In this project we were assigned to listen to a vast veriety of songs from the 50's up to the 70's. I then picked three songs that particularly stood out to me:
Pat Boone's recreation of "Tutti Frutti", originally by Little Richard, was lackluster to say the least. It was clear that Pat's version was directed towards the white middle-aged demographic of America that wanted nothing else but to sit at home with a good glass of wine and enjoy bland music. Well Boone certainly accomplished his goal but ended up massacring the original song by Little Richard that was filled with soul, meaning and energy. The song really struck me as funny in comparison to its original because of its complete lack of character and energy.
The second song that I listened to was "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix. Contradictory to "Tutti Frutti" by Pat Boone, I was really turned on to this song. Purple Haze epitomizes the late 60's and its Woodstock culture. Its rhythmeic and trippy beats were really cool and sort of energized while relaxing at the same time.
Elton John's "Benny and the Jets" is a really great song. John's hard beat piano style really comes out during this performance. The emphasized beats and slight additions of synthesizers made the song a lot better than it was to begin with. This song enduced a strong listening power by captivating your interest with the unique sounds and beats that went along with the chorus very well.
2 comments:
Your song choices were quite interesting, although it seems like everyone chose to write about Pat Boone. Still, I agree. Pat Boone made the EXACT same song but more peaceful and not as funky. I wouldn't say that he massacred it though.If I actually wanted to relax I might just listen to his version. Purple Haze also turned me on. I noticed that the song was powerful but somewhow still relaxing. Your last song was also very catchy and I could not seem to get it out of my head after listening to it.
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