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Classics
special
Don't you think it's time to kick off your shoes, sit on the couch
and remember those good old times? Wouldn't it be a kick to slop around
with some of the famous old school tunes, which you haven't heard
since you're too busy listening to what they call "new music"?
Oh what a pleasure it would be to dunk your feet in water, sip onto
coffee and listen to some of the best tunes ever produced! And this
isn't impossible, all you have to do is get downloading, and the songs
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'Miss
American Pie'
– Don McLean
No, not Madonna! It's Don McLean we're talking about, Madonna's
'Miss American Pie' is just an adaptation, and the real stuff
is Don McLean's original tune.
In this song, Don McLean says his last bye to Miss American
Pie and the tune goes like "And the music died, bye bye
Miss American Pie." Don McLean dated a Miss America candidate
during a pageant and is said to have written this song right
after they broke up.
'Miss American Pie' kicks off with Don McLean's voice, slowly
telling the listener about the death of a bride, which took
place "a long long time ago", saying the music died
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piano rings consistently, till the end of the song. The music guy,
and so he calls himself in the song, sings about the lovely 'Miss
American Pie', who would dance in the arms of her lover bare feet.
He sings about how spontaneous she is, as she dances away in the gym
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music change the mortal soul?" Miss American Pie thought so;
she believed in the "book of love" and would laugh out loud
while kicking off her shoes while dancing. Miss American Pie is a
fun song about the fun Miss American Pie, who tragically dies and
is remembered for the way she was. Her "death" might be
pointing out to the break-up. It's more like a song that could be
sung on the stage of a Broadway musical, and so it seems like it.
The lyrics are catchy, serious and intelligent and put together in
a fun way. The Internet clearly suggests the song can be perceived
in many ways. One-liners like "fire is the devils only friend"
and "no angel born in hell could bring that sin to spell"
rotate in the head and so does the chorus, long after the song is
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'Wind
of Change'
– The Scorpions
"Don't give up"- the first three words 'Wind of Change'
define the whole song, but what's appealing is how the song
starts; the flute plays slowly and it's depressing, slow, static
yet calm and peaceful at the same time. 'Wind Of Change' makes
you want to sleep but stay up, cry but smile and wince but freeze!
That's the kind of effect the Scorpions have on the listener,
who kick off the song by asking the viewer to listen to the
wind of change on a summer night.
The
lyrics of this song point to the political changes in
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Europe, increasing freedom and the end of cold war. 'Wind Of Change'
is a song about the glorious night, when the "children of tomorrow"
would get together."On
the glory night, the children of tomorrow share their dreams in
the wind of change." The song points out to freedom and peace
of mind, yet it has such a haunting feel that the listener can't
really make out whether the wind of change would bring about onslaught
and destruction or a better tomorrow. The Scorpions analyze the
change of time and how the wind swirls to what the world would have
to offer in the near future. The song has negative and positive
connotations and hypnotizes the listener, bringing one down to a
daze. 'Wind Of Change' has positive lyrics like distant memories
are buried in the past but don't give up, listen to the 'Wind Of
Change' and then moves on to the negative side, with lyrics like
"The wind of change blows straight into that phase of time,
like the storm that we're in." Be it negative or positive,
'Wind Of Change' is a cult classic and dies off with the same haunting
rhythm of the flute that was played when the music kicked in. |
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Miss
Sarajevo
– U2
A soundtrack of the documentary Miss Sarajevo, this song might
not have reached the first position in the Billboards but is
a must listen, especially for those who pay much more attention
to lyrics than the music.
Being played about eighty seven times live, Miss Sarajevo is
about the pageant beauty queen Miss Sarajevo. "Here she
comes, beauty plays the crown, here she comes, surreal in her
crown"; the chorus showcases the life of a girl willing
to achieve what she has longed for, and the message put forward
is there is no specific "time" to achieve what you
look for.
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Luciano
Pavarotti does an opera solo halfway through the song. 'Miss Sarajevo'
is mellow and haunts the listener, forcing one to think, ponder and
find answers to questions that can possibly never be answered.
This song makes one want to find answers to the questions that are
within each and every one of us.
The lyrics are meaningful yet scary, when you think about them. "Is
there a time for keeping distance, a time to turn your eyes away"
to whether there's a specific time to dab lipstick, a time to turn
the Mecca or a time to walk for cover; Bono asks questions in a subtle
yet hard hitting tone, which might even scare you! 'Miss Sarajevo'
should be number one on your list of classics. |
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99
Red Balloons'
– Nena
"You and I in a little toy shop, I'll buy a bag of balloons
with the money we've got, set them free at the break of dawn,
till one by one they were gone." '99 Red Balloons' has
a message attached to it; the singer tells us that life passes
by, just like the ninety-nine balloons she sings of.
The balloons are set free at the break of dawn and make their
way past the streets, the troops and the president. They create
chaos and confusion of the political kind and the song then
dies off, with the singer going crazy with the vocals, signifying
the chaos caused by paranoid way in which an act of zaniness
is perceived. It is a satirical poke at the uncertainty in Cold
War Europe.
Peaking
on second place on the American Hot 100, '99 Red Balloons' is
fast paced and fun, wanting to make one want to stand up and
clap. The beat becomes faster and faster and goes slow in the
midway, picks up pace and slows down towards the end.
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The European Nena hasn't had any other hit outside Continental Europe,
and therefore, '99 Red Balloons' is considered a one hit wonder in
both the US and UK. But a classic it is and should make it to your
downloads list.
– Anum Opel |
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