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This week I decided to listen to "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zepplin! I really like this song, but the only negative to choosing it is the fact that it will take about a half an hour to listen to it three times, where as a normal song would be done in about the same amount of time that one go around of "Stairway to Heaven" would take. Once again, there were a lot of good song choices to listen to, but I guess today I was in the mood for some Led Zepplin. Much like last week's pick, I really like the intro of the song and I like how slowly it rolls on and then as time goes on it picks up more and more until, before you know it, you're in the middle of a lot of great sound. The intro lasts a very very very very very long time. It's pretty darn slow for about  two minutes until the guitar picks up a bit and the noise gets louder. It's not until after the 4th minute that drums finally enter the song and we pick up more and more. I mean, the song is 8 min...

This week I decided to listen to "Hotel California" by the Eagles. This song is literally one of my favorites of all time and I think I can say it's top 10 for me. I can't remember the first time that I heard this song but I do remember listening to it on replay over and over for what seemed like weeks! I also remember talking to my dad about this song and although I can't remember what exactly we talked about, I just remember being very happy I had just found a great song AND my dad liked it too! Anyways, the song is a great one for many reasons. I really like the song because of the variety in the song. There's so much going on and there's a lot of different sounds at different times creating a whole new world of music. The message of the song is a bit interesting as it has to do with a man stuck in this place that he can't get out of. "You can check in any time you'd like, but you can never leave," are just some of the lyrics showing t...

This week for the week eight blog post, I decided to listen to "A Change Is Gonna Come," by Sam Cooke. I already had this song downloaded on my phone which once again shows that the song choices are only getting better! I am actually a big fan of Sam Cooke. The first song I heard from him was "Having a Party" and it was while I was at a family grocery store close to my home town as it was playing over the speakers. I liked the song/artist so much that I decided to get out my phone and search for the song myself! I came to learn about Sam Cooke and ever since that time I have really loved his music! This song in particular is one of my favorites from him and I really like the message. It is a sad song, as far as all the bad things and "hard living" that he has gone through, but he holds an optimistic view throughout the message and life of the song. I think everyone can relate to that message as we all go through some hard times, but I think it's import...

This week I decided to listen to "Yesterday" by the Beatles for the week seven blog. As I have mentioned in previous posts, we are slowly starting to get to music that I actually really enjoy and I think this week hit the head on the nail with our song choices. I can say that I actually know  about half of the songs of the week! Anyways, this song is actually one of my all time favorite songs. I enjoy how calm the song is and although the story behind the lyrics is a bit sad, I kind of like the peaceful sadness HA! In essence, his life today  has fallen apart as the woman he loves has left him, and that's why he says that he "believes" and "longs" for yesterday, when his girl was still with him. I have always liked songs with stories behind them, and although this song doesn't give every detail or a lot of progression through a story, but rather a reflection at a point in time, I still like the song a lot. There's even a movie named after this ...