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Unit 29 research
- 1. Unit 29: assignmentone research. Media project History of music BY YASEEN AHMED
- 2. That’s Amore byDean Martin(1953) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69O4PXzAQ5Y The original song was released in 1953 and was sang by Dean Martin. Amore in Italian is love meaning the title of the song is That’s love which suits the sort of theme of the music video. This is seen in the movie The caddy in the seen with his family. The theme of love is made apparent from the couple that were in love in the video. The song was featured in films such as The caddy, rear window, enchanted, grumpier old men, moonstruck, white chicks, friends and the Simpsons. The Simpsons created a parody of the song called “that’s immoral” in 2005. The song received the academy award for the best original song of the year. Since around the year 2000, the song has been sung by British football fans with the lyrics changed to "When the ball hits your head and you're sat in row Z, that's Zamora", in honor of the English footballer Bobby Zamora. Dean martin was a singer actor and comedian also he was a film producer. He gained his nickname “the king of cool”, for “charisma and self assurance”. He was in comedy group with jerry Lewis called martin and Lewis he was also a member of the rat pack. He was a boxer at 15 which out of 12 matches he only won 1 he said "I won all but 11.” he had his own show called the dean martin show. Dean married three times and had 8 kids. He died of lung cancer in 1995 at age 78.
- 3. The 20s St louisblues by Bessie smith (1929) Blue skies by Al Johnson (1927) Bessie smith earned the nickname “Empress of the Blues”, by her blues singing. She was the most famous female blue singer at the time. People call her the best singer of the era. The song was a live performance. To earn money for their impoverished household, Smith and her brother Andrew began busking on the streets; she sang and danced. The song was composed in 1926 as a last-minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical Betsy. it became one of the first songs to be featured in a “talkie”, when Al Jolson performed it in the jazz singer. Al Jolson was an American singer, film actor, and comedian. At the peak of his career, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer“ he was controversial because he was known for his black face act. He was the highest-paid entertainer.
- 4. The 30s (1939) JudyGarland – over the rainbow Over the rainbow was used in the movie The wizard of OZ The song is number one on the Songs of the Century list The American Film Institute also ranked Over the Rainbow the greatest movie song of all time The "Over the Rainbow" sequence and the entirety of the Kansas scenes were directed by King Vidor, though he was not credited. Judy Garland was an American singer, actress Garland began performing with her two older sisters and was signed as a teenager.
- 5. The 40s wish upona star – cliff Edwards When You Wish upon a Star" was used for Walt Disney's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio. The original version was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket The song has since become the representative song of The Walt Disney Company. It was first released on a 4-record album set The American Film Institute ranked "When You Wish upon a Star" seventh in their 100 Greatest Songs
- 6. The 50s (1956) LouisArmstrong la vi en rose (1952)Gene Kelly singing in the rain (1956) Elvis Priestley blue suede shoes Louis Armstrong recorded C'est si bon and La Vie en rose in New York with Sy Oliver and his Orchestra when he did not make the original Singing in the rain is a song used in the movie of the same name The song was listed as No. 3 100 best old Songs. Perkins's recording of "Blue Suede Shoes" was released on January 1, 1956 Recording cover versions of songs was a common practice during the 1940s and 1950s, and "Blue Suede Shoes" was one of the first songs RCA Victor wanted its newly contracted artist, Elvis Presley, to record.