody's ever written!"
My Summary
The song, written by Irving Berlin in 1940, was first introduced in the movie Holiday Inn. Bing Crosby went on to record the song twice, the second of which is now recognized as the best-selling single in any musical category. In its time, and to this day, it has been a wildly popular song. It has won numerous awards and topped many a list of all-time Christmas music classics and hits.
You can find out more by checking out the wikipedia article I listed above.
Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays everyone!