Live Aid

Bob Geldof

In the 1970"s Bob Geldof was a singer who achieved success with the group "Boomtown Rats" and he became a leading figurehead in promoting charity events and debt relief for the developing world and Africa inn particular

In summer of 1985 Bob Geldof was one of the main organizers behind the live aid concert at Wembley the event was a sixteen-hour rock extravaganza aimed at raising money and awareness for Africa. It was a unique musical event.

Midge Ure

Midge Ure was one of the key members of the new band Ultravox Midge began his career with salvation a a Glasgow-based group that became the bubblegum band Slik in 1974. Upset in the change of direction, Ure left the band to join the Rich Kids, a punk-pop group led by former Sex Pistol.

In 1985, Ultravox was put on hiatus and Ure began to pursue a full-time solo career. Recorded entirely by Ure, his 1985 solo debut, The Gift, launched the number one single "If I Was," as well as the minor hits "That Certain Smile" and "Call of the Wild." The following year, he recorded the final Ultravox album; in 1987, the band broke up and he began recording his second solo album.

The Beatles

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                                      The Beatles: Yesterday

Paul McCartney wrote this song and was the only Beatle to play on it. It was the first time a Beatle recorded without the others, and marked more independent accomplishments among the group. While John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote The Beatles early songs together. This was the first Beatles song that could not be reproduced live without additional musicians.

Gallipolli

The Last Post is a song that has been around for hundreds of years, its sound one of the most distinctive in existence. Citizens and members of militaries worldwide are able to recognize its somewhat haunting, poignant notes, played by a single bugler. It is a tune that bonds people together, going past the country, city, and religious lines that divide us all. 

Anti -- Vietnam

 In Social Study's we are on the unit about the war against Vietnam, and we are looking at the music the protesters had made. The major artist we looked at was John Lennon.

John and Yoko stayed in bed for eight days, beginning on May 26, in an effort to promote world peace. They got a great deal of media attention, which is exactly what they wanted to promote their cause. This song quickly became the anthem of the antiwar movement as many Americans felt the country should not be fighting in Vietnam. During the bed-in he sang Give peace a chance several times for the reporters and he recorded it in the hotel room while the reporters were listening using only a simple rented four track tape recorder.

~| Parihaka |~

Background Meaning of the Parihaka 

The song tells the story of the Taranaki Parihaka peaceful protests.

What the line explains about their passive resistance method

Te Whiti he used the language of the spirit,

Then stood accused, the madman and his dream,

He saw the train go roaring through the tunnel,

He heard the voice travel on the magic wire,

But he loved the silence of the river,

He watched the dog piss on the cannon's wheel.

By putting "You can't pull the roots out" implies that you can't pull the parihaka out of the person or people, you can move them but they will always be parihaka and have the spirit of Te Whiti.

Spirituals and The hidden meanings

1Singing was a tradition brought from Africa by the first slaves; sometimes their songs were called spirituals, Singing served many purposes such as providing repetitive rhythm for repetitive work. Harriet Tubman and other slaves used songs as strategy to to communicate with other slaves in the struggle for their freedom. Coded songs contained words giving giving directions on to escape also known as signal songs, songs used Biblical references and analogies of Biblical people. Places and stories, comparing them to their own history of slavery; for example "being bound for the land of Canaan" for a white person could mean ready to die or go to heaven, but to a slave it meant ready to go to Canada.

These are the lyrics of some songs that have been passed along generations 

Wade In the Water

Wade In the Water - Harriet Tubman

Chorus: Wade in the Water, wade in the water children.

Wade in the Water. God’s gonna trouble the water.
Who are those children all dressed in Red?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones that Moses led.
God’s gonna trouble the water.

Chorus

Who are those children all dressed in White?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones of the Israelites.
God’s gonna trouble the water.

Chorus

Who are those children all dressed in Blue?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones that made it through.
God’s gonna trouble the water.

Harriet Tubman Was an Ex-Slave famous for helping thousands of slaves escape She used hidden messages in her songs, Harriet used the underground rail road which were secret passages used to sneak the slaves out of the slaves states.

Wade in the water is a type of spirituals with a hidden meaning; when Harriet was saying wade in the water she meant follow her and go through the water so you wont be spotted on land and the reason for going through the water is the slaves wouldn't smell so if the master sent out dogs the dogs wouldn't be able to track their scent.