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The song I decided to listen to for the week 11 song choice was "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen. Immediately, I thought the song sounded big and powerful, as if it were trying to embody the power of the United States. The guitar riff that resembles the chorus of the song is very interesting to listen to, because it leads into the chorus, where the notes are repeated with singing. The drums are big and loud, and almost sound like a construction site or something. Originally, I thought that the song would be about how great America is, and have a very patriotic set of lyrics supporting America and giving it praise. However, upon further analysis of the lyrics of the song, you come to realize that the lyrics are actually not supportive of America, it's actually quite the opposite. The lyrics intend to support opposition to the Vietnam war, and helps embody the struggle of the Vietnam veteran returning back to the United States to face unemployment and scorn. Overall, ...

For my week ten song choice, I decided to listen to another song that I've been hearing since I was a little kid, due to my parents taste in music. The song I decided to listen to is "I Wanna Be Sedated" by The Ramones. My parents are generation X kids who grew up when punk rock was big, so that is one factor as to why my music taste is the way it is. I love this song, because it is punk rock and hardcore in its nature, but it isn't overwhelmingly loud or abrasive. The song starts with an interesting and cool guitar riff, that almost adds rhythm to the rhythm section of bass and drums. It isn't a very hard guitar riff to play, since punk rock generally involves more passion and energy than technical musicianship, but it's catchy and fun to listen to. The lyrics are also very interesting. "Nothing to do, no where to go, I wanna be sedated". It sounds as if Joey Ramone was writing about how he would rather be high on drugs than deal with the world as i...

For the week 9 song choice, I decided to listen to Money by Pink Floyd. I had known this song from my childhood and other sources, and I love Pink Floyd and how experimental they were during the time period they were famous. The song starts out with the sound of change and cash registers, and an unforgettable bass riff in a cool rhythmic 7/8 time. The musicality of the guitars and rhythm section in this song is really fun to listen to, because it's such a weird rhythm. The lyrics are also really interesting. One line that stands out to me is "Money, it's a crime". The song really rejects the idea of commercialism in music and life in general, which was weird to sing about during the 70s, when disco dancing and disco music took in tons of money. The song also seems really artsy and obscure for the time period when hard rock and popular rock like Queen were dominating. Overall, I really like this song. It has a cool beat to it, cool guitar riffs to listen to, and really...