http://pearlampkin.umwblogs.org Just another UMW Blogs.org weblog Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:32:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, the second presentation, has come around. This time the song was one that I already knew something about, it was "Beat It" by Michael Jackson. This song was one that I had never really listened to although I had heard of it and of course, the current ... http://pearlampkin.umwblogs.org/2008/04/21/presentation-2/ We have had to do presentations lately for Rock/Soul/Prog. and the first presentation that my partner, Cat, and myself have done was the song "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks. I argued that the song was a rock song, albeit it was a rather weak argument. While Cat argued ... http://pearlampkin.umwblogs.org/2008/04/21/presentations/ I would have to agree with Cohn's opinion about the Rolling Stones being 'honest trash.' The easiest way to put that would be is that they do not present themselves to be anything other then trashy. Not by lyrics, but simply because of the clothing they wear, and ... http://pearlampkin.umwblogs.org/2008/04/21/honest-trash/ The day we viewed the DVD Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll was one of my favorite class days. Not only did one of my class members get into contact with James Miller, but we had gotten to see the clip from that film where Chuck decides to say that ... http://pearlampkin.umwblogs.org/2008/02/27/chuck-berry-living-forever/ I know this is a bit late, since it is no longer Christmas time but I felt that it was just one of those things that had to be shared since it sort of has to do with the class. 'Twas the night before Christmas And musicians all over Were praying for Santa To ... http://pearlampkin.umwblogs.org/2008/02/07/something-my-mom-wrote-for-the-music-paper/ I have recently begun competing in WGI (Winter Guard International) and AIA (Atlantic Indoor Association) class Independent A. In my first blog I wrote about the song Romeo and Juliet. That song is our show music, we have recently gotten our uniforms which upon first look seem to ... http://pearlampkin.umwblogs.org/2008/02/07/impact-independent/ 1. What’s your earliest memory of music? My parents dancing in our basement to John Denver’s Leaving On a Jet Plane. To this day, that song can ... http://pearlampkin.umwblogs.org/2008/01/31/interview-with-meagan/ Why do most people listen to music while they work out? One reason why people listen to music while doing mundane tasks, such as working out, would be so they have some thing to listen to. This would help keep them focused at the task at hand, keep them grounded ... http://pearlampkin.umwblogs.org/2008/01/23/music-and-working-out/ "Romeo and Juliet," is a song that has been covered by several bands, the one group that I find most memorable would be the Indigo Girls. This version of the song was released in 1992, and consists of the vocals of Amy Ray and the chords from an acoustic ... http://pearlampkin.umwblogs.org/2008/01/21/romeo-juliet/