Jamming With Jams

        I think we can all agree that Elvis Presley was one of the greatest musicians of all time. He wrote some of the most classical songs in the world and was adored by everyone he sang too. This particular song is one of his best in my opinion and has the catchiest beat and melody there is. Elvis’s voice matched with a upbeat tempo and good lo fashioned attitude make for a dancing, fun, sing along jazzy song. The music itself is particularly interesting because it sounds as though there is a million things going on but its really not that complicated. There is a very jazzy and payed back feel to the music that I feel was made to be danced along to. In the lyrics he is singing about someone just crying all the time and how they are a hound dog haha. He is obviously directing it towards someone but that doesn’t seem to be really clear. I also feel like he did this in a generic way so it could be applicable to anyone who listens to it. Meaning they could put themsel...

      Man oh man do I love Frank Sinatra! This is actually one of my favorite singers of all time and every single one of his songs are truly fantastic. With this song “Nancy (With a Laughing Face)” this is a very calm jazzy love song for this gal that Frank seems to be crazy about. He always has the smoothest vocals and the soft jazz playing in the background. Specifically in this song he is bragging about how awesome Nancy is and how nobody else in the whole world could ever possibly compare to her; and I quote “even if she had a sister” haha. The best part for me about his music is the pure confidence that Frank sings with, almost every word and beat if the music just makes you feel as if this story was happening to you and its so easy to believe every word he sings. By far he is one of my favorite artists to have ever written, preformed, or sing . 

           In the mood to get groovy and have some fun? How about some soft but yet upbeat music to fill the4 space in your living room? That’s the whole purpose of having instrumental music that we can simply just listen to and enjoy. There is a lot of things I like about this music, and then there is also things I don’t really enjoy. To start, I love the way that the music makes you feel as all the instruments come together in perfect harmony. It is also really fun to just get up and dance along to some good ol’jazz music!      However, I have to be honest in these posts. I don’t really enjoy music that doesn’t have any lyrics because I enjoy a good story that can be told through a song. I fell with instrumental you can make your own story as you do whatever along with it, but a good artist singing a story is the most beautiful thing. Glenn Miller defiantly does a great job in combining the wonderful sounds in his mini band to make such a f...