In
celebration of Black History Month, we’re tracing the origins of Bob
Dylan’s reverent and timeless Civil Rights anthem “Blowin’ in the Wind,”
from the tune that likely inspired it to the song’s initial release,
through the musical reciprocity it inspired among other recording
artists and far beyond.
Shortly after arriving in New York City in January 1961, Dylan first
heard The New World Singers [NWS]’s rendition of “No More Auction Block
for Me.” If you listen to versions of the song (like this 1947 recording
by Paul Roberson), you can hear the similarities musically and
phonetically between the two—and by no accident.
In ensuing years, “Blowin’ in the Wind” has been covered and released by
well over 300 artists and has served as inspiration for landmark
anthems as diverse as “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke and “Long
and Whining Road” by Public Enemy.
Watch to hear Dee Dixon and Noel Paul Stookey reflect on their roles in
bringing “Blowin’ in the Wind” to listeners worldwide.
Acclaimed Indigenous vocalist Emma Donovan and Melbourne rhythm combo
The Putbacks burst on to the Australian scene with their album Dawn in
2015, announcing a new voice in Australian soul music. Emma’s
songwriting is optimistic, impassioned, and bruisingly honest, The
Putbacks’ music is fluid, live and raw, and the collaboration has won
friends and admirers all over the world.
We play lots of Australian content at 3CSC FM. We love to slip in some gems from the local talent as a reminder of the unique sound that is unmistakibly Australian on your way to your next class.
It is impossible to talk about Australian music of the past
50 years without factoring in the contribution of Michael Gudinski, the
co-founder of Mushroom Records, who died in his sleep on Monday night, aged 68. This week wqe pay tribute to the local promoter with songs that Michael helped become anthems of Australain music.
From the first Sunbury Pop Festival of 1972 – a three-day
outdoor event that paved the way for Big Day Out and others in the decades to
come – to the breakthrough success of Skyhooks in 1975, to helping build the
careers of Split Enz, Sunnyboys, Kylie Minogue, Hunters and Collectors, Yothu
Yindi, Vance Joy and many more, his impact on the local industry was enormous.
Add in his role in touring some of the biggest bands in the
world to these shores, and the loss is almost incalculable. As Jimmy Barnes
wrote: “Today the heart of Australian music was ripped out. I felt it, my
family felt it, the music business felt it, the world felt it.”
News of Gudinski’s sudden death was met with shock and
sadness across the world, with the promoter and label boss described as loud,
passionate, loyal and above all a fan of music to the very end.
“My friend Michael Gudinski was first, last, and always a
music man,” Bruce Springsteen said through his label, Sony. “I’ve toured the
world for the last 50 years and never met a better promoter.
“Michael always spoke with a deep rumbling voice, and the
words would spill out so fast that half the time I needed an interpreter. But I
could hear him clear as a bell when he would say, ‘Bruce, I’ve got you
covered’. And he always did.
“He was loud, always in motion, intentionally (and
unintentionally) hilarious, and deeply soulful. He will be remembered by
artists, including this one, from all over the world every time they step foot
on Australian soil. Our deepest condolences to his wife and partner Sue and to
the whole Gudinski family.
Suzanne
Vega is an American songwriter end singer; She wrote this song in 1987
as she saw a kid through the window who seemed different from the other
children, he was aside and not playing with the others.
The
song is about a little boy who is talking to his neighbor because he
might have heard the noise that made his parents while he was getting
beaten. The little boy’s name is Luka. He’s trying to cover the fact by
saying he ran into the door. He thinks it’s normal because he’s
responsible and guilty for it. However he is a shame of it because he
gives a subliminal message.
There
is a paradox between the lyrics and the melody because the melody is
lively so if you don’t pay attention to the lyrics we can believe that
the song is a happy one. The chorus is different each time, it’s a
consequence of the conservation between the neighbor and Luka.
We
think that a song is more efficient to deliver a message because it’s
played in radios and music albums. A bigger part of the population can
get to the message through this way.
This week Year 7 students are learning about Blues music. A selection of music has been compiled inspired by the blues. Muddy Waters heard here is one of the legends of the genre. We hope you like walking to class with the sounds of teh blues. Visit the CSC music room and see the Robert Johnson studio.
The Moon, the astronomical body that orbits Earth, is one of the most
inspirational objects for human creativity. It has inspired words from
Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Joyce, and paintings from Rembrandt, Van
Gogh and Magritte. There have also been songs about the Moon, by artists
including The Beatles (‘Mr Moonlight’), The Rolling Stones (‘Moon Is Up’) and Pink Floyd (‘The Dark Side Of the Moon’).
As well as prompting evergreen hits such as ‘Fly Me To the Moon’, the
Moon has been the subject of comedy songs (Laurel And Hardy’s ‘Lazy
Moon’, The Stargazers’ No.1 60s hit, ‘I See the Moon’), political songs
(Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘Whitey On The Moon’) and numerous instrumentals
(Enya’s ‘Moon Shepherdess’). The Moon and outer space are often used in
ballads to provide the imagery expressing the enormity of emotion. Enjoy your walk to class this week with some songs about the moon
We inspire and empower everyone to
meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a
conversation with anyone who may be struggling with life.
You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener. This week we play music around the theme of HELP.
Monday, 12 August 2019
For those who were there, Woodstock was a weekend like no other
For three days in August 1969, it seemed like the Age of Peace and Love might just take hold.
Fifty years earlier, more than 400,000 young people grooved to the sounds of
their generation at a music festival billed as “An Aquarian Exposition.”
Indeed, those hills really were alive with the sound of music as the three days of Woodstock
unfolded here a half-century ago. Today that music, and the spirit of
one of the most raucous weekends in American history, still echoes in
the hearts of those who were there, those who wish they were there, and
those who say they were there but might have come up more than a few
miles short.
We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the concert as we walk to class this week. Hope you enjoy it.
Monday, 3 June 2019
National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to reflect on
our shared histories and relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples and explore how each of us can contribute to achieving
reconciliation
The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2019 is 'Grounded in Truth, Walk Together with Courage'
This week we will be playing music when students walk to class to recognise these significant milestones.
Before I did what I did, we didn't have a place in rock 'n' roll. Not really. I was the first to be taken
seriously as a female rock 'n' roll musician and singer. That hadn't
been done before. I played the boys at their own game. For everybody
that came afterward, it was a little bit easier, which is good. I'm
proud of that. If I have a legacy, that's what it is. It's nothing I
take lightly. It was gonna happen sooner or later. I have
done my job more than 50 years.
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Tribute to Doris Day
Doris gained a vocal education by listening to the radio, becoming a fan
of the embryonic records of upcoming Ella Fitzgerald. Her mother
encouraged her to take singing lessons. Alma took Doris to see vocal
coach Grace Raine, who was so impressed with Doris' natural talent that
she offered her three lessons for the price of one. Doris credits Raine
with impressing upon her the importance of delivering a lyric, and
today Doris says that Raine had the greatest impact on her singing
career.
Hope you enjoy walking to class to the great Doris Day
Thursday, 7 March 2019
Blues musicians continue to influence music throughout history. Whether
it’s through applying the 12-bar blues progression or re-recording an
entire song, the presence of blues music history is all around us.
Walk to class this week feature Blues Music from all over the globe.
Monday, 18 February 2019
We conclude our valentine theme this week with some songs about the famous Shakespeare duo Romeo and Juliet.
I have been trying to contact you with songs for 6 years. Here is your final playlist. Good Luck in the future...may your song always be sung ...and stay forever young.
To travel back in time to 1999, you have
to start by shedding a few things, as though you’re going through
airport security. No iPod. No smartphone. No YouTube. No Facebook. No
Twitter. In 1999, the Internet was shiny-new and just out of the box,
and we still believed that its greatest utility was to deliver dog food
to our door and packs of gum and cigarettes to us by hand. We were just
starting to figure out that the new search site Google, which had
launched in 1998, might prove useful for something. We couldn’t yet peek
24/7 through our neighbor’s digital windows. We knew the word friend but not the word unfriend.
We were excited about the new century, but also anxious.
Culturally, though, the decade that started in a bang of
guitar fuzz and feedback was ending in a whimper of boy-band harmonies.
Nirvana gave way to Candlebox gave way to Britney Spears; Public Enemy
was usurped by Puff Daddy. 1999 was both the year that Ricky Martin sang
“Livin’ La Vida Loca” and the year that Napster launched, so it was the
last time it felt like everyone was listening to the exact same song at
the exact same time.
In fact, 1999 can be pinpointed as Precisely the
Last Year of How Things Used to Be. We listened to music on stereos. We
watched TV on TVs. We read books in books and newspapers on newspaper.
We didn’t yet suspect that our desktops and laptops, lurking innocently
in our workspaces and spoon-feeding us e-mail, were exerting a
black-hole tug on our lives.
