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Old 20-05-2014, 19:29
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Or any other music type

I see Radio 2 is having a celebration of the guitar for the next THREE MONTHS!

But listening to a lot of the songs they are playing now in that vein, the 50s songs especially were often about rock and roll.

But we dont hear songs nowadays about a particular musical genre do we? Or not many anyway, sometimes in the 70s people sang about 'rock'.

But are there any songs about soul, or classical, folk, house music etc etc etc?
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Old 20-05-2014, 19:32
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A song about soul?...

Sweet Soul Music by Arthur Conley
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Old 20-05-2014, 19:51
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There are many songs about house music - 'House Music' by Eddie Amador for one.

'We Call it Acieeed' was about acid house (sort of).
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Old 20-05-2014, 19:53
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This ole house by Shakin Stevens.

What a visionary he was.
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Old 20-05-2014, 19:58
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There's a lot of songs about hip hop in hip hop
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Old 20-05-2014, 20:02
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Loads of songs about Metal
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Old 20-05-2014, 20:06
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To raise the tone a bit, 'Tosca' is an opera about an opera singer.

To lower it again, 'Black Metal' by Venom.
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Old 20-05-2014, 20:57
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All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople (glam rock)

Motown Junk - Manic Street Preachers (Motown, pop music and the shooting of Lennon)

It Don't Mean a Thing If it Ain't Got that Swing - Duke Ellington (jazz)

Rock Me, Amadeus - Falco (Amadeus)

Ooh, rock me, Amadeus
Rock me, Amadeus
Rock rock rock rock me, Amadeus
Rock me all the time to the top
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Old 20-05-2014, 21:10
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Liverpool Scene - The Fleetwood Mac Chicken Shack John Mayall Can't Fail Blues

great music but also a satirical comment on the British Blues scene of the 60s.........mentions most of the bands of the time !
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Old 20-05-2014, 21:18
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I still believe - Frank Turner
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Old 20-05-2014, 21:23
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It's Indie rock and roll for me.

It's all I need.
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Old 20-05-2014, 21:26
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D.i.s.c.o
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Old 20-05-2014, 21:32
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oasis - rock n roll star
the killer - glamourous indie rock n roll
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Old 20-05-2014, 22:15
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"Just give me some of that adult contemporary music"
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Old 20-05-2014, 22:25
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There are still plenty of songs about rock'n'roll these days. Motorhead's "Rock Out", for example (with the classic couplet "rock out with your cock out / impress your ladyfriends"), or pretty much anything by Guitar Wolf.

Admittedly you don't get as many tracks proclaiming their own status as krautrock-influenced neo-industrial grindcore. Or if you do, they're either in German or the lyrics are inaudible.
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Old 20-05-2014, 22:28
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The Blues often mentions the blues
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Old 20-05-2014, 22:37
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Venus in Furs by Velvet Underground..... that was about bondage, wasn't it. All seems very Rock n Roll to me... lol




Anyway, on a more sensible note.... Rock n Roll was a brand new thing. In fact being "teenagers" was a pretty new concept too. I doubt there was the media saturation possible back then, so songs about Rock 'n Roll was kind of a version of self publicity for a new and upcoming genre I guess.


Now then, Do the Hucklebuck .... what's that all about
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Old 20-05-2014, 22:45
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Blame it on the Bossa Nova - Eydie Gorme

God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You - Kiss

Rock 'n' Roll High School - Ramones

Sheena is a Punk Rocker - Ramones
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Old 20-05-2014, 22:50
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Neil Young - My My, Hey Hey

Can't believe nobody mentioned that yet
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Old 20-05-2014, 23:12
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Music about music....plenty of that.

Gary Glitter had 'Rock and Roll, parts 1 and 2'
Led Zepp 'Rock and Roll'
David Essex 'Rock On' ( surprisingly original song)

Zap Pow - 'This is Reggae Music'
Black Uhuru - 'Natural Reggae Beat'

Waylon Jennings 'Are you sure Hank Done it this way' ( brilliant reflection on C/W music)
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Old 20-05-2014, 23:40
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It's Only Rock N Roll

I Love Rock N Roll
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Old 21-05-2014, 01:18
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To raise the tone a bit, 'Tosca' is an opera about an opera singer.

To lower it again, 'Black Metal' by Venom.
Superb
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Old 21-05-2014, 02:17
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KRS-One - Hip Hop lives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KiG5pQ-wg0
Common - I used to love H.E.R.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmOeEV85h5Y
Erykah Badu ft. Common - Love of My Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNk3R23Twgw
CunninLynguists ft. Masta Ace - Seasons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrPIcIYV6ao
Mos Def - Hip Hop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI_01opqSpo
Naughty by nature - Hip Hop Hooray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA2_-eQ26tY
Gang starr - Jazz thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is5xMd1nT5o
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Old 21-05-2014, 07:24
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M - 'Pop Musik' a song about music threads?

Springsteen - 'Radio Nowhere'

Pink Floyd - 'Welcome to the Machine' more about the biz?

Doobie Bros - 'Listen to the Music'

ELO - 'Roll Over Beethoven'

Don McClean - 'American Pie' (adding Buddy Holly to the pop canon?)
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Old 21-05-2014, 08:08
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Rainbow - "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"

Neil Young - "Mr Soul"

XTC - "This is pop!"

The Divine Comedy - "At The Indie Disco"

Pulp - "Sorted For Es and Whizz"
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