Ugh, my roommate is
so narrowminded.
We're in the same Journalism class, and we've got an assignment due in a few weeks..
Question #2: Sound Recording
At the turn of the century, the NPR radio news shows All Things Considered and Morning Edition put together a list of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century. This is a fascinating series covering everyone from Jimi Hendrix to George Gershwin to Aaron Copland to The Ramones. Go to the NPR 100 web site, pick one of the compositions, and listen to the streaming radio broadcast.
Then, in a brief essay (350-500 words) explain why the piece of music was selected for the list and how you feel about it being on the list. I do not want you copying the material directly off the web site. To receive a grade of B or higher on the assignment, you must use at least one outside, credible source about this piece of music. (By credible source, I do not mean a casual fan web site.) Make sure you list a citation for that source at the end of you homework. What one piece of music was not on the list that you would have included? Why?
Then we go to
this site and pick a song and write about it.
She says "Waaahhh the only ones worth doing on there are The Ramones, Nirvana, and Jim Morrison."
Me? I can't pick.. there are too many good ones to choose from.. I really had trouble narrowing the list down to THESE ones... theres still a lot on the site that I'd like to do..
"As Time Goes By", Born to Run (album), "Fire and Rain", "Give My Regards to Broadway", "Good Vibrations",
Guys and Dolls, "Hound Dog" & "Don't Be Cruel", "I Got Rhythm", "La Bamba", "Like a Rolling Stone", "My Girl", "Night and Day", "Peggy Sue", the musical score from
Psycho, "Rhapsody in Blue", "Rock Around the Clock", "Singin' in the Rain", "Sittin on the Dock of the Bay",
West Side Story,
Wizard of Oz..
I mean, I'm really going to have trouble choosing
Born to Run is my FAVORITE Springsteen album... but some of my favorite musical movies are on there.. and also some of my favorite songs.
I'd do Nirvana, but everrryyonnnee and their mother's going to be doing them.
And then (I guess) as a jab to me, she was like "But oh Katie, they have Bob Dylan on the site.. you can do that one!" And then she did the stupid annoying giggle thing. WHAT'S WRONG WITH BOB DYLAN?!?
