The American Dream Reflected in Music

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The American Dream Reflected in Music

• By Aleshia

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Special Thanks

• To all the people in My family.
• To my family and my adopted brother Dre.

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Songs

• Gladys Knight and the pips
• Aretha Franklim
• Ike and Tina Turner
• Marvin Gaye
• Omarion
• Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
• Aaliyah
• Ciara
• Mc Hammer
• Vanilla Ice

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Gladys Knight and The Pips
This song is about a man leaving his life to go
back and find the life he had. He said he was
leaving on a midnight train to Georgia. This song
reflects the American Dream because it tells how
a person can all of a sudden leave there life and
start a new one. I choose this one because it
tells about a person in real life situations.

• Midnight Train to Georgia
• "Midnight Train To Georgia" (As recorded by
  Gladys Knight The Pips) JIM WEATHERLY L.A.
  proved too much for the man So he's leavin' the
  life he's come to know He said he's goin' back to
  find what's left of his world The world he left
  behind not so long ago He's leavin' on that
  midnight train to Georgia Said he's goin' back to
  find the simpler place and time I'll be with him
  on that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live
  in his world than live without him in mine He
  kept dreamin' that someday he'd be a star But he
  sho' found out the hard way that dreams don't
  always come true So he's pawned all his hopes and
  he even sold his own car Bought a one-way ticket
  back to the life he once knew Said he's leavin'
  on that midnight train to Georgia Said he's goin'
  back to find the simpler place and time I'm gonna
  be with him on that midnight train to Georgia I'd
  rather live in his world than live without him in
  mine Oh he's leavin' on the midnight train to
  Georgia Said he's goin' back to find the simpler
  place and time I've got to be with him on that
  midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his
  world than live without him in mine All aboard,
  all aboard, all aboard On the midnight train to
  Georgia I got to go I got to go I got to go

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Aretha Franklin

• Doctor Feel good
• i don't want no bodyAlways sitting around me
  and my man.I don't want no bodyAlways sitting
  right thereLooking at me and that manBe it my
  mother, my brother, or my sisterWould you
  believe? I'll get up, put on some clothes, Go
  out and help them find somebody for themselves
  If I can. Yes I will.Now I don't mind
  companyBecause company's alright with me every
  once and a whileYes it is. I tell you I don't
  mind companyBecause company's alright with me
  every once in a while, yeah.But oh, when me and
  that man get to lovingI tell you girls I dig
  you, but I just don't have timeTo sit and chit
  and sit and chit chat and smile.Don't send me
  no doctorFilling me up with all of those
  pillsI got me a man named âDr. Feelgood'And
  oh, yeah that man takes care of all my pains and
  my ills.His name is Dr. Feelgood in the
  morning.Taking care of business is really this
  man's game.And after one visit to Dr.
  FeelgoodYou'd understand why Feelgood is his
  nameOh yeah, oh good God Almighty the man sure
  makes me feel realGoooooooooooooooooooood!!!!!!
  Mood Clear out everybody - two's company,
  three's a crowd, if you know what I'm saying!

This song was about a doctor that fills her up
with pills. So she tells her friends that she
dont want no doctor. I dont think this song
reflects so much on how the American dream is. I
choose this because all of Aretha's songs are
intrusting.
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Ike and Tina Turner
This song is about a city in Tenn. Where they
keep the city clean. I think it reflects on the
American dream expressing the way the people live
a one place or community. I choose this song but
it has a nice rhythm in and it talks about a
small time kind of like sc.

• Nut Brush City Limits
• A church housegin housea school
  houseouthouseon Highway Number NineteenThe
  people keep the city clean.They call it
  NutbushohNutbushCall it Nutbush city
  limits.Twentyfive was the speed limitMotorcycle
  not allowed in itYou go t'the store on
  FridayYou go to church on Sunday.They call it
  NutbushohNutbushCall it Nutbush city
  limits.You go t'the fields on week daysAnd have
  a picnic on Labor DayYou go to town on
  SaturdayBut go to church ev'ry Sunday.

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Marvin Gaye

• Ooh, now let's get down tonightBaby I'm hot just
  like an ovenI need some lovin'And baby, I can't
  hold it much longerIt's getting stronger and
  strongerAnd when I get that feelingI want
  Sexual HealingSexual Healing, oh babyMakes me
  feel so fineHelps to relieve my mindSexual
  Healing baby, is good for meSexual Healing is
  something that's good for meWhenever blue tear
  drops are fallingAnd my emotional stability is
  leaving meThere is something I can doI can get
  on the telephone and call you up baby, andHoney
  I know you'll be there to relieve meThe love you
  give to me will free meIf you don't know the
  things you're dealingI can tell you, darling,
  that it's Sexual HealingGet up, Get up, Get up,
  Get up, let's make love tonightWake up, Wake up,
  Wake up, Wake up, 'cause you do it rightBaby I
  got sick this morningA sea was storming inside
  of meBaby I think I'm capsizingThe waves are
  rising and risingAnd when I get that feeling

The name of this song was Sexually Healing. Its
a love song and it puts every body in a certain
mood. And it makes me feel like a loveable
person. It reflects on the American dream like
the loveable side of them.
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Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

• (Michael)Every night she walks right in my
  dreamsSince I met her from the startI'm so
  proud I am the only oneWho is special in her
  heart
• The girl is mineThe doggone girl is mineI know
  she's mineBecause the doggone girl is mine
• (Paul)I don't understand the way you
  thinkSaying that she's yours not mineSending
  roses and your sill dreamsReally just a waste of
  time
• Because she's mineThe doggone girl is mineDon't
  waste your timeBecause the doggone girl is mine
• I love you more than he(Take you anywhere)

The name of this song Girl Is Mine This song is
about one girl that suppose to be talking to
Michael or Paul I like this song because it tells
a story about a woman haven to choose between
Michael or Paul. I choose this song because it is
very intrusting. It doesnt really make me feel
anything
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Aaliyah
The song At your Best (You are Love) The song is
about somebody trying to fight the force of
love It reflects the American by relying on what
ever body sometimes in a relationship face I
choose this song because I think that aaliyah is
an positive role mode. I makes me feel very
excited when it comes down to loving people

• You wanna keep yourself from me When I don't have
  the strength I'm just a mirror of what I see But
  at your best you are love You're a positive
  motivating force within my life Should you ever
  feel the need to wonder why Let me know, let me
  know Love Let me know, let me know When you feel
  what you feel Oh, how hard for me to understand
  So many things have taken place Before this love
  affair began But if you feel, oh, like I feel
  Confusion can give way to doubt For there are
  times when I fall short of what I say What I say
  I'm all about, all about But at your best you are
  love You're a positive motivating force within my
  life Should you ever feel the need to wonder why
  Let me know, let me know

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Mc Hammer
The name of this song is U Cant touch this

• U can't touch this (x2) U can't touch this
  (oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) (x2) My-my-my-my music
  hits me so hard makes me say oh my Lord Thank
  you for blessing me with a mind to rhyme and to
  hype beat That's good when you know you're down
  A superbowl homeboy from Oaktown And I'm known
  as such And this is a beat uh u can't touch I
  told you homeboy u can't touch this Yeah that's
  how we're livin' and you know u can't touch this
  Look in my eyes man u can't touch this You know
  let me bust the funky lyrics u can't touch this
  Fresh new kicks and pants You got it like that
  now you know you wanna dance So move out of your
  seat And get a fly girl and catch this beat
  While it's rollin' hold on pump a little bit
  And let me know it's going on like that like
  that Cold on a mission so pull on back Let 'em
  know that you're too much And this is a beat uh
  u can't touch Yo I told you u can't touch this
  Why you standing there man u can't touch this
  Yo sound the bells school is in sucker u can't
  touch this Give me a song or rhythm Making 'em
  sweat that's what I'm giving 'em Now they know
  when you talk about the Hammer You talk about a
  show that's hyped and tight Singers are sweatin'
  so pass them a mic Or a tape to learn what it's
  gonna take And now he's gonna burn

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Vanilla Ice
The name of the song is Ice Ice Baby

• Ice ice baby (x2) All right stop collaborate and
  listen Ice is back with my brand new invention
  Something grabs a hold of me tightly Flow like
  a harpoon daily and nightly Will it ever stop yo
  I don't know Turn off the lights and I'll glow
  To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal Light
  up a stage and wax a chump like a candle Dance
  go rush to the speaker that booms I'm killing
  your brain like a poisonous mushroom Deadly when
  I play a dope melody Anything less than the best
  is a felony Love it or leave it you better gain
  weight You better hit bull's eye the kid don't
  play If there was a problem yo I'll solve it
  Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it
  CHORUS Ice ice baby vanillla (x4) Now that
  the party is jumping With the bass kicked in and
  the vegas are pumpin' Quick to the point to the
  point no faking I'm cooking MC's like a pound of
  bacon Burning them if you ain't quick and nimble
  I go crazy when I hear a cymbal And a hi-hat
  with a souped up tempo I'm on a roll and it's
  time to go solo

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Ciara
This song is called my goodies This song is
about giving up her virginity to just anyone It
in courage people to not have sex. That people
are wide and promiscuous. This song makes me
feel good when I hear it.

• CiaraMy Goodies, My Goodies, My GoodiesNot my
  goodies!Verse 1 Petey PabloI got a sick
  reputation for handlin broadsAll I need is me a
  few seconds or more.And in my rap Tell valet to
  bring my 'LacAnd I ain't comin back So you can
  put a car right there.I'm the truthAnd ain't
  got nothin' to prove.An you can ask anybodyCuz
  they seen me do it.Barracades, I run right
  through 'emI'm used to 'em.Throw all the dirt
  you want it's no use.You still won't have a
  pinup in a fabulous roomOn her back pickin' out
  baskets of fruit.(I love you boo)Yeah freak and
  Petey love you too.Ha Ha You know how I
  do..Hook CiaraYou may look at me and think
  that I'm Just a young girlBut I'm not just a
  young girl.Baby this is what I'm lookin'
  forSexy, independent, down to spend it type
  that's gettin' his doughI'm not bein too
  dramatic that's the way I gotta have it.

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Omarion
This song is called O This song is also about
having sex Tell what people in the American world
is I choose this song because It has to do with
love This song makes me feel good about myself
and other people

• WhoaLet me tell you girlWhoa whoa whoaHey here
  I go(Here I go) Verse 1I know you heard men
  saying time and time againThat they would rock
  your world and change your lifeBut I cant blame
  them cause you make a nigga wanna get
  involvedwanna get them drawerswhen Im gonna put
  my bid in and get at youNo disrespect but I want
  it as bad as they doThe only difference is they
  look out for themselvesBut Im doing it just to
  hear you yell yeahChorusooooooothat's gonna
  be the sound girl when its going down ,Your body
  sayingoooooooDon't have to say my name girl im
  just glad you came ,So u can sayoooooooIn the
  morningoooooooIn the nightYou say you want it
  and O always hitting it rightoooooooYou cant be
  mad at meIm just aiming to pleaseLet me hear
  you scream OVerse 2Girl come on over and
  let's get this thing crackinYou'll be surprised
  when see what O's packingCause im young but im
  readyTryna get hot and heavy, Turn you out if
  you let