music appreciation

I love music. I think it is evident in my previous posts. I enjoy it when some artists make covers of popular songs and they give it their own style, but what I particularly enjoy are new, original songs that are powerful in both...

grandkids

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Cover me not...

almightybong @almightybong (186) • Philippines 27 Feb 12

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There'll be sad songs, and do I ever cross your mind? Music that moves u

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 2 Aug 09

I love music, at one time in my life, when I was still fairly young I used to dream of being a musician. Years down the pipe and about 25,000 packs of cigarrettes later I now only sing for my own entertainment. I am still in love...

What is your favorite cover tune?

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 22 Jun 09

What is your favorite cover song (song that was previously released by another artist) Who sings it? Who sings the origional? Is it better than the origional? What is it that you like so much about the cover? My...

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How do you help your child develop music appreciation?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 20 May 08

My little kid loves listening to and singing along to the Cinderella movie sound track. The classic movie has very sweeping and grande musical numbers. It's so wonderful hearing her sing along. With that being said. It's the...

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Turn Back The Clock

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 20 Nov 07

Many people like to ask: "what would you change about your life if you could go back in time?" That question always seemed to imply there's some regrets with one's life. Everyone has regrets, i believe. And most of us would gladly...

johnny hates jazz

When it comes to memories of my youth, music inevitably comes to mind. Music from the 80's, specifically those 'new-wave' music often characterized by its use of synthesizers, was often overlook by music critics and the so-called...

turn back the clock

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Memories Of Eighties

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 30 Oct 07

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Wouldn't It be Good

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 12 Oct 07

Even though i liked many types of music, 80's music, namely 'new wave' and chinese cantpop still has a . It's because i grew up in that period and it shapes most of my outlook in life. This was one of those unforgettable song i...

Spent the last weekend listening to this album, The Beatles "Revolver". It has been more than 40 years since this album was released. Well, i find this album more accessible and satisfying than the following, often said to be...

nik kershaw

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Revolver

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 9 Oct 07

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a-ha

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 6 Oct 07

"Pop music that makes one's heart soar." That phrase describe a-ha's music. They are still very good musicians. Listening to their older songs, those from the 80's, would still make me recall the faces of my old schoolmates. Those...

I have found that I do not buy music anymore, and have not for years. I am a member of a few P2P filesharing networks and I download most of my music from there and then just burn it onto a disk. In fact since cd's came out the...

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Do you still buy music? And if so where?

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 5 Oct 07

benefits of listening to music

a-ha's 'Hunting High And Low' is still a beautiful love song. Often mistaken for a teeny-bopper band and one-hit wonder from the 80's, they're anything but that. The group has survived and still making good music. The same can't...

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Hunting High And Low

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 2 Oct 07

Radiohead's breakthrough album, "OK Computer" was seminal in gaining worldwide acclaim. In its time, it has been compared to Pink Floyd's excellent "Dark Side Of The Moon". The album is ten years old now. All the songs in that...

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No Surprises

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 26 Sep 07

alarms

Listening to The Stone Roses album again does lift the spirit after a hard day's work. One of the songs in that album, the delightful "She Bangs The Drums" describe perfectly the feeling of falling in love for the first...

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She Bangs The Drums

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 20 Sep 07

Passing through the river Saw a paper boat Floating for thousands of miles With a heavy heart Memories of her Emerge from the ocean of my mind As the boat drifts further, further away Looking at the vanishing boat As I...

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Paper boat

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 19 Sep 07

Never did like half of the topics i posted. Anyway, my favorite subject again. The music of u2 remains one of my best companion. In particular their earlier works. One word to describe their music: transcendent. On this...

The Unforgettable Fire

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 13 Sep 07

life

Why do i keep posting topics on music and its appreciation? Perhaps it's because someone who (really) listen to and appreciate music can become someone who could listen to people with the intention to really understand...

Music Appreciation Part II

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 4 Sep 07

life

This is my second music post after some time. Music remains my favorite post but it doesn't seem to attract much discussion on it. Interested to see if there are any Ella Fitzgerald's music lover out there in Mylot. First...

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Your favorite Ella Fitzgerald's song and why.

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 27 Aug 07

Do people these days really listen and appreciate the music they are listening to? In my observation, I noticed that majority of people do not really listen to music. They hear music because it's everywhere, but music appreciation...

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Appreciation of music

joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 3 May 07

Shakespear once said that " If music be the food of love, play on ". Like food,music is very much influenced by places and culture. However, western classical music seem to be accepted as the internal music.This is because it has...

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Music is like food

doublej88 @doublej88 (6) • Singapore 28 Mar 07