HomeMy WebLinkAbout0007 Music is the heartbeat of our lives. Everybody can
find an artist or song that they can relate to. "Pursuit of Happi-
ness" by Kid Cudi is that song for sophomore Brett Davis.A song
will never leave you or let you down. Without music, the world
' would have no dancing or singing. The sounds we like bring us
together and give people common ground creating friendships
that will last a lifetime. It also gives musicians an outlet to be them-
selves and to help others do the same.
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thank the artists before them for paving the way. If it weren't f r
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Madonna in the 80's, Lady Gaga would not be the crazy fashion icon
she is today. If the Beatles never made it big in the 60's, rock n roll would
• sound completely different then it does now.
These artists not only changed music forever, but they changed
their world and their entire generation. In the roaring 20's, jazz artists like Ella Fitzgerald and
Louis Armstrong created the soundtrack for the prohibition rebellion. In the 60's and 70's, many rock
bands protested war and became of a part of a new culture of tolerance and peace.
Technology also changed the world of music and made it more accessible
to everyone. Walking down the hallways, students like Jessica Amick will have their ear
buds in while they listen to their iPods. The ability to download a song and take it anywhere on an iPod makes it much
easier to share an artist with others than carrying a huge boom-box around.
The songs that are currently popular. when listened to decades down the road, will remind our generation
of a special moment during their teen years. Whether it refreshes memories of friends or reminds you of what was going
on in the world at the time, music can bring back thoughts
long forgotten. The tracks we listen to become the playlist Twevil ' Yearn frovrl view, wtMC_t �ovi will
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good times and the bad. Senior Park Scarborough thinks
of her best high school moments when she hears "Elec-
tric Avenue" by Eddy Grant. Years from now when today's generation looks through the old iPods they had in high school,
many will most likely be reminded of all the fun high school was, and he/she will be able to look back on it fondly. Like Mr.
and Mrs. Jones, who remember their first dance every time "Crying in the Chapel" by Elvis comes on the radio.
Music can never be replaced by something bigger and better. Even when technology advances and wipes
out its predecessors, the art will always live on. It will always be here for past generations to enjoy or new generations to
discover.
Written By Kayla Davis
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