Week 7

Alright so for this week I picked the song El Watusi by a guy named Ray Barretto. I had never heard song until we listened to it in this class. Its kind funky if you know what I mean. I might be wrong but I am pretty sure the that main beat is on the upbeat, which is why it has that funky sound to it. I don't speak spanish really well, so I have no idea what he is talking about. But for me I like the sound of songs better then the lyrics. Like if a song was talking about something sad but sounded happy, I would pay more attention to the sound. Or if a song sounded sad but was talking about something happy, I probably wouldn't listen to it cause I just focus on the sound if you know what I mean. So with this song, It sounds fun, and its easy to listen to, so I think its a win for this week and Ray Barretto.  And for me It really doesn't have that big of a latin vibe. It doesn't really sound like anything I've ever heard before, which I think makes it cool

Comments

  1. Kaylee HallOctober 24, 2020 at 7:32 PM

    I agree that the song is definitely weird; the beat doesn't sound like most songs at all. I also think it's strange how long it takes for the instruments to actually kick in (I think it wasn't until about 45 seconds into the song). Once the instruments started to play though, I liked the beat of the song and I agree that it's cool because it's nothing I've ever heard before.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Ellie Fata (she/her)October 27, 2020 at 7:15 PM

    Hi Jordan! I like how you described this song as funky, I definitely know what you mean and I think that's a good way to describe it. I also really like how you talked about how you tend to listen to the music rather than lyrics. I think a lot of people do that and it can be really interesting when you start noticing different things on how the lyrics interact with the music. I love how upbeat it is and I agree, when a song is easy to listen to it just makes you want to listen to it more. Great job :)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week 8

Well for week 8 I picked the song "Theres a bad moon on the rise" by Credence clearwater revival. So I know this really doesnt have that much to do with the song but when I was like 10 I got a halloween card where part of this song played when you opened it. And the card said something like don't eat to much candy or you'll be in the bathroom on the right. And thats what I thought this song said, instead of " a bad moon on the rise", i thought it said, " there's a bathroom on the right." haha. But this song actually has a pretty cool sound too it. It sounds like a typical 60's song. Has a nice beat, easy to listen to, and just makes you feel good if you know what I mean. For me this song sounds somewhat upbeat and happy, but it doesn't talk about anything happy at all. Unless being prepared to die from bad storm is happy. I know this seems kinda weird but for some reason im surprised  that this song isn't in more movies and tv shows...
Read more

Week 4

For week 4 I picked waiting for a train by good old Jimmie Rodgers. I love this song, the message is a little sad but the sound of the song is great. It kind of sounds like Johnny Cash wrote it. I also like that its just super simple, which makes it easy for other people to play. I noticed how it has a good beat for a song from back then. Nothing like you could dance to really good or anything but still a nice beat. Something else I like is about it is that its almost seems like a crooning song. Personally I think its going a little fast to be a croon, but the way he is singing and how its getting picked up by a microphone makes it a have that croon vibe. And on top of the kind of croon sound its has the country vibe too. This might be one of the first country songs. At least for me its one of the earliest ones I have ever heard of. Now it seems to be influenced by tin pan alley somewhat and the crooning style music you hear. And ive never actually heard of Jimmie Rodgers before this c...
Read more

Week 6

Alright everybody, for this week I choose Tequila by the Champs. So when I saw this on the list of songs we can pick from I had no idea what it actually was, but this is the song from Pee-wee Herman's big adventure. The part where he is dancing in the bar trying to save his life. Anyway, this is one of those songs that just gets stuck in your head for ever after you listen to it.  I think its kind a funny that it says the same word 3 times for the lyrics. I also noticed how the album cover made it look like this was tough old western/mexican song, but when you hit play its just this goofy dance song haha. I like how they made the sound of the song, sound like a tequila if you know what I mean, whoever wrote it knew what they were doing cause it is spot on. And the fact that the 1 word lyrics sound like the skull talking is pretty cool too. But to wrap things up for the week, Great song, great lyrics, and I was blown away that this was the pee wee herman song
Read more