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"Crocodile Rock" by Elton John

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 I enjoy this song a lot. It's upbeat and you never get bored. This is the first song I have written about that has electronic instruments being utilised other than electric guitar. I really like how he uses his keyboard and other instruments. Elton John is genius and it is amazing how he is still making music. He has an amazing voice and skill on the keyboard. It starts out with a simple piano and keyboard then a bass guitar comes in. Then he starts sing about the early days of rock. It does a great job on drawing on nostalgia. As the song proceeds it gets to a part where he sings really high pitch with the keyboard. I like this part a lot its really fun to listen to. This is overall just a great song and establishes the precedent for more pop rock to come.

A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles

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  I chose The Beatles because I like their music. I don't get why some people don't like them! This song is pretty simple and catchy. It has a fast rock tempo to it. It also has some cool guitar to it which I like. The song is about a man getting home to his wife after work. You can really feel the emotion of love from the way he he sings. There is a a pretty constant pattern in the lyrics always leading back to a "hard days night". There are also two different singers. It's the perfect length of song not too long where it gets repetitive. The instrument and beat is really enjoyable as well. There are drums keeping the rhythm. Then some sweat guitars playing some chords. The guitars have a couple rifts that are really enjoyable. This is probably in my top 10 or 20 songs by The Beatles. It is crazy how many good songs they have.

"Hound Dog" Elvis Presley

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       I recently watched the Elvis movie so I chose this iconic song. I will actually listen to this song regularly, I quite enjoy it. This song was originally preformed by  Ellie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton. But as I learned from the movie Elvis didn't just outright steal it. He actually grew up poor in a black neighbourhood and that's where he got his rhythm from. The target audience was young girls who were enthralled with Elvis at the time. But it is a timeless piece of music that defines the period of music. Although people can claim it is white washed, he is the King of Rock .     The song its self involves Elvis on lead vocals and "dancing". His dancing was a big part of his act. His whole body, hips, legs and all get into it and make for an exciting show. In the back he has a drum and a bass  keeping the beat. Then there is also a guitar in the back playing sweetly. The  guitar also plays a solo, that I like a lo...

"Nague" Machito and His AfroCubans

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 This song is nothing like I've wrote on earlier. It may use the same instruments as Jazz but it has its own unique sound. It is also sung in Spanish so that is different. Machito uses Cuban influence here and combines it with swing. I really quite enjoy this song, it has a nice rhythm. There is drums keeping a fast beat. It makes you want to get up and dance. So it begins as brass instruments blare to start off with a bang. Then he sings real jazzy and mostly says "Nague". There is also an accompanying group of people that will sing in the back. It sounds like African tribal music when they chime in. This is the first song that is not sung in English I have wrote a blog on. But it also is my favourite out of all of them. It incorporates the best parts of jazz and swing then adds the latino flavour. It really does just make me want to dance. Also the video is a cool touch. When it comes time for a group of instruments the camera will pan to them. Then he will continue and...