Jamie's Popular Music Blog

 For this weeks blog I chose Conga by Gloria Estefan. I choose this song because it always randomly gets stuck in my head. Like I could not tell you why but randomly throughout my life I will get this song in my head. Do I know all the words? No. So it mostly consists of me singing da da da da DO THE CONGA. But besides that this song is so catchy and so fun. I love the beat that is behind this song and I really like listening to it. It is super fun and makes you want to dance around the kitchen. Like look me in the eyes and tell me this is not a good kitchen dancing song. She like barley sings in this song but the music is so fun it makes you wanna keep listening. Miss Gloria read the assignment with this one. I like how it sounds like Salsa music but mixed with pop. This song is very good and I think I had to listen to it in like 4th grade or something and that apparently made an impact on me. Anyways, if you have never heard this song go listen right now. Put some respect on Glor...

 For this weeks blog I chose the song Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics. There are many reasons why I chose this song but I will start with a memory. When I was a  child we would drive to my aunt's house that was 30 minutes away. For some reason I remember driving home and this song playing on the radio and I had like an out of body experience hearing it. Anyways, I have always LOVED like LOVED this song it is unlike anything I have ever heard. The beginning of this song with the bass gets me high or something I swear, I listen to this song so much. It almost has like a Halloween feel to it and I don't know if that makes sense but it does, and I love Halloween so. This song also sounds like 3 different songs basically and no one can do it like them. I could and I have listened to this song on repeat because like I said I love it. Clearly I love this song deeply and it will always be a favorite of mine. This song is so cool and has a sound like none other. If you have never heard ...

 For this week's blog I choose the song Play that Funky Music. I chose this song because I LOVE it. I have always liked this song even as a small child. While this song might not have the most inspirational lyrics they are still good and iconic. My personal favorite part is when they say play that funky music white boy. I think it is so funny because I think it is funny when people mock white people music. And I am white and I think it is so funny. But really, this song is so fun and people of all ages like listening to it. It is super jazzy and funky clearly. I like the guys voice it's super unique and fun. The music in the back is super catchy and this song will always get in my head. I think this song emulates 70's music sound. The beginning with that weird sound gets everyone's attention. This song is so great and I like how it was about roasting white boys. This is one of the most catchy and fun songs and everyone should like this song. If you turn this on in the c...

 For this week's blog I chose Crocodile Rock by Elton John. This is honestly one of my all time favorite songs. I listen to this song in the car all the time, and I force my friends to listen to it with me too. I have loved this song since I was little. My dad is a big Elton John fan so I grew up listening to this song. Me and him still listen to this song together a lot and we always sing it together. I love Elton John he is one of my favorite artists and this is one of his best for sure. This song is so fun, from the very beginning with the piano intro this song has you hooked. And the vocals, his vocal range is insane I don't know how he hits all the high notes but it makes the song so good. This song is iconic and the piano played by Elton is iconic. I think this song will always be a favorite of peoples because of how good it is. I also love the story this song tells and just everything about it. I love this song and I loved getting to listen to it again because it holds s...

 For this week's song I choose Respect by Aretha Franklin. I love this song because of how powerful it is. This is also such an iconic song that everyone knows. If you play this song everyone will always sing the part where she spells Respect. I also think that Aretha Franklin is such an inspirational woman it makes me love this song even more. This song reminds me of my mom because she loves this song and she would always play it. I just really like this song and the message it conveys, about how women should be able to ask for more respect and be more powerful. This is a great girlboss anthem. Arthea has one of the most powerful voices of all time and that really shows in this song. She will go down in history as one of the most important and amazing R&B singers ever. This song deserves the hype it has had for so many years because it is so good! Everyone likes a good powerful song and this one is for sure that. I love this song because of the memories tied to it and how much...

For this week’s blog post I listened to Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles. I chose this song because it is one of my all-time favorite songs. My dad also loves this song and every time we would talk about the Beatles my dad would play this song. I didn’t know this song until my dad showed me, after that it became one of my favorite songs. I just think that this song is so different compared to the other Beatles songs. I love the instruments in the back they have a super cool effect on the song. I also love how their vocals sound in this song, how they overlap over each other is so good. I just really like this song and I have lots of good memories with this song. I like the Beatles a lot and I think that this is my favorite Beatles song, just because of how unique it sounds compared to their others. This is a song that is on a lot of my playlists and that I will always like. My favorite is the violin in the back of this song, I think it sounds so good with this song. This is an iconic song ...