History of Rock and Roll - Spring 2017

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  5. 1 - Blues: The Sound of Rural Poverty
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  8. 3 - The Birth of the Electric Guitar
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  28. 15 - The Emergence of Folk Rock
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  41. Artist Profile - Pink Floyd
  42. 25 - Punk Rock
  43. Artist Profile - The Ramones
  44. 26 - The Roots of Heavy Metal
  45. Artist Profile - Black Sabbath
  46. 27 - The Rise of Disco
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  52. 33 - Ska
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  55. Artist Profile - Backstreet Boys
  56. 36 - Girl & Boy Band Pop
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  58. Event Profile - September 11th, 2001
  59. 38 - Current Pop
  60. Artist Profile - The Ramones
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Artist Profile - Pink Floyd

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1. Pink Floyd - Time

1. Pink Floyd - Time

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way The time is gone, the song is over Thought I'd something more to say Home Home again I like to be here When I can When I come home Cold and tired It's good to warm my bones Beside the fire Far away Across the field Tolling on the iron bell Calls the faithful to their knees

2. Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar

2. Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar

Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar You're gonna go far, you're gonna fly You're never gonna die You're gonna make it if you try They're gonna love you Well I've always had a deep respect And I mean that most sincere The band is just fantastic That is really what I think Oh by the way, which one's pink? And did we tell you the name of the game, boy We call it 'riding the gravy train' We're just knocked out We heard about the sell out You gotta get an album out You owe it to the people We're so happy we can hardly count Everybody else is just green Have you seen the chart? It's a helluva start It could be made into a monster If we all pull together as a team And did we tell you the name of the game, boy We call it 'riding the gravy train'

3. Pink Floyd - Another Brink in the Wall (Parts 1, 2, and 3)

3. Pink Floyd - Another Brink in the Wall (Parts 1, 2, and 3)

Part 1 Daddy's flown across the ocean Leaving just a memory Snapshot in the family album Daddy what else did you leave for me? Daddy, what'd'ja leave behind for me? All in all it was just a brick in the wall. All in all it was all just bricks in the wall. Part 2 ???We don't need no education ?We dont need no thought control ?No dark sarcasm in the classroom ?Teachers leave them kids alone ?Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone! ?All in all it's just another brick in the wall. ?All in all you're just another brick in the wall. ?We don't need no education ?We dont need no thought control ?No dark sarcasm in the classroom ?Teachers leave them kids alone ?Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone! ?All in all it's just another brick in the wall. ?All in all you're just another brick in the wall. Part 3 ??I don't need no arms around me ?And I dont need no drugs to calm me. ?I have seen the writing on the wall. ?Don't think I need anything at all. ?No! Don't think I'll need anything at all. ?All in all it was all just bricks in the wall. ?All in all you were all just bricks in the wall.

4. Pink Floyd - The Dogs of War

4. Pink Floyd - The Dogs of War

Dogs of war and men of hate With no cause, we don't discriminate Discovery is to be disowned Our currency is flesh and bone Hell opened up and put on sale Gather 'round and haggle For hard cash, we will lie and deceive Even our masters don't know the web we weave One world, it's a battleground One world, and we will smash it down One world, one world Invisible transfers, long distance calls, Hollow laughter in marble halls Steps have been taken, a silent uproar Has unleashed the dogs of war You can't stop what has begun Signed, sealed, they deliver oblivion We all have a dark side, to say the least And dealing in death is the nature of the beast One world, it's a battleground One world, and we will smash it down One world, one world The dogs of war don't negotiate The dogs of war won't capitulate, They will take and you will give, And you must die so that they may live You can knock at any door, But wherever you go, you know they've been there before Well winners can lose and things can get strained But whatever you change, you know the dogs remain. One world, it's a battleground One world, and we will smash it down One world, one world

HOMEWORK

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The Ramones - Bonzo Goes to Bitburg

The Ramones - Bonzo Goes to Bitburg
Author: Jake Robinson
Last modified: 4/23/2017 9:50 AM (EST)