Craig David - 7 Days
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- Écrit par Naima & Aghilas
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Song
'' 7 days '' is a song by the english singer ''Craig ( Ashley ) David '' .
This song was realeased on the album ''Born To Do It '' in 2000.
The song is about a man who meets a girl on his way to his friends on a Sunday. He thinks she's beautiful, asks her phone number ('A six digit number and a date with tomorrow at nine') and they meet again the day after... He tells us about their week together and confesses that he can't get this 'lady out of his mind' ! ( hence the tittle '' Seven days '' )
Singer
Craig david is the only singer .
He decided to work on this album after his success with the song'' Fill Me in'' !This song was a hit for 7 days ! If we had to give clues about this type of music, we could say that it is R'n'B music !
Actually , at 19 David is the youngest British male solo artist ever to enjoy the distinction of a sudden song number. One cannot talk about this singer without mentionning his dresscode which is typical of the British and American suburbs guys !Have a look at this picture to get a glimpse ...
Yeeeaaah !
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The 21st century opens with tragic events such as the Empire State Building which collapsed after suicide bombers' attacks. Yet, Craig David tells us about love and passion, which is happier !
As you may remember the song itself deals with love and the description of a woman who seems to be in control : beautiful and clever at the same time who obsesses the singer. Indeed, After gaining political rights in the United States and much of Europe in the first part of the century, and with the advent of new birth control techniques, women are more independent throughout the century , they are bossy and know what they want (have a look at the lyrics).
And don't forget : UK rocks that's for sure !
The Police - Message in a bottle
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Song
'' Message a in a bottle '' is a song by the English group The Police .
This song was released on the album Regatta in 1979 .
The song is about a castaway on an imaginary island , who sends a message to a bottle ( hence the title '' Message in a Bottle '') to find the true love .
One year later , he feels that he doesn't need love anymore .
Then he sees '' hundreds of billions of bottles '' running around on the beach and he realizes that there are many persons like him in the world .
Group
The Police was a band gathering (Ex-member Henry Padovani) Andy Sumers (guitar) , Sting (bass) , Stewart Copeland ( drums) .
The 3 musicians were already working together when they decided to work on this album .
This song was a hit .
If we had to give you clues about this type of music , we could say that it was ROCk , New Wave and Reggae music!
Unfortunately, the band broke up in 1984 .
Actually , At the live Earth concert in July DATE the group reformed for the occasion and played ''Message in a Bottle'' with the rapper Kanye West !
One cannot talk about this group without mentionning their dress code(and hair style) which became basics at the time ... and are dated now we must confess ! Have a look at this picture to get a glimpse of the time
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As you may remember, the song itself belonged to the New Wave trend. The New Wave was elaborated by numerous British and American artists, and became popular through the decade, particularly in the eighties.
Did you know that ???
HENRY PADOVANI was a French ex-member of the group ''The Police''.
He was born in Bastia in Corsica ( France) , he is a writer, composer and French guitarist , who was lucky enough to belong to the band we are talking about : ''The Police'' .
He started playing the guitar at the age of 14 years old !!!
And don't forget : UK rocks that's for sure !
Tom Jones - It's not unusual
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- Écrit par Naima & Aghilas
- Catégorie parente: Anglais
- Affichages : 1641
Song
'' It's Not Unusual '' is a song by the singer Tom Jones .
This song was released on the album Along Came Jones in 1965 . The song was sung at first by someone unknown, before being offered to Sandie Show and then it was sung by Tom jones.
This song is about a man believing that it's not unusual ( hence the title ''It's Not Unusual '' ) to love somebody , to have fun with the person or to be loved by anyone in your everyday life .
Singer and song
'' It's Not Unusual ' was a blockboster in the 60s . If we had to give you clues about this type of music , we could say that it was more or less POP music because at this time it was really popular ! Yet , the BBC initially refused to play it , but the off shore pirate radio station Radio Caroline promoted it .
Tom Jones became Sir Tom JONES on the 31st december 2005 (Queen Elisabeth II) .
Obviously , Tom JONES found inspiration from Elvis Presley. Indeed, he did confess it several times refering to the latter as his mentor and idol .
One cannot talk about this singer without mentionning his dress style which was basic at the time ... But is dated now we must confess !
Have a look at this picture to get a glimpse of the time... wasn't he cute ? ;-)
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As you may remember , the song itself dealt with LOVE <3 , because LOVE is universal, it's an extraordinary feeling which crosses every boundaries, that's why tom jones sang this song .
Don't forget that 'the Sixties ' are known as the years of the beginnings of counterculture and social revolutions (terms used by historians , journalists).
There were still many taboos as sexism and racism , there was no means to communicate with the ''colored persons''... therefore, music was the only way to communicate with each others, no matter the differences... and that's what Tom jones did in his song!
Did You Know That ???
In the middle of the 80s , the heavy metal magazine'' Kerrang! '' published a hoax announcing that Tom Jones had just been hired as singer of the group Black Sabbath. This hoax was a shape of mockery against the famous British group which did not stop changing vocaliste during this period
We do hope that this article was interesting and not too boring and that from now on you are DEFINITELY a great fan of TOM JONES !!!
And don't 4get : UK ROCKS , that's for sure !
"The harder they come" de Jimmy Cliff
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"The harder they come "is a song by the English singer Jimmy Cliff. This song was released on the album The harder they come in 1972. The song deals with Jimmy cliff's fight for freedom (hence the title "The harder they come").
Singer
Jimmy cliff was born on first April 1948 in Jamaica. He is a very famous reggae singer .His first single is "hard road "in 1967. And the song "The harder they come" made him internationally known.
If we had to define this type of music, we could say that it was more reggae music because: in this song there are instruments OF reggae (battery, guitar, guitar bass) and the rhythm is definitely reggae style!
Actually, Jimmy cliff whose real name is James Chambers is one of the greatest reggae singers (artists) who started singing in 1963.
The song is taken from the film directed by "Perry Hanzel" .This film speaks of a young man who goes to Kingston to make money.
One cannot talk about this singer without mentioning his dress code and hairstyle which became basic at the time ... but are dated now we must confess ! have a look at this picture to get a glimpse of the time...NO COMMENT!
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The film included well known songs such as the title track "you can get it if you really want", "Many rivers to cross" and "pressure drop". Don't forget that at that time the UK suffered from the industrial crisis and Jamaica was still expensing hard times (poverty, hays of government, ETC).
We do hope that this article was interesting and not too boring and that from now on you are DEFINITELY a great fan of Jimmy Cliff!!!!!
And don't forgot: UK ROCKS, that's for sure!!
Zohra and Pauline.
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" de The Verve.
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- Écrit par Zohra et Pauline
- Catégorie parente: Anglais
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Song:
“Bitter Sweet Symphony “is a song by the English group: The Verve .This song was released on the album Urban Hymns in 16 of June 1997.The song deals with culture in general.(hence the title “Bitter Sweet Symphony”.
Group:
Richard Ashcroft was a singer, Nick McCabe was a band gathering (guitar),the bassist was Simon Jones and the drummer is Peter Salisbury . The 4 musicians were already quite famous and a friend when they decided to work on this album .This song was a hit.
If we had to define this type of music is more Rock because in this song there are instruments Rock (guitar, bass and drums).
Actually, thanks to the song “Bitter Sweet Symphony” the group (Verve) finally did surface(went around the world) in 1997 .The song is taker with their third album, Urban Hymns.
Times:
As you may remember the song it dealt with:
Bitter Sweet Symphony "was built based on a sample of a symphonic version of the song “The Last Time " The Rolling Stones.
Indeed, don’t forget that at that time:
At that time the UK population started to increase.
Zohra and Pauline
"You're beautiful" de James Blunt.
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- Écrit par Zohra et Pauline
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Song
"You're beautiful" is a song by James Blunt. This song was released on the album Back to Bedlam in 2004. The song is about a person who is attracted by a girl on the subway but, unfortunately, she is with another man... (hence the title "You're beautiful").
Singer
James Blunt is the only member of this group.This song was a hit when it was released !
If we had to define it this type of music, we could say that it is more or less pop rock and folk rock music because there is a guitar and this intrument is typical of pop rock and of folk rock music.
Actually, James Blunt is born in a family of military background. He was born in a military hospital to Tidworth in England and forced to move every other year. He really had no childhood as the other kids of his age. Yet, music helped him not to feel too lonely.
Have a look at this picture to get your own opinion about what he looks like…
Times
As you may remember, "You're Beautiful" is about lost love between James Blunt and a unknown girl on the subway…
Since, the world changed well...
DID YOU KNOW THAT? In Kosovo, James Blunt used to walk around the villages wearing East German uniform and humming "Give Peace a Chance" of John Lennon !!
After, this war experience, he left the army and devoted his life to music. Now, here is he : our British Singer James Blunt !
We do hope that this article was not too boring and that from now on you are DEFINITELY a great fan of James Blunt !
And don't 4get : UK ROCKS, that's for sure !
Zohra and Pauline.
Blue Monday - New Order (80s)
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- Écrit par Ihab and Mariama
- Catégorie parente: Anglais
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“Blue Monday” is a song by the English group New Order. This song was released as a single in 1983. The song is about a person who expresses his feelings. "Blue Monday" is often seen as one of the most important crossover tracks of the 1980s pop music scene. "Blue Monday" was the first British dance record to show an obvious influence from the New York club scene.