Folk Rock Music Analysis
Folk rock is a musical style that combines elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest form, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the United Kingdom around the mid-1960s. This type of music was started by the Los Angeles band The Byrds, who began playing traditional folk music and Bob Dylan-penned material with rock instrumentation, in a style heavily influenced by The Beatles and other British bands. The term "folk rock" was itself first coined by the United States music press to describe The Byrds' music in June 1965, the same month that the band's debut album was issued. The release of The Byrds' album "Mr. Tambourine Man" and its subsequent success initiated the folk rock explosion of the mid-1960s.
While the majority classic 1970s folk rock music was boldly personal, it nevertheless provided a standard …show more content…
“Fire and Rain” (James Taylor), Taylor said the song was actually about several incidents during his early recording career. The second line of the song, "Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you," refers to Suzanne Schnerr, a childhood friend of his who committed suicide while he was in London, England, recording his first album.
7. “Turn! Turn! Turn!” (The Byrds), this classic song is an interpretation of a song composed almost entirely of lyrics found in the Bible; “To every thing Turn! Turn! Turn there is a season Turn! Turn! Turn , and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up…”
8. “Just Like a Woman (Bob Dylan), The song has been criticized for supposed in its "a devastating character assassination...the most sardonic, nastiest of all Dylan's putdowns of former lovers.", She takes just like a woman, yes she does. She makes love just like a woman, yes she does. And she aches just like a woman. But she breaks just like a little
While the majority classic 1970s folk rock music was boldly personal, it nevertheless provided a standard …show more content…
“Fire and Rain” (James Taylor), Taylor said the song was actually about several incidents during his early recording career. The second line of the song, "Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you," refers to Suzanne Schnerr, a childhood friend of his who committed suicide while he was in London, England, recording his first album.
7. “Turn! Turn! Turn!” (The Byrds), this classic song is an interpretation of a song composed almost entirely of lyrics found in the Bible; “To every thing Turn! Turn! Turn there is a season Turn! Turn! Turn , and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up…”
8. “Just Like a Woman (Bob Dylan), The song has been criticized for supposed in its "a devastating character assassination...the most sardonic, nastiest of all Dylan's putdowns of former lovers.", She takes just like a woman, yes she does. She makes love just like a woman, yes she does. And she aches just like a woman. But she breaks just like a little