#sung by Keith

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Alteration Boogie (Voodoo Lounge Outtake, Barbados, 1993)

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I need help-

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VLD

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i wanna be with you forever

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just remembered this shit

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Limahl - The NeverEnding Story 1984

"The NeverEnding Story" is the title song from the English version of the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story. It was produced and composed by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder and performed by English pop singer Limahl. He released two versions of the song, one in English and one in French. The English version featured vocals by Beth Andersen, and the French version, "L'Histoire Sans Fin", featured vocals by Ann Calvert.

It was a success in many countries, reaching #1 in both Norway and Sweden, #2 in Austria, West Germany and Italy, #4 in the UK, #6 in Australia and on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The song was composed by Giorgio Moroder with lyrics by Keith Forsey, though it (and other electronic pop elements of the soundtrack) is not present in the German version of the film, which features Klaus Doldinger's orchestral score exclusively.

In the final episode of the third season of Stranger Things, set in 1985, "The NeverEnding Story" is sung by Dustin and his long-distance girlfriend Suzie as a way to reconnect after not seeing each other for some time. Following the season's release on July 4, 2019, interest in "The NeverEnding Story" surged; viewership of the original music video had increased by 800% within a few days according to YouTube (not linked to here), while Spotify reported an 825% increase in stream requests for the song.

It recieved a total of 68,2% yes votes!

[rainbow-neko-artblog]

We haven't seen Ex-Souls BF in a while, how's he doing? Also, any lore bout him other than the outbursts and his having 3 sould stuck in him?

It's mostly because i've been focusing on Ex-souls GF lore. Since I started this whole thing talking about BF's lore, it was hard to keep track of what I had already said about him vs what I hadn't said about him, and what information got swept away since I last spoke of him.

Other then his tendency to turn into a literal atomic bomb, seconds away from vaporizing the whole city along side himself bc of the souls in his pathetic human body.

Bf is practically a street rat, him and his older brothers grew up on the city streets, being to afraid that any orphanage would separate the three of them. While he lives in an apartment with one of his big brothers now, it hasn't changed the fact that BF has a lot of connections to the back streets and alley goers, he knows every escape path like the back of his hand, and could get across the entire expansive city in 5 minutes easy. He's sung rap battles on top of trains, and an Ex of his taught him how to wield firearms. He's a sweet kid because of the horrors he's seen, but very street smart, gullible is nowhere near his dictionary. Reckless and sentimental is however!!!

(Also his name IS Keith in this, but when GF changes from his deadname to Gabriel, he switches to the name Four in solidarity with him. making them Gabefriend and Boyfour hehehe.)

[lemoncrushh]

Leather and Lace

Summary: The night Harry sang with Stevie at the Troubadour

Warnings: None

Word Count: 1440

A/N: This is a special little one shot written after that night in 2017. For those who don't know me, I've been a massive Stevie Nicks fan for many many years. Though I was not there at the Troubadour, I cried tears of joy when I found out about it. Then I wrote this. It's written in first person because it is so personal to me.

I'd been trying to hold it together for the last twenty minutes. The show was over, the crowd for the most part was dispersing and leaving the Troubadour, with a few clusters of fans here and there chatting. The music was still ringing in my ears, the feedback from the guitar now long gone yet still managing to vibrate and shake throughout my body. I stood frozen in my spot on the balcony where I'd sat next to James to watch Harry. The stage was now empty, the spotlights now making it seem more like a distant memory, or a time capsule from a completely different era - one that I'd seen in old magazines from decades ago.

I couldn't believe what I'd just witnessed. Harry had just sung with Stevie Nicks. Stevie fucking Nicks! To say I was a fan of hers would be an understatement. Stevie was my idol. My queen. The reason I'd wanted to be a musician since I was twelve.

I hadn't known she would be there. Harry hadn't told me. Whether it was because he wanted it to be a surprise, or because he was afraid I would freak out and be nervous for him, therefore making him all the more nervous, I didn't know. But maybe it was a little of both.

I nearly jumped out of my skin when I felt a hand on my back. I turned to see James who gave me a kind smile and patted my shoulder. He whispered in my ear that he was leaving and he would ring Harry later. I nodded and gave him a quick hug and said goodnight. Then I turned my gaze back to the stage below.

He'd done it. This was it. I couldn't even imagine it getting any better. He could sell out arenas and stadiums all over the world, win all the Grammys and stay at number one on Billboard for over a year and it still wouldn't compare to the emotions I'd felt watching him sing with Stevie.

I felt a tear start to trickle down my cheek and I quickly wiped it away when I heard my name behind me.

"There you are," said Glenne. "Harry's looking for you."

"What?" I asked incredulously. "He is?"

"Yeah, he wants you backstage."

Harry never asked for me to come backstage or to the dressing room, neither before or after a show. I would give him the space he needed to clear his head and get in the zone. Even when he was on Saturday Night Live, I'd just taken a seat like any other audience member and waited until he'd come out to find me, his face all flushed, his bag slung over his shoulder. For him to be asking for me now...after what had just happened...that meant something.

"Okay..." I took a deep breath and swallowed hard.

I descended the staircase slowly, my knees shaking. Glenne hadn't bothered to follow me, which only confirmed that Harry had requested me and me only.

Jeff stood just inside the dressing room door when I entered. He nodded at me silently before walking around me and leaving me alone with Harry. He sat on a small leather loveseat that had seen better days and probably had more stories to tell than Keith Richards. When he saw me, he beamed. I immediately ran to him when he rose, throwing my arms around his middle. It didn't matter that he was sweaty. It didn't matter that the door behind me was wide open. All that mattered was that I couldn't be more proud of him than I was in that moment.

We rocked back and forth for a few minutes until I felt him kiss the top of my head and whisper.

"Sorry I didn't tell you. Kinda wanted it to be a surprise."

"Well, you definitely achieved that."

Harry chuckled, his chest shaking against my cheek that pressed to it. "So, what'd you think?"

I licked my lips, trying to gather my thoughts. "I thought it was the most beautiful moment I've ever gotten to see and hear in my life."

"Yeah?"

I lifted my head to look at him. "Of course. My two favorite people. Singing together. What could be better than that?"

Harry smiled wider as he brushed a strand of hair away from my eyes. His eyes danced with glee, like a giddy child who'd just gone to Disneyland.

"How did it feel to you?" I asked him. "To be up there with her, singing her songs, her singing yours? That had to feel incredible."

For the first time since I'd entered the room, Harry's smile faltered a bit and he pressed his lips together.

"To be honest," he replied, "I was having a hard time keeping it together."

I nodded. "I know. I noticed. But I think that made it ever better. I loved seeing you getting choked up. Because I was getting choked up too."

Harry suddenly let go of me and backed away, digging his palms into his eyes. He sat on the couch again, his shoulders trembling as he released his emotions he'd no doubt been holding in up to that point. I silently sat beside him, my hand gently laid on his thigh, unmoving and waiting until he was ready for more contact. I watched him cry, the overwhelmingness finally hitting him. Finally with a shaky breath, he took hold of my hand, giving it a squeeze. He tried to catch the tears before they fell unsuccessfully as I rubbed his back with my other hand.

"That was...pretty intense, huh?" I asked.

"Yeah..." he breathed, wiping his eye with the back of his hand.

"She's amazing."

"A legend," Harry added. "I can't believe...I can't believe that actually happened. It's like...a dream."

I smiled. "She seemed to really like you, too. She must think you're something special to do that with you. And she'd be right."

Harry turned to me then, giving me a small grin.

"I'm so proud of you, baby," I murmured, leaning my cheek against his shoulder. "I just...I just don't even have words for how I feel right now. You continue to blow my mind.

He squeezed my hand again before threading his fingers through and bringing it to his lips.

"Now, I'm gonna want a studio recording of Leather and Lace," I quipped.

Harry chuckled, and I was happy I'd lightened the mood.

"You might just have to settle for a live version on youtube, I'm afraid."

I shrugged. "Fair enough. Sometimes live recordings are better anyway. And there's no way you could really recapture that magic in a studio version."

"Harry, darling, I just wanted to say goodbye and wish you the best of luck."

I knew the voice before I even turned my head. There she stood in the doorway, my queen in all her five feet and one inch, minus the platform boots. My eyes widened and I'm pretty sure I gasped as Harry rose from the sofa again, my hand still in his.

"Thank you so much, Stevie," he choked, his voice raspier than usual.

The next few moments were a blur which seemed to happen in fast forward and slow motion simultaneously. Harry introduced me to Stevie, I shook her soft, tiny, hand with its long painted nails, and I think I might have told her I loved her, though I don't remember exactly. I do remember, however, that she hugged me and she smelled intoxicatingly beautiful, like a cross between jasmine, honeysuckle and Nag Champa incense. I also might've held on a little longer than I should have until she pulled away and smiled, then moving to hug Harry. If I had thought about it, I would have taken a photo, but the memory burned in my brain was enough.

I watched her walk away, giving one last wave, then I stared at her boots as she walked down the hall and hugged Sarah and Clare.

"I wonder which of us is the most starstruck," I heard behind me.

I smiled, turning around.

"Definitely you," I commented. "You got to sing with her. That's like...the ultimate."

"I dunno," he smirked. "You should see your face right now."

I slapped my hand to my mouth. "Oh my God!" I muffled my scream. "I just met Stevie Nicks!"

Harry smiled wider, holding out his arm to gesture for me.

"C'mere, love," he said.

I crashed into his chest again, wrapping my arms around him. Just like before, we rocked back and forth. Only this time, I was the one weeping.

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[averytirednerd]

Oh yeah, time for a big rant about Hazbin Hotel!!!

I haven’t really had much of a chance to sit down and write about this since I watched the episodes, so things I say are probably going to reflect what others have said. I’m just writing this to gush about the things I love about some particular songs in HH. 

I didn’t have any big expectations going into the first episode, because I’d mostly heard negative reviews of the show so far. I had heard that the songs, however, were bright spots, so I really looked out for the songs and listened in every time we were graced with one. The characters are truly the best versions of themselves whenever there’s a song going on, even if they aren’t the main focus of the song. It’s amazing to see, especially since my favorite thing about this show is the characters themselves.

My favorites are “Loser, Baby” & “Stayed Gone” and will probably be the main focus of this post because <3333

“Stayed Gone” is sung by Christian Borle (Vox) and Amir Talai (Alastor) and I could not be happier about it. Their voices are amazing here, and my favorite bits of this song are on repeat in my head.

I also love little visuals like the mug Vox has in the talk show format, the scrolling text in the news show format, or Vox’s error message toward the end of their bantering. 

(The scrolling text says: “I’m totally not worried about this guy and neither should you be. I totally wrecked his sh*t last time he tried me.”)

Alastor really gets under Vox’s skin and it makes me kick my feet every time. Their dynamic truly is everything, and I’m so excited we got this song that showcases it perfectly. 

He clearly enjoys it too, what a little jerk.

Speaking of these two, Vox definitely had/has a thing for Al at some point, right? I mean…inviting him to the Vees for a start. Not to mention just the v i b e s. Poor guy though, it’s definitely one-sided.

I love Al’s use of…modern…lingo. Truly a spectacle. That on top of it being a reveal of Al’s rejection to Vox’s offer 💀 I love this man <333

Last thing about this song, promise, but also I love the casual little lore drops and more pieces to the puzzle of the past that we get. Very exciting! Can’t wait to see how everything fits together once we find more pieces.

Okay okay, moving on. “Loser, Baby” is amazing musically as well as visually. 

First things first, I LOVE JAZZ OMG AND IT FITS HUSK’S VIBE AND EVERYTHING SO PERFECTLY???

Keith David’s voice definitely fits Husk in my eyes now, I see it, it works. He’s amazing. Does a fantastic job.

Not to mention Blake Roman’s performance was, of course, incredible as well. 

The big, upbeat, brassy sound in this song is amazing and I’m loving the trumpet in it especially (any fellow trumpet players? no?)

I love everything about this song. The visuals, voices, instrumentals, lyrics, message, all of it!

Husk slowly going from “yeah you kinda suck lmao, but so do I” in order to not make Angel feel like he’s not being genuine, to sneaking in a better message of “we’re not perfect but it’s okay, don’t be so hard on yourself” (and getting Angel to believe/go along with it too!!) is amazing. It’s a perfect example of these characters being the best versions of themselves during musical numbers. 

This song is what solidified Husk as number 2 in my rankings (and I’m sure I’m not the only one). I mean…just look at the way he moves, it’s so silly.

(We’re going to ignore the Videoshop watermarks, okay?)

Overall, I’m loving this show so far despite some obvious issues with pacing n such and an overall rocky start. Especially loving the songs, which I think kinda make the show rn. 

If anyone wants to add anything (because I definitely didn’t cover a whole lot, just surface level stuff because even this took a while to type out) then please feel free to! Also ask me any questions you’ve got for me concerning stuff that has/will happen(ed) in Hazbin Hotel. I love HH discourse!

Thanks to those of you who read all the way through, sorry for such a long post lol <3

[bitchy-craft]

What ‘Princess and the Frog’ Song You Need To Listen To | Pick A Pile

Hello and welcome to this Pick A Pile! In here you'll find out what song you need to listen to from Princess and The Frog. I hope you guys enjoy and find this useful. Do make sure to leave comments down below on your experience! I do want to remind you all that this is a General Pick A Pile which means this is for a lot of people; therefore keep what resonates and leave what doesn't.

Masterlist > Questions > Paid Readings

Pick A Pile!

Pile 1:

‘Almost There’ sung by Tiana (Anika Noni Rose)

In this song, Tiana expresses her dreams of opening her own restaurant and achieving success through hard work. She believes that by staying focused and dedicated, she can overcome any obstacle and make her dreams come true. The song showcases Tiana's determination, ambition, and her belief in the power of her own efforts. It also highlights the contrast between her practical mindset and the fairy tale elements that come into play later in the story.

So if you’re in a similar situation where you want to achieve something, and are determined; this song is for you, to get you even more dedicated.

Pile 2:

‘Down in New Orleans’ sung by Dr. Facilier (Keith David) and Chorus

Dr. Facilier, the villain of the story, performs this song to manipulate and influence Prince Naveen. The song paints a picture of the allure of New Orleans, enticing Naveen with promises of wealth and luxury. The song's sinister undertones reflect Dr. Facilier's intentions of using Naveen for his own dark purposes. The song also introduces the theme of contrasting desires and motivations in the story.

This song is great for if you want to achieve something and need a confidence boost.

Pile 3:

‘Friends on the Other Side’ sung by Dr. Facilier (Keith David)

This song is a showcase of Dr. Facilier's dark magic and his ability to manipulate others. Through the song's eerie lyrics and visuals, he reveals his connection to the spirit world and his ability to grant people's desires at a high cost. The song highlights his sinister nature and foreshadows the challenges that Tiana and Naveen will face as they encounter the consequences of his dark deals.

If you want to feel more connected to the Spirit World / Astral (ancestors, spirit guides, deities), and get a confidence boost this song is for you.

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On February 1st 1329, Sir James Douglas bestowed land and money to Newbattle Abbey before he left for with The Bruce's heart for the Holy Land.

The Good Sir must have known it was a dangerous journey he was going to undertake, he gave the land so that each year a mass would be sung for St Bride and 13 poor people would be fed so the saint would intercede with God for his immortal soul.

In the 1849 book Registrum S. Marie de Neubotle the story is told as such:

On St. Bride’s day, or the 1st of February, in the end of the year 1329, at the park of Douglas, the “good Sir James of Douglas,” being then about to depart for the Holy Land with the heart of his royal master, bestowed on the monastery of Newbattle his half of the land of Kilmad, the other half of which it already possessed by gift of Roger de Quinci; while the monks, on their part, became bound to sing a mass at St. Bridget’s altar within their abbey church on the feast of St. Bridget, yearly for evermore, and to feed thirteen poor folk, that the saint might make special intercession with God for the weal of the good knight.

If you are wondering why it says "in the end of the year 1329" it is because we were still using the Julian calendar back then, the New Year began on March 25th.

The pic shows a statue of Sir James Douglas on The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, note the chain and casket around his neck, which contained the heart of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. Of course most of you will know that Douglas only made it to Spain, landing at Santander where a stone, now lost, recalled the hero ‘El Duglas’. Douglas and the Scots joined King Alfonso XI of Castile in his war against the Sultan of Granada, Muhammed IV.

In Castile an English knight marvelled at Douglas’s unscarred face - he expected the famed warrior to be covered in battle scars, as he himself was. Douglas replied, ‘God be praised, I always had my hands to defend my head.’

On August 30th 1330 Douglas alongside several Scots, including Simon Lockhart of Lee, William Keith, Robert Logan of Restalrig and Walter Logan, William Borthwick, Kenneth Moir, William St Clair of Rosslyn and John St Clair, charged into battle against The Moors at The Battle of Teba, Douglas and the Scots knights died at Teba. James’s body was found by the silver casket. Muhammed IV had the bodies of the Scots sent with guard of honour to King Alfonso. The surviving Scots, Sir William Keith and Sir Simon Lockhart, cut out their friends’ hearts and boiled their bodies down in a cauldron. They took the knights’ bones and hearts back to Scotland.

This was when the Douglas Arms were changed, the heart being added to show his devotion to The Bruce. The second pic is by the late Andrew Hillhouse, depicting the event.

[superlinguo]

Himalayan Linguistics turns 20: Celebrating two decades of Diamond Open Access publish

The publication of Himalayan Linguistics issue 23(1) marks 20 years of the journal. To celebrate this milestone, the current team of editors, including myself, teamed up with two key former editors to write a special editorial about the history of the journal. Below are some excerpts from this history, as well as the article list for HL23(1) and a newly published Archives piece.

In early 2004, the first issue of Himalayan Linguistics was published. This first issue contained a single article: “An Analysis of Syntax and Prosody Interactions in a Dolakhā Newar: Rendition of The Mahābhārata”, by Carol Genetti and Keith Slater. In 2024, with the publication of Issue 23.1, Himalayan Linguistics celebrates twenty years of publishing fee-free Open Access research scholarship on the languages of the Himalayas. In these twenty years, Himalayan Linguistics has published almost 200 pieces of scholarship, all freely available online. In this special introductory article, we chart the history of the journal and look to its future. In its twenty years of publication, Himalayan Linguistics has published 144 original research articles, 18 review articles, and 14 Archive and Field Reports. The Archive publications include grammars, dictionaries, text collections and extended descriptive works. Himalayan Linguistics is well-placed to continue into the next twenty years. Indeed, the need for accessible online journals, which do not gatekeep with article processing charges, is even greater. The rise of digital-first research publication has seen an even contraction and concentration in the publishing market, which is now predominantly an oligopoly of a few giant commercial publishers (Larivière et al. 2015). This landscape creates a barrier, particularly for scholars who cannot afford processing fees.

Himalayan Linguistics, Volume 23, Issue 1, 2024

Editorial: Twenty years of Himalayan Linguistics Lauren Gawne, Gregory Anderson, You-Jing Lin,  Kristine A. Hildebrandt, Carol Genetti,

Spoken and sung vowels produced by bilingual Nepali speakers: A brief comparison Arnav Darnal,

A corpus-based study of cassifiers and measure words in Khortha Netra P. Paudyal

The grammar and meaning of atemporal complement clauses in Assamese: A cognitive linguistics approach Bisalakshi Sawarni, Gautam K. Borah

Possessive prefixes in Proto-Kusunda Augie Spendley

Expressing inner sensations in Denjongke: A contrast with the general Tibetic pattern Juha Sakari Yliniemi

New in Archives and Field Reports

Facts and attitudes: on the so-called ‘factual’ markers of the modern Tibetic languages [HL ARCHIVE 14] Bettina Zeisler

You can read all of Himalayan Linguistics, always Open Access at: https://escholarship.org/uc/himalayanlinguistics

[sakurajjam]

SUGESTÃO DE FC HELP

Buscando fcs que se parecem para agir como irmãos, primos ou qualquer linha de parentesco? Fiz um pequeno apanhado de fcs que acredito terem semelhanças, se encontrar outros, vou atualizar aqui.

Baekhyun e Hyunjae (irmãos ou tio e sobrinho)

Song Kang e Sung Hanbin (irmãos)

Xu Kai e Jay (primos)

Daniel Sharman e Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (pai e filho)

Lucas Jade Zumann e Josh Hutcherson (irmãos)

Renée Rapp e Lucy Boynton (irmãs)

Kristine Froseth e Victoria Pedretti (irmãs)

Savannah Lee Smith e Samantha Logan (irmãs)

Laura Harrier e Samantha Logan (irmãs)

Milo Manheim e Andrew Garfield (irmãos ou pai e filho)

Hwang Hyunjin e Seo Inguk (irmãos)

Rowoon e Lee Soohyuk (irmãos)

Kim Sihyeon e Bae Suzy (irmãs)

Tom Holland e Jonathan Bailey (irmãos)

Yoona e Jiu (irmãs)

Rachel McAdams, Renee Rapp e Sydney Sweeney (mãe e filhas ou irmãs)

Reneé Rapp e Sydney Sweeney (irmãs)

Sydney Sweeney e Sabrina Carpenter (primas)

Regé-Jean Page e Rome Flynn (irmãos)

Keith Powers e Michael B. Jordan (pai e filho ou irmãos)

Keith Powers e Jordan Fisher (irmãos)

Regé-Jean Page e Michael B. Jordan (primos)

Jacob Anderson e Jordan Fisher (irmãos)

Sam Reid e Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (primos ou tio e sobrinho)

Damian Hardung e Garrett Clayton (tio mais novo e sobrinho ou primos)

John DeLuca e Blake Michael (irmãos, primos ou tio e sobrinho)

Park Boyoung e Park Sieun (mãe e filha ou irmãs)

Kim Taeyeon e Han Dong (primas ou meias irmãs)

Nine Kornchid Boonsathipakdee/Gao Qingchen e Book Kasidet Plookphol (meio irmãos)

Nine Kornchid Boonsathipakdee/Gao Qingchen e Justin Huang (meio irmãos ou primos)

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Tracklist:

Last Night I Had a Dream • Long Road Home • Old Hat • Solid Gold • Is It Really You? • All Mine • Summer Song • Polecat Blues • Beside Myself • Regular Guy • I Need You Need Me • Feelings • I'm Satisfied

Submitter's note: "Last Night I Had a Dream" is a cover originally written and performed by Randy Newman. "Solid Gold" (originally sung by Fanny drummer Alice de Buhr) was covered by Keith Moon in 1975 on his only solo album Two Sides of the Moon, which was accompanied in part by the 1974 lineup of Fanny (Jean Millington on bass, Patti Quatro on guitar, Nickey Barclay on piano, and Cam Davis on drums). The album's title, Mothers Pride, came from the chorus of "I'm Satisfied".

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REQUESTS

༊i’ll write most scenarios you ask!

༊dont worry about which show you’re asking for, ill list all the fandoms i’m in

༊i’ll only do fem!reader or gn!reader because i don’t know how to portray mlm

༊i won’t write weird crap though: incest, unnecessary age gaps, sexual assault, rape, abuse etc

༊no smut, only suggestive situations

༊if you’re more specific with your request it’ll help

༊don’t be afraid to ask me to write smth😚 vague requests are fine too

༊characters I won’t write for!:coran, mahito, panda,(i might add more)

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[saraw-melody]

Hello!

Today i’ll talk about about how the song The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is related to the chapter history  of the negus 

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band is a song from their 1969 album The Band, written by Robbie Robertson and sung by Levon Helm. The song reflects the Civil War-era South, narrating the personal hardships of a fictional Confederate farmer named Virgil Caine. Through Caine's perspective, the lyrics capture the sorrow and loss felt by ordinary Southern people as General Robert E. Lee's army retreats and the Confederacy collapses. The mournful tone, combined with its historical setting, portrays the Southern identity, complexly weaving pride, loss, and defeat.

In Keith Negus's The Study of Popular Music, this song serves as an example of how popular music encapsulates cultural memory, identity, and historical storytelling. Negus explores how music functions not only as entertainment but as a medium through which historical narratives are expressed and contested. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" reflects this by using a narrative that connects personal and collective memory, offering listeners a glimpse into an imagined Southern past. The song’s success, especially among non-Southern audiences, illustrates how music can popularize, romanticize, and spread cultural narratives across demographics.

Negus also examines the power dynamics within the music industry, noting that popular songs are shaped by producers, record companies, and cultural trends. In this context, The Band’s song becomes a crafted product influenced by the music industry yet remains a powerful storytelling device, bridging history and popular culture. The song illustrates how popular music can both influence and be influenced by cultural and historical interpretations, making it a fitting example of the dynamics Negus discusses in his analysis of popular music’s role in shaping social consciousness.

That’s all for today! Thanks for reading and happy holidays !

[maxime-mlr]

The use of popular music in movies: Shrek

Hi everyone, in this week post I will introduce you the subject of my projet. You read it right, my project is about the first Shrek movie, released in 2001 and directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson.

Shrek is still today a very popular movie license and one of the factors that made it popular is the musics you can hear in the movies. The most known is probably 'All Star' by the band Smash Mouth that is still today very popular because of the Shrek movies and the internet memes.

In my project I would like to focus on the musics of the first movie for several reasons but the main reason is that the first Shrek movie is the first animated movie that used popular musics for its soundtrack.

My problem statement would be that the choice of popular music, and especially the ones that are in the movie, is not trivial at all. The musics I would like to analyze are 'All Star' by Smash Mouth, 'I'm a Believer' sung by Smash Mouth but originally sung by The Monkees, and at last 'Halleluja' sung by Rufus Wainright but originally sung and written by Leonard Cohen.

One of the parts of my project would be an analyze of the lyrics in the context of the movie and its characters, this would also be link to the chapter Mediation of the Negus. Another part of my project would be the use of popular music as a marketing tool for the popularity of the movie. And the third part of my project would be the use of popular music by Dreamworks in the context of the rivalry with the Disney movies.

My primary sources are the movie Shrek (2001), the three songs I mentioned before 'All Star' and 'I'm a Believer' by Smash mouth and 'Halleluja' by Rufus Wainright, but also interviews of the movie producers that you can find in the DVD versions of the movie. But I also have other documents to help me for this project that are Popular Music in Theory - An Introduction by Keith Negus and Dreamworks Animation: Intertextuality and Aesthetics in Shrek and Beyond by Sam Summers (especially chapter 3: 'All Star' Soundtracks: Dreamworks and the pop song)

As a huge fan of the movies and the musics I am very glad to be able to work on such a topic. I hope that you are all doing well with your project and I wish you all a very nice weekend!