Dreams

  "Mystery Train"- Elvis Presley     For this blog post, I decided to listen to "Mystery Train" by Elvis Presley. After listening to this song, I realized that this song is about a woman who boarded a train and left her significant other and he is waiting for her to come back again. When she comes back, he will make sure that she will never leave his side again. I have always been a huge fan of Elvis and have loved listening to each and every one of his songs. The target audience is somebody who had their heart broken by a significant other (a woman; according to this song) and wishing that they would have never let them go. This song has a "hook", which is a musical phrase that is particularly catchy or memorable. In my opinion, the beat of the song sounds like a trains' locomotive noise as it is moving. Overall, I think that this song has a great beat and I love hearing the sound of the guitar playing. Something that I thought was very interesting wa

  HANK WILLIAMS- " HEY GOOD LOOKIN' ''   For this listening blog post, I decided on " Hey Good Lookin' " by Hank Williams. I have heard this song numerous times before and have always loved listening to it. It is such an upbeat song and I enjoy listening to the lyrics. It is also a perfect song to listen to on Valentine's Day! I think this song is about a man who wants to "go steady" with a woman that he fancies and wants to spend all of his time with her. This song has both a riff, a repeated melodic idea, and a hook, a musical phrase that is particularly catchy or memorable. The audience that he targets are young couples who are in love, particularly younger couples or couples that just have just started dating each other. My favorite part is the catchy chorus and the guitar playing. I do not have a least favorite part of the song because overall, it is a very happy and uplifting song. This song is a romantic song and this is achieved musi

  " Great Speckled Bird"-Roy Acuff  The song I decided for this blog is "Great Speckled Bird" by Roy Acuff. I chose this song because it seemed like such a nice and gentle song. To me, it seems like the music and the song go together well. It has a nice country tune and goes well with Roy's southern voice. This song fits well under the Listening category and sounds like it has a groove, which is a pattern that channels particular rhythms. I believe this song evokes being true to what you believe in. There is a verse in the Bible, Jeremiah 12:9, and this is what the first part states, "Has not my inheritance become to me like a speckled bird of prey that other birds of prey surround and attack?" While listening to the song, it seems as if Roy is singing about having a belief in God and being able to follow Him until the day the Lord calls him home. The musical features in this song have some Bluegrass and Old Country which are other genres that I enjoy