MUSC 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Sentimental Ballad, Megadeth, Heavy Metal Music
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Madonna didn"t make voguing classy- her video was classy: ballroom scene- Works with jose guyierez xtravaganza and luis xtravaganza. Queen of late 80s and early 90s. The only artist with seven consecutive billboard hot 100 number 1 hits. These figures are the dominant pop icons of the 80s: videos truly help them become famous. Not just now romantics and pop megastars: rich get richer, and poor get poorer. In rock, a return to the ideals of the 60s- to connect back with the middle class- not appealing to the super rich. Early records weren"t huge hits- record company threatened to drop him. Nj everyman- loved everywhere, but god in nj: connects to average nj citizen. Born in the usa (1984: 7 top ten singles, songs about americans in hard times, dancing in the dark , the frustration of getting no where despite constant work. A bit hair metal: great hair- outfit that looks glisty and glammy.