midterm song specifics Flashcards

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Elvis Presley

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That’s all right

1954

a mix of genres: country, R&B, pop … rockabilly

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Chuck Berry

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Maybellene

1955

crossover hit

talking blues style vocals with rockabilly style

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Booker T and the MGs

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Green Onions

1962

instrumental rock, riff-based … reverb from the guitar

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The Ronnettes

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Be My Baby

1963

Girl Groups & Wall of Sound

contrasting verse-chorus form

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5
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The Beach Boys

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Surfin USA

1963

Doo-wop style vocals

surf, cars, girls

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Dick Dale and His Del-Tones

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Misirlou

1962

wet sound (reverb)

instrumental surf music

the sliding pic on strings (became big in surf music and early psychedelia)

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The Kingston Trio

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Tom Dooley

1958

The revival of folk music

folk elements of acoustic guitar, no drums, story telling

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Bob Dylan

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Like a rolling stone

1965

long song, no drums, harmonica,

folk rock

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The Byrds

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Mr. Tambourine Man

1965

cover song of Bob Dylan
US and UK #1

folk

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Simon and Garfunkel

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Sound of Silence

1964

not initially a hit song, after record company added instruments it became famous

folk

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The Beatles

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Please Please Me

1963

folk influence from skiffle

simple lyrics and pop feel

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The Rolling Stones

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Little Red Rooster

1964

Blues Rock; simplicity and riff-based

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Jefferson Airplane

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White Rabbit

1967

psychedelic rock

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The Beatles

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Tomorrow Never Knows

1966

psychedelic rock

reverse tape effect/tap loops
backwards guitar
vocals through a Leslie speaker

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The Beach Boys

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Good Vibrations

1966

took at least 5 months to record because of unique instruments

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