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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! Times
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.
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“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”.
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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.
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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
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"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").
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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…
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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.
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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.
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« You Really Got Me » is a song by the English group « The Kinks ». This song was released in 1964, it was a great success. This song is about the feelings of a man who fell in love with a girl and can't get her out of his head and heart! ( hence the title « You Really Got me »).
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The Kinks was a band gathering Ray Davie (guitar) Dave and Ray (singer), Pete Quaife (bass) and Mick Avary (drums). The 4 musicians were brothers and friends, that's one of the reasons why they decided to work on this album. Actually, this song was a hit!
If we had to define this type of music, we could say that it was more or less Pop-rock music and this very song gives the mood of the time.
The kinks' next album was more theatrical but it was also a success. Obviously, this band drew their inspiration from other groups of their time, such as The Beatles, The rolling stones or The Who among others
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Don't forget that at that time (end of the year 65), the group was considered to be one of the best British groups of the decade. They were considered as one of the most influential groups of the time.
To make it short, You Really Got Me is on song which really belonged to the 60s and we must admit that it is still a hit nowadays!
Come on... listen to it and enjoy!
We do hope that this article was not too boring and that from now on you are DEFINITELY a great fan of The Kinks!
And don't 4get: UK ROCKS! That's for sure.
TAYLAN, KEMO AND MUSTAPHA BOUZEROURA
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"Wonderwall"is a song by the English group Oasis. This song was realeased on the album "Moming Glory" in 1995. The song is about love, a man who's helpless and wants to describe his feelings but doesn't know how.
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Oasis was a band gathering Noe Gallager (singing, guitar), Liam Gallager (singing), Gem Acher (guitar), Andy Bell (bass), Paul McGuigan (bass), Tony McCarol (drums), Paul Arthur (guitar) and Allan White (drums). The 8 musicians were already quite famous (actually two of them are brothers) when they decided to work on this album. This song was a hit because it is their most famous one. If we had to define it, we could say that it was more or less rock'n'roll, psychedelic pop music because they play simple and sustained rhythms. Actually in 1995 there was a kind of competition between them (Oasis) and Blur another group of rock. Obviously, they drew their inspiration from John Lennon, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, or Bob Dylan. Indeed, they did confess their admiration several times referring to Joy Division and The Stones Roses as their great masters.
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As you many remember, the song itself dealt with love feelings in a contemporary UK facing unemployment and strikes all around the country. Indeed, don't forget that at that time there were economic and industrial crisis, and some miners are still on strike. During the 90s a new movement of rock was born: the Britpop, which was a British rock movement, that lead to a lot od derivatives, and which was influenced by the groups of the 60s and 70s. Oasis was one of the pioneers of the Britpop movement, althought they always refused that label.
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If we had to define it, we could say that it was more or less pop music because of the keyboard. This son gis very sweet and relaxing. Obviously, the lyrics of "Imagine" describe a world of hope and peace.One cannot talk about John Lennon and Yoko Ono without mentionning their dress code and hairstyle… Indeed, have a look at this picture to get a glimpse of the time... NO COMMENT !
Times Indeed, don't forget that at that time the nation was in quest of peace, John and Yoko had very long hair and were all dressed in white. Do YOU KNOW that This song "Imagine" is a big classic nowadays, The Rolling Stone music magazine declared that it was the third greatest song of all times! We do hope that this article was not too boring and that from now on you are DEFINITELY a great fan of John Lennon !
And don't 4get : UK ROCKS, that's for sure ! Zohra and Pauline. 
"Imagine" is a song by John Lennon. This song was released on the album Imagine in 1981. The song is about utopia, a perfect world, a dream. (hence the title "Imagine").
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John Lennon (here with Yoko Ono) was an ex-member of the very famous band « The Beatles ». In this song, John Lennon sings and is at the keyboards. He was already very famous when he decided to work on this album. This song became a standard.
As you may remember, the song itself is a utopia, a world without religion, living in peace contrary to what some people endured in real life.
