The American Dream music of the 20th Century Created By: Jeff McCollum

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The American Dream!(music of the 20th
Century)Created By Jeff McCollum
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Index

• "Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown
  Affair3
• "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from Butch
  Cassidy and the Sundance Kid4
• "It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma
  Rae.5
• MarmaladeReflections of my Life6
• The Sugarhill Gang Rappers Delight.
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• Tommy Tutone867-5309.8
• Sir Mix-A-Lot Baby Got Back...9
• Vanilla Ice Ice Ice Baby10
• 8th Of November Big Rich..11
• A Good Man Emerson Drive..12
• Dedications Page.13

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1960s"Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas
Crown Affair

• Round,Like a circle in a spiralLike a wheel
  within a wheel,Never ending on beginning,On an
  ever-spinning reelLike a snowball down a
  mountain,Or a carnival balloonLike a carousel
  that's turningRunning rings around the moonLike
  a clock Round,Like a circle in a spiralLike a
  wheel within a wheel,Never ending on
  beginning,On an ever-spinning reelLike a
  snowball down a mountain,Or a carnival
  balloonLike a carousel that's turningRunning
  rings around the moonLike a clock whose hands
  are sweepingPast the minutes on its faceAnd the
  world is like an appleSpinning silently in
  spaceLike the circles that you findIn the
  windmills of your mind!
• Like a tunnel that you followTo a tunnel of its
  ownDown a hollow to a cavernWhere the sun has
  never shoneLike a door that keeps revolvingIn a
  half-forgotten dreamLike the ripples from a
  pebbleSomeone tosses in a stream.Like a clock
  whose hands are sweepingPast the minutes on its
  faceAnd the world is like an appleSpinning
  silently in spaceLike the circles that you
  findIn the windmills of your mind!

• I chose this song because as I was reading it I
  thought of the confusion that people go through
  during rough times. People start thinking about
  what might happen and what to do. Teenagers
  especially go through this transition when they
  hit puberty. Also in the sixties, just like we
  are now, were in a war. This song plays into
  that by saying wheel within a wheel. This to me
  means people thinking together and becoming one.

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"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

• Raindrops keep falling on my headAnd just like
  the guy whose feet are too big for his
  bedNothin' seems to fitThose raindrops are
  falling on my head, they keep falling
• So I just did me some talkin' to the sunAnd I
  said I didn't like the way he' got things
  doneSleepin' on the jobThose raindrops are
  falling on my, head they keep falling
• But there's one thing I knowThe blues he sends
  to meet me won't defeat meIt won't be long till
  happiness steps up to greet me
• Raindrops keep falling on my headBut that
  doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin'
  redCrying's not for meCause I'm never gonna
  stop the rain by complainin'Because I'm
  freeNothing's worrying me.

• This song reminds me of the rough times that
  people were going through at this time in the
  1960s. People were worrying about the war along
  with wandering if they would live the next day.
  This is similar to the current events that are
  happening today.

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1970s"It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma Rae

• Ain't no miracle being bornPeople doin' it
  everydayIt ain't no miracle growing up,
  ahPeople just grow that way
• ChorusSo it goes like it goesLike the river
  flowsAnd time it rolls right onAnd maybe what's
  good gets a little bit betterAnd maybe what's
  bad gets gone
• Ah, bless the child of a working manShe knows
  too soon who she isAnd bless the hands of a
  working manOh, he knows his soul is his.
• Chorus 2

• I like this poem. This poem has a good point to
  it. Everyone has a certain responsibility and
  place in this world. You can be poor, rich, or
  middle class. You can be young, a teenager, or a
  older person. We all have a place in the world.

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MarmaladeReflections of my Life

• The changing of sunlight to moonlightReflections
  of my life Oh, how they fill my eyesThe
  greetings of people in troubleReflections of my
  life Oh, how they fill my mind
• All my sorrows, sad tomorrowsTake me back to my
  own home   All my cryings (all my cryings) Feel
  I'm dying, dyingTake me back to my own home (Oh
  I'm going home)
• I'm changing, arranging I'm changing I'm
  changing everything Ah, everything around me
• The world is a bad place A bad placeA terrible
  place to live Oh, but I don't wanna die

• This song doesnt really have anything to do with
  my life, but more less with others. I know
  people that feel this same way about our world.
  They think this world is a horrible and bad
  place. This song could also go along with this
  day and age with some people.

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1980sThe Sugarhill Gang Rappers Delight

• I said, a hip, hopHippie to the hippieThe hip,
  hip a hop, and you don't stop, a rock itTo the
  bang bang boogie, say, up jump the boogieTo the
  rhythm of the boogie, the beatNow, what you hear
  is not a test - I'm rappin' to the beatAnd me,
  the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move
  your feetSee, I am Wonder Mike, and I'd like to
  say helloTo the black, to the white, the red and
  the brownThe purple and yellow. But first, I
  gottaBang bang, the boogie to the boogieSay up
  jump the boogie to the bang bang boogieLet's
  rock, you don't stopRock the rhythm that'll make
  your body rockWell so far you've heard my voice
  but I brought two friends alongAnd the next on
  the mic is my man HankC'mon, Hank, sing that song

• This was part of the start to the rap industry.
  It added a new style. Rap became very big. Rap
  today has become very big in the United States.
  Rap today though has a variety of people instead
  of just a couple. Rap is more of my style music.
  Rap is the majority of the music that i listen
  to.

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Tommy Tutone867-5309

• Jenny, Jenny, who can I turn toYou give me
  something I can hold on toI know you'll think
  I'm like the others beforeWho saw your name and
  number On the wall
• Jenny, I've got your numberI need to make you
  mineJenny, don't change your number867-5309
  (867-5309)867-5309 (867-5309)
• Jenny, Jenny You're the girl for meYou don't
  know me But you make me so happyI tried to call
  you beforeBut I lost my nerveI tried my
  imagination but I was disturbed
• Jenny, I've got your numberI need to make you
  mineJenny, don't change your number867-5309
  (867-5309)867-5309 (867-5309)

• This song was a HUGE hit. I still here my mom
  talk about it and sing it sometimes. It was on
  the news a while back that people have payed
  thousands of dollars so that they can have this
  number for themselves.

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1990sSir Mix-A-Lot Baby Got Back

• Oh, my god BeckyLook at her buttIt is so
  bigShe looks like one of those rap guys
  girlfriendsWho understands those rap guysThey
  only talk to her because She looks like a total
  prostitute, okeyI mean, her buttIts just so
  bigI cant believe its so roundIts just out
  thereI mean, its grossLook, shes just so black
• (Rap)I like big butts and I cannot lieYou other
  brothers cannot denyThat when a girl walks in
  with an itty, bitty waistAnd a round thing in
  your faceYou get sprungWanna pull up frontCuz
  you notice that butt was stuffedDeep in the
  jeans shes wearinIm hooked and I cant stop
  starinOh, baby I wanna get with yaAnd take
  your pictureMy homeboys tried to warn meBut
  with that butt you got me so hornyOoh, all of
  that smooth skinYou say you wanna get in my
  benzWell use me, use meCuz you aint that
  average groupie

• This became a big hit. The 90s was a huge
  breakthrough for the music industry. This song
  will be a song that will still come up later in
  life. Some rappers have come up with other
  lyrics based on this song.

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Vanilla Ice Ice Ice Baby

• Yo, VanillaKick it one time, boy Yo, VIP, let's
  kick it
• Ice, ice baby, ice, ice baby All right stop,
  collaborate and (listen) Ice is back with my
  brand new (invention) Something grabs a hold of
  me tightly Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly
  (Will it ever stop) yo, I don't know Turn off
  the lights and I'll glow To the extreme I rock a
  mic like a vandal Light up a stage and wax a
  chump like a candle
• (Dance) go rush the speaker that booms I'm
  killing your brain like a poisonous mushroom
  (Deadly) when I play a dope melody Anything
  less than the best is a felony Love it or leave
  it, you better gain (way) You better hit bull's
  eye, the kid don't (play) If there was a
  problem, yo, I'll solve it Check out the hook
  while my DJ revolves it

• This song was one of the many big hits of the
  1990s. This was a one hit artist of the 90s.
  This song is still played today in some places.
  Personally between the beastie boys and Vanilla
  ice is what got white people started with the
  hip/hop industry.

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2000s8th Of November Big Rich

• Said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota
  To fight for the red, white and blue He was 19
  and green with a new M-16 Just doing what he had
  to do He was dropped in the jungle where the
  choppers would rumble With the smell of napalm in
  the air And the sergant said...look up ahead Like
  a dark evil cloud, 1,200 came down on him and 29
  more They fought for their lives but most of them
  died in the 173rd Airborne Chorus On the 8th
  of November the angels were crying As they
  carried his brothers away With the fire raining
  down and the hell all around There were few men
  left standing that day Saw the eagle fly through
  a clear blue sky 1965, the 8th of November Now
  he's 58 and his pony tail's gray But the battle
  still plays in his head He limps when he walks
  but he's strong when he talks About the Shrapnel
  they left in his leg He puts on a gray suit over
  his Airborne tattoo And he ties it on one time a
  year And remebers that fallen as he orders a tall
  one And swallows it down with his tears

• This song is a great country song That talks
  about a boy going off to war. This could be me
  one day as I ponder the thought of maybe going
  off to the navy or national guard.

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A Good Man Emerson Drive

•  I don?t need a whole lot of money But I wouldn?t
  turn a lottery down I just need a little green in
  my pocket So I can buy my buddies a round All I
  want is a place to lay my head with the woman I
  love lyin? in my bed Kind of understated My
  dreams aren?t that complicated? I wanna be the
  one When all is said and done Who lived a good
  life, loved a good wife, and always helped
  someone in trouble On the day they lay me down I
  want everyone to gather ?round And say he was a
  father, brother, neighbour and a friend He was a
  good man! I used to dream of being a rock star
  And seein? the world in style Used to dream of
  havin? a fast car And driving that miracle mile
  But I?ve heard tales those streets aren?t paved
  in gold They?re full of pot holes and empty souls
  Who never learn? Love is something you gotta earn
  I wanna be the one When all is said and done Who
  lived a good life, loved a good wife, and always
  helped someone in trouble On the day they lay me
  down Want everyone to gather ?round And say he
  was a father, brother, neighbour and a friend He
  was a good man! When I?m gone, I wanna leave a
  legacy Of love and laughs and honesty behind me
  Behind me?

• This song makes me think of how everyman or woman
  would like the world to see them. Ide
  deffinetly want the people I love and care for to
  think I was a good man that would do anything for
  anybody. This is what all of America should want.

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Dedications

• Id like to thank my family first. They have
  always been there to lead me in the right
  direction. They have not gave up on me and have
  been a huge influence on my life. I would like
  to thank my friends for giving that extra advice
  and comfort when I needed it. I would also like
  to thank our American troops for risking there
  lives to keep our freedom and country.