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Journal Entry: October 13th, 2010
Today was absolutely miserable. I woke up late, threw on some baggy clothes, and got to
school late, earning myself yet another citizenship U. I’m starting to feel sick- the whole day my
head was throbbing. While I was walking to my car after school I tripped, and I think I sprained
my ankle. I’m having one of those days where everyone and everything annoys me, and all I
want to do is crawl back into bed and pull the covers over my head. The only good thing about
today is that after school I went over to Lydia’s house, and she burned me three CD’s of new
music! It’s almost too much for me to handle. After I got home, I spent about two more hours
just putting the new music on my computer, and then transferring it to my iPod. It’s funny, but I
think the new music made my day a whole lot better. What is it about belting your heart out to
sad song that can make a person feel so much better when they’ve had a terrible day? Music
really is one of the greatest forms of art. It’s so powerful, and now thanks to technology, once
you own a song on a music playing device, you can listen to it virtually whenever and wherever
you like. And, in my opinion, that makes the iPod one of the greatest modern inventions. I’d
swear, nothing works better to make me forget all my worries and stress than listening to music
while doing some sort of mindless labor, like cleaning my room or exercising. And now, I have
nearly sixty more songs I can listen to, anytime, anywhere! You know, maybe today wasn’t so
miserable after all.
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Letter of Complaint
Dear Mother,
I am writing to complain. Thanks to you, I know practically every other country song on the
radio, despite the fact that I really dislike country music. I remember when I was little, and we
were in the car, you’d turn on the radio and always play country. Or, in your room getting ready
for some big date, you’d play a Kenny Chesney or something CD. Nowadays, if I’m in the car and
for some terrible reason I accidently come upon a country song, there’s a good chance I’ll know
the song, maybe even start to sing along! Do you know exactly how embarrassing that is? You
only ever exposed me to country music when I was young, and that is my complaint. Please,
help my little sisters by at least exposing them to different genres of music.
Sincerely,
Kara
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Dialogue between Caitee and I
“Ugh, what is this?”
“I have no idea, but change it. I don’t want that crap playing in my car.”
“Understandable. Is it just me, or is a lot of music these days ….not good?”
“It’s not just you. Music these days is so shallow. And even if some of it is kind of catchy, there’s
nothing that lasts. Like nothing the next generation will look back at and think, ‘Wow, it must
have been cool to live then’.”
“That’s exactly what I mean! Whatever happened to bands like The Beatles, and Nirvana?”
“I don’t know, but I love Nirvana.”
“I do too! I practically worship them. My favorite song is ‘Heart-Shaped Box’.”
“Mine too! I also love ‘Smells like Teen Spirit”. That one is such a classic.”
“I know! If we end up moving in together for college, let’s please only listen to decent music like
that?”
“Deal.”
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Music I NEED to put on my iPod:
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Vegetable Car- Joshua Radin
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Hey oh! Blitzkrieg Bop- The Ramones
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The KKK Took My Baby Away- The Ramones
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You and I- Ingrid Michaelson
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Love Is Better Than A Warm Trombone- Gomez
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Get Myself Arrested- Gomez
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Dog Days- Florence and the Machine
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Shake Me Down- Cage the Elephant
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Coffee and TV- Blur
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The Downfall Of Us All- A Day to Remember
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NJ Legion Iced Tea- A Day to Remember
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Creep- Radiohead
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Can’t Stop- Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Follow You Down- Gin Blossoms
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Paranoid- Black Sabbath
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Children of the Grave- Black Sabbath
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What I Got- Sublime
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Santeria- Sublime
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Handsome Devil- The Smiths
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Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now- The Smiths
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Music Memoirs
I was about to begin the sixth grade when my family moved from California to Utah. I
celebrated my eleventh birthday about a month after the move. So there I was, this awkward
gangly eleven year old Californian girl, in a completely new environment, with no friends; in
fact, I barely knew anyone at all. So at this awkward stage in my life, I had to find some new
ways to combat boredom and escape the stress of moving.
I’d always liked music, and ever since I can remember I’ve been like my mom in the way that I
only need to hear a song a few times before I have the lyrics nearly memorized. So I know that
when I was younger I knew a few songs, but I didn’t yet have a real passion for music.
My big sister, Chari, had always loved music. She’d spend hours and hours on the computer,
finding new music. After the move to Utah, I began to sit with her, and listen to “her” music.
Her taste in music, the rock and metal, was a lot different than the country my mother had
always played in the car, but I found that I actually liked it better. Chari had a big influence on
my taste in music.
For the first time ever, I’d find myself on the computer for hours, just listening to and
discovering new music. The summer before I started my first year of school in Utah is the first
time I can remember really falling in love with music.
A lot of people can be credited with introducing me to new bands and influencing my taste in
music. Two people I specifically know influenced me music-wise were both ex-boyfriends. The
first, named Jo, I dated my sophomore year of high school. Jo knew of a whole lot more music
than I did, and he never failed to remind me of that. However annoying that may sound, he
introduced me to a few new bands that I still listen to this day, so I have to be grateful to him in
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a way. Not only did he introduce me to some new bands, he had this passion for music that
rubbed off on me. I’d already fallen in love with music, but to me it seems that each time you
meet a person you can discuss music with, you fall in love with it all over again. The second boy
who really had a big impact on my music love affair was George, who I dated my junior year of
high school. It was obvious from the start that George and I had very similar tastes in music,
and already appreciated a lot of the same bands and types of music. I still have yet to find
someone I can spend as much time talking about nothing except music as I could with George.
George was the one who first introduced me to a band that is now one of my all-time favorites,
The Shins.
After years of cultivating and expanding my own music collection, I can now proudly say that I
have a taste in music that is all my own. I listen to music almost constantly, and have a passion
for it that I might never have discovered if it weren’t for the people I mentioned before. Music
plays a huge part in my life, and it is one thing that I know I could never live without.
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Wanted!
New bands or musicians to play at
your local Starbucks! Preferably
musicians who have experience, or
at least taste. See the manager of
your local Starbucks for further
details, or call 801-756-2355.
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Changing Music: Whatever Happened to The
Ramones?
By Kara Ingraham
Ever wonder what happened to The Ramones, Led Zeppelin, or Black Sabbath? The answer is
that bands like these are still out there being listened to by the youth of today, in some places.
But the types of music that are emerging these days are genres never heard of before. What the
heck is screamo? Or techno, or indie for that matter? We’re here to give you the answers to these
questions. According to dictionary.com, screamo is defined as “a form of emo music typically
featuring screaming vocals”. An example of this music would be a band named A Day to
Remember. As for techno, it is “a style of disco music characterized by very fast synthesizer
rhythms, heavy use of samples, and a lack of melody” and a band from this genre would be
Basshunter. Indie music is categorized as anything that is from “an independent record
company”. An example of an indie artist would be Local Natives.
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Necessity
Music
Fills my ears
Pumps through my veins
Calms my heart rate
Expresses my emotions
Cheers me up
Flows through my soul
Is a necessity of life.
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You're not supposed to say the word "cancer" in a song.
And tellin' folks Jesus is the answer can rub 'em wrong.
It ain't hip to sing about tractors, trucks, little towns, and mama, yeah that might be true.
But this is country music and we do
-
Brad Paisley, This Is Country Music
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You be damned to be one of us, girl,
Faced with the dodo’s conundrum
I felt like I could just fly
But nothing happened every time I tried.
-
The Shins, Australia
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Blame it on the weather, but I'm a mess
And this February darkness has me hating everyone
And I know I need your comfort, but this drama makes me sick
And the longer I lay here I know it's harder to get up
without you
-
Silverstein, Call It Karma
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Why does the soul hallucinate?
I've got control, I shift my shape
If flesh and bone do not contain
The mirrors don't reflect my face
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Local Natives, Shape Shifter
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She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your Heart Shaped box for a weeks
I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
-
Nirvana, Heart-Shaped Box
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Oh, let's get rich and buy our parents homes in the South of France
let's get rich and give everybody nice sweaters
and teach them how to dance
let's get rich and build our house on a mountain
making everybody look like ants
from way up there, you and I, you and I, you and I.
-
Ingrid Michaelson, You and I
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The river of your love floors souls
Getting deeper than the deepest dishwashing bowl
Now brother, get the dirt off your hands
Getting darker than a sunchaser's suntan
-
Gomez, Love Is Better Than A Warm Trombone
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Prologue
Ask any high school student what there hobbies are. Chances are high that they will include
listening to music in their list. Music is the one thing that ties everyone together; do you know
anyone who doesn’t listen to music? This is because music is a form of art, one that has a genre
for everyone. Personally, I can’t be without music- I listen to it while I get ready for the day, as I
do my homework, and blast music in my car. In fact, just the other day there was a problem with
my ca, and the mechanic advised me not to turn on my lights, heat, or radio if I wanted to get
home without my car dying. I really tried, but I couldn’t resist turning the radio on. I figured it
was worth the risk. Music plays such a big part in my life, and I intend to show how in this
multi-genre paper.
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Table of Contents
Page 1….. “Letter of Complaint”…..Complaint
Page 3..... “Music Memoirs”…..Memoir
Page 5….. “October 13th, 2010”…..Journal Entry
Page 7….. “Changing Music: Whatever Happened to The Ramones?”…..Newspaper article
Page 9….. “Wanted!”…..Wanted Ad
Page 11….. “Dialogue between Caitee and I”….Dialogue
Page 13….. “Music I NEED To Put On My iPod”….List
Page 15…. “Necessity”…..Poem
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