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Little Wing

For this week I wan to talk about one of favorite songs of all time, “Little Wing” by Jimi Hendrix. Jimi Hendrix was arguably one of the greatest guitar players of all time, and one can only imagine what more he … Continue reading

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Saturday In the Park

This week I want to talk about the song, “Saturday In the Park” by the group Chicago. This song doesn’t reference a specific event in history, but rather it speaks to a moment in time. This moment, specifically, is the … Continue reading

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Ohio

This week we’re going to take a look at “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Also, sorry for the French lyrics in the video, this was the only lyric video I could find. “Ohio” is a protest song that … Continue reading

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American Pie (Nothing to do with the movie… or does it?)

This week I want to take a look at one of the most iconic songs in rock history, Don McLean’s “American Pie”: While maintaining its status as one of the most popular songs in rock music, “American Pie” is rather … Continue reading

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Born in the USA

This week we are going to look at one of the most well known, and misunderstood, rock anthems of all time: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA.” The main purpose of this song was to relay the story of the mistreatment … Continue reading

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99 Luftballons

Today I’m going to talk about 99 Luftballons by Nena (FYI Nena is the name of the band and the lead singer), which was released in 1983. If you can get past the fact that this video may be the most … Continue reading

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Sunday Bloody Sunday

Last semester my passion blog basically attempted to introduce a new genre of music each week in the hopes of helping readers discover something new that they liked. I condensed and simplified a lot of the genres to prevent myself from … Continue reading

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Dude, You’re Hardcore

So this week I’ve decided to talk about the genre of heavy metal. Heavy metal can trace its roots to some of the original hard rock artists of the 1960s, such as Led Zeppelin or Jimi Hendrix, just to name a … Continue reading

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An Unexpected Find

About a year ago I was flipping through radio channels in my car (sorry, no aux cord) when I stumbled upon “Praise 104.1, Philly’s inspiration station,” and whereupon I immediately changed stations. The fact that I now knew which radio station … Continue reading

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Give Classical a Chance

This week I’m going to talk about a genre of music that is probably among the least popular out there and that is “classical” music. I write “classical” in this way because it is a misnomer of sorts. Classical implies that … Continue reading

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