1. Music Friday
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2. Songs That Changed Our Lives

3. #3 - Let it Be The Beatles

4. #2 - Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day

5. #1 - Superstition Stevie Wonder

6. Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris, known best by his stage name, Stevie Wonder, was born May 19th, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan.
He has been blind since shortly after birth because he was born premature.
He signed with Motown’s Tamla label at age 11.
To date, he has recorded over 30 U.S. top 10 hits, received 22 Grammy awards, and sold over 100 million records and singles.
He has received more Grammys than any other male solo artist, and is one of the 60 top-selling music artists.

7. Elements of Music Rhythm Melody Regular 4/4 time signature
Trumpet, saxophone, bass, and drums have syncopated rhythm
Emphasis is on beat 1
Melody
Both the bass and the brass have a repeated ostinato
Vocals have a medium to high range
Vocals generally “walk” up or down, huge leaps in range are few

8. Expressive Elements of Music
Timbre
Vocals are very bright and smooth, although at certain parts, it gets raspy
The saxophone has a raspy sound
The bass is smooth and bright
Tempo
It remains at moderato for the entirety of the song
The tempo is very steady and is kept by the bass and drums

9. Superstition Lyrics Very superstitious, writings on the wall,
Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall,
Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past
Superstition ain't the way, yeh, yeh
Very superstitious, nothin' more to say,
When you believe in things that you don't understand,
Very superstitious, the devil's on his way,
Then you suffer,
Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass,
Superstition ain't the way
Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past
Very superstitious, wash your face and hands,
Rid me of the problem, do all that you can,
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong,
Then you suffer, Superstition ain't the way, no, no, no
You don't wanna save me, sad is my song

10. Why We Like the Song The bass line very rhythmic and sharp
The riffs in the vocals are complex and interesting to listen to
The songwriting is very good for its time

11. Works Cited
"Stevie Wonder." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Feb Web. 19 Feb
"Entrevistas - Let It Be." RicardoOrlandini.net -. N.p., 5 Aug Web. 19 Feb
The Biography of Stevie Wonder - Singer Life Story. "The Biography of Stevie Wonder - Singer Life Story." Poemhunter.com. Web. 21 May 2014.