Music

CITY IMAGES

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More than a couple of decades ago. a collective of media thinkers developed #Imaginus to help out a divided world.

JAZZ IS AMERICA'S DNA

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Consider enjoying the American rhythms of urgent beats, syncopation, improvisation, and the sound of impromptu Jazz solos.

HEED THE BEATLES

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Even the greatest rock band ever, who were known as the Fab Four had a little recording room help from their friends once in a while.

According to Americansongwriter.com The Beatles succeeded for countless reasons, but their chemistry as four instrumentalists had a lot to do with it. For the vast majority of their songs, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, with some production expertise from George Martin, made the magic in the studio without any outside help.

TAYLOR MADE

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Happy Taylor Swift Album Drop Weekend to all the Swifties who are still celebrating. While we’re making our way through.

The 31 new tracks that we woke up to this morning, the internet content machine is already churning: 

She has 232 songs on the Hot 100 in total, more than any other female artist and only second to Drake overall. Swift is also the only woman to replace herself on the Hot 100 — and she's done it three times. 

IT'S MOST UNUSUAL

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Here is a flashback that is quite unusual and an excellent example of music's ability to bridge cultural divides and bring folks together.

Upworthy.com offered this blast from the past showing this was a pivotal year in American culture. The hippies and the counterculture were ascendant, and everything that came before in entertainment was as square as can be.

SENDING THE CLOWNS

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Since the US House Republican-led show isn't going well, they sent in the clowns, in other words, let's try these jokes. 

The show's best-known and Sondheim's biggest hit song was almost an afterthought, written several days before the start of tryouts.

it means to act stupidly to make other people laugh: to clown around when all hope is gone. Some folks always want to know, when listening to a song, what the end is going to be, so "Send in the Clowns" didn't settle in until the end is near, "Don't bother, they're here",

THE BEST ROCK SONGS?

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A #SingersRoom published report says, rock songs are the heartbeat of a generation, pulsating with energy, rebellion, and raw emotion.

Rooted in the blues and born out of the cultural upheaval of the mid-20th century, rock music has evolved into a diverse and dynamic genre that continues to captivate audiences around the world.

SIMPLE SONGS

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Has anyone else noticed that Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last five decades?

LET THEM BE

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Let it be, and so it goes can always sum up lots of significant answers for me and everyone who cares to feel, think, and just be.

If our friends are not inviting us to a party, let them. If the person that we are attracted to is not interested in a relationship with commitment, let them. If one of our family members does not want to include us in their WhatsApp chats or come to see us whenever we are in town, just let them be. So to review… Too much time and energy is wasted on wondering why other people do not match our expectations.