Popular Music Blog

Today I decided to talk about the music : Surfin' USA by the Beach Boys, a music known in the whole world I think.   It is a music that I appreciate particularly because of the rhythm of the music and also it is a music that we hear regularly in parties at home. This music reminds the holidays, the sun, we could imagine ourselves on a beach in California surfing.   There is some guitar which allows to make a good rhythm to the music. We want to dance and have fun on this music.   It's a quite bewitching music, I really like this music. I listen to it alone at home because I appreciate it.  I think that this music can be appreciated by everyone, it does not age, it remains always in the air of time. I could listen to it every day and never get tired of it.  

Today, I decided to take as a song : Sh-boom by the Chords.  It's a song that I already knew before and we hear it quite regularly on social networks or in ads in France.  I really like the rhythm of the song, it's a catchy music with good lyrics. When they say Sh-boom it sounds more like comedy music. I like the contrast in the music. Personally, I prefer this version rather than the Crew Cuts cover. It's this version that we hear more often so when I heard the other version I wondered what is this music? It is also a music used in cars, I think that made it popular. I like the instrumental of the music, it makes it a bit more chill.  It's definitely a music I could listen to every day and not get tired of it!

This week I decided to choose Mambo Italiano by Rosemary Clooney. It's one of my favorite music since the beginning of this semester, it's a music that we listen to in France and that we use at parties, weddings... it's a classic for us, it's the same in the US. (I think so)  For me, it's a music that you can listen to every day without getting tired of it. It makes us want to move and motivates us! I think it's a good music to listen to in the morning to wake up.  Rosemary's voice goes very well with the music. T he instruments used go well with rosemary's voice.  I t's a living music. You can feel by the tone of voice that it's a rather humorous music. My favorite part of this music is when she says Mambo Italiano in the chorus. She has a pretty strong voice. It is quite the style of music of the time that I listen to alone to have fun, to dance. The instrumental of this music is good, with the percussion in the chorus. It's definitely a mu

For this week, I chose the music : Wrappin’ it up by Fletcher Henderson. I like this music because there are only instruments. It's my favorite kind of music as you could understand it.  The instruments give a harmonious sound, they are coordinated together which gives a beautiful harmony. This music is not surprising because there is no voice behind/with the instruments. The instruments used are the same as for the other musics of the time. I really like the rhythm of the music, it is quite rhythmic and the solos of some instruments add something more.  I could listen to this music in events but not alone at home. It's a beautiful music that I advise you to listen to even if you don't like music with only instruments.