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Showing posts with label Social Studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Studies. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Live Aid

Live Aid

In the 1970s Bob Geldof was a famous singer and musician who achieved success with the group Boomtown rats. He was famous for writing the famous song "I don't like Mondays", a song written about a school shooting. Bob Geldof was one of the main organisers behind Live Aid. With this concert, he became more involved in work for non-governmental organisations in Africa and became one of the leading spokespeople on third world debt relief.

Midge Ure is a famous Scottish musician, songwriter and producer. Midge was in bands such as Ultravox, Silk, The rich kids, Thin Lizzy, Visage, Band-Aid, Band-Aid 30. He was involved in forming Live Aid, a special project to aid famine relief1  efforts in Ethiopia. Midge Ure and Bob Geldof worked together and wrote the famous song "Do they know it's Christmas?"

The awesome music show advantage hung on July 13, 1985, for starvation alleviation in Ethiopia and Sudan was known as Live Aid. Live Aid was brought about by Irish artists, musician Bob Geldof, who had recently acquired distinction as head of the Boomtown Rats. Subsequent to watching a British TV news report on the limit states of yearning in Africa in October 1984, Geldof visited Ethiopia to see the situation for himself. In his return, he and Midge Ure made the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and selected many British pop stars under the name of Band-Aid to record it on time for holiday release. The record sold a few million duplicates in 1984 with continues gave to starvation alleviation. 

Do they know it's Christmas? Link

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Give Peace a Chance

 Give Peace a Chance - John Lennon

This song was written about the Vietnam war and the message behind it was to stop the fighting and killing people and give peace a chance. John Lennon played this song in Woodstock.

Give Peace a Chance

Remembering John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Give Peace A Chance | Guitar.com |  All Things Guitar

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Significance of WW1 - The last Post

When do you hear the song "last post"

On ANZAC day which is the 25-26 April.

Why is this song so significant/important to New Zealand?

This song is important to New Zealand because it is a way to cherish the soldiers who fought for New Zeland in the war and sacrificed their own life.

What is the history behind the last post?

The last post was first published in the 1790s.

What does this song represent?

In the military tradition, the last post is the bugle call that signifies at the end of each day. It is also played at military funerals to indicate that the soldier has gone to his final rest and at commemorative services such as ANZAC day and remembrance day.


Significance of World War 1 map


Now can Anzac Day return to a day of solemn reflection? | Anzac Day | The  GuardianANZAC 2019: Last Post performed at Australian War Memorial | The Advertiser

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The Significance of Slavery and Spirituals

A spiritual is a type of religious song. The song was sung at informal gatherings of slaves in "praise houses" and outdoor meetings called "brush arbour meetings", "bush meetings", "cap gatherings".

Harriet Tubman saved tons of people that were slaves.

Steal Away This song communicates that the person singing it is planning to escape.

Chorus: steal away, steal away!

Steal away to Jesus?
Steal away, steal away home!
I ain’t got long to stay here!

My Lord calls me!
He calls me by the thunder!
The trumpet sound it in my soul!
I ain’t got long to stay here!

Chorus

My Lord calls me!
He calls me by the lighting!
The trumpet sound it in my soul!
I ain’t got long to stay here!

Chorus.