Monday, February 23, 2009

Madonna

Madonna Like a Fountain of Culture

Madonna cannot be comparated with artists how Waters and Dylan. She is an excellent artist, but different age means different kind of artist. When Dylan and Waters performanced, people asked for a good singer. However, in Madonna's age people ask for more thins on the scenery dance, look, imagine. On the other hand, Madonna is not alone, behind of her there are many people that take advantage of her peculiar style. Nonetheless, she has that characteristic, which makes her a special person. That is, she has her mojo working. Finally, Madonna’s life has been impact for different decades. Surely, early 70’s could have been one of the decades with more influences on her. Now I ask. What will be happening to Madonna when she cannot perform how she does it today?

Friday, February 13, 2009

Blue’s Lyrics' meaning

Name: Got My Mojo Working
Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0bQKKrpj0E

"Got My Mojo Working" is a 1956 song written by Preston Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole, but popularized by Muddy Waters in 1957.
This song is clearly a kind of happy Blues that tell us about a man who got his magical power or amulet ready, but it does not work on the woman that he wants. Then, he goes away in order to look for something more powerful, a mojo hand.

Name: Baby Please Don’t Go
Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PKMQTYPqgQ

"Baby, Please Don't Go" is a blues song first recorded by Big Joe Williams in 1935. It has become a blues and rock standard, and has been recorded by many artists.
What the last sentence mean? "baby please don't go ... you know your man down gone to the country farm, with all the sahckles. These sentences means that her lover has gone to the jail.

Blues Means Sad. It is not always, there are happy blues too.

People often think in blues such as sad kind of music or sad lyrics. Nonetheless, Blues is not only a sad style, but also is an art form which contains a funny language, metaphors and an interesting slang. Mostly times, blues’ lyrics are poems whereby writers express full of meaning ideas.
The History Reflected In The Blues
The Afro-American population’s history is reflected in the blues’ lyrics, and for sure in the music of the songs too. The lyrics do not relate the history but it has between letters some expressions that allow us see how the life was at that time. Consequently, the music reflected what is going on in the economy; for instance, we can see that the early blues usually was only played with guitar. Also, it take place in genres like rap in what there is not musical instruments. It is probably because there was not money enough for instruments.

Music such as a universal language
Many people agree with this because they think about music how a way to enjoy. According to the definition, music is an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color. Nevertheless, the word most important of this definition is “emotions “. Perhaps, that is the reason, music is universal because arouses emotion, and evokes sentiments.

Monday, February 9, 2009

CLEAR MIND

INTRODUCE

MY NAME IS JAIME BAQUERO MANCILLA. KEEP IT IN MInD PLEASE.
WHY? It is because on the future, you are going to hear about me. I am kidding! Now you know a little bit about me, and it is that I am always kidding.

I am from a stunning country in South America called Colombia. I am studying English and topics about physioterapy by myself in order to enroll a master about epidemiology or medical research, something like that.

However, my goal is not only start my master, I have many goals and dreams; for instance, I want to open a martial art academy. I think, it is something funny on me because martial arts and science does not match. People say that I am very funny, so you should be to meet me in order to know more about me.

Finally, let me tell you something about ESL. It makes your life in the U.S easy, especially seminar class because when you learn about culture, you get skills which makes you able to get interesting gathering and meeting with interesting people.