Travel Back In Time

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Travel Back In Time

• Ms. Sartori
• General Music 2009 - 2010
• Glen Ridge

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Welcome to the 1950s!
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What were people singing about in the 1950s

• The top song in 1950 was Frosty the Snowman
  written by Steve Nelson
• In 1957 Elvis had the number one hit with All
  Shook Up
• Do you know what the most popular genre of music
  was in the 50s?

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What were folks driving?

• This hot ride is a 1953 Oldsmobile Rocket 88
  Convertible.
• The price of this car was about 2,246.00
• But a tragic fire destroyed a huge car plant in
  Michigan and 23,000 Oldsmobiles were built with
  Buicks transmission. People stopped purchasing
  these cars ?

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The most popular TV show

• The Mickey Mouse Club
• Can you name three singers who were stars on the
  show in its later years?
• Britney Spears
• Justin Timberlake
• Christina Aguilera

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Technology of the 50s

• Can you believe that there was no TV before this
  decade?
• The first photo copy machine was made
• In 1956 the first solar powered watch was
  invented
• 1958 the first plastic Coca-Cola bottle appeared

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Welcome to the Swingin 60s
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DOO-WOP

• Definition A Cappella or sounds made by a
  singing group as they provide harmonic background
  vocals for the lead singer.
• One of the most popular songs of the sixties that
  portrayed this technique was,
• In The Still Of The Night

• Even in decades past, singing and dancing made
  people feel whole inside.
• In this decade it was a privilege to be able to
  go out dancing on the weekends if you were in
  high school.

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Fun facts of the 60s

• The life expectancy of a woman was 73.1 where a
  man was only supposed to live until 66.6
• A persons average salary was 4,743
• A teachers salary was 5,174
• The Adams Family and Twilight Zone were the most
  watched television shows (still in black and
  white)
• The Flintstones were made for television

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Has the 60s style come back?

• Men had crew cuts, women had bouffant.
• A woman was required to wear knee length dresses
  in public until the mid 60s.
• Men always wore bright colored outfits, and
  turtlenecks were IN!
• By the end of the decade bell bottomed jeans,
  love beads, and embellished t-shirts were all the
  fad.

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Decade of DiscoThe 1970s

• Picture yourself in platform shoes, a white disco
  suit, and bellbottoms
• Oh wait we wear these clothes today!
• Style is an ever changing piece, but fashion can
  come back around each decade.

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Current Events

• In 1970 Telephone booth stuffing became very
  popular (WHAT?!?)
• In 1977 Elvis Presley dies
• In 1977 STAR WARS came out on the big screen
• In 1977 There was an electrical blackout in New
  York City. Can you imagine what that would be
  like now?

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70s Fads

• Pet Rocks
• Jogging Suits as everyday wear
• Earth Day (April 22nd) people would wear gas
  masks to show their concern about pollution.
• World record for Telephone Booth Stuffing was 25
  college students from the West Coast

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1970s Music Genre

• Disco Dancing became extremely popular when the
  movie Saturday Night Fever came out
• Heavy Metal Rock music was born
• Led Zeppelin (Stairway to Heaven) was a top band
  in this decade, and many more to come
• A new rock movement called Punk Rock became all
  the rage!

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Welcome to the 1980s

• You would never guess
• On the 1st of August in 1981, MTV premiered as
  the first 24 hour music channel. This changed the
  music business FOREVER!
• Video Killed the Radio Star was the first
  video ever shown on MTV

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An 80s Timeline
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• 1980- The Breakfast Club was one of the top
  selling movies because it focused on the trials
  of teenagers in school.
• 1981- Pro baseball players begin their first ever
  strike to become free agents. Lasts 50 days
• 1982- The first issue of USA Today hits
  newsstands.
• 1983- Michael Jacksons Thriller hits to ten on
  the Billboard charts and stays for 78 weeks.
• 1984- Soul singer Marvin Gaye is put to rest
• 1985- Ronald Reagan (73 years old) is sworn in
  for his second presidential term.
• 1986- Five million Americans form Hands Across
  America, to raise money for the homeless.
• 1987- Microwave sales reach 12.6 million
• 1988- George Bush is elected the 41st president.
• 1989-Hurrican Hugo causes 4 billion dollars in
  damage to the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and
  the Carolinas.

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Here are the top 10 songs from the 1980s

• 10- Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
• 9- Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
• 8- Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer
• 7- Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark - If you
  leave
• 6- The Police - Every Breath You Take

• 5- Prince - When Doves Cry
• 4- Michael Jackson - Thriller
• 3- A-Ha - Take On Me
• 2- Simple Minds - Dont You (forget about me)
• 1- Journey - Dont Stop Believin

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I hope you enjoyed your journey back in time