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a-Song analysis example
THE WORK SHEET YOU NEED TO USE
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1) Pick any song from the Required Listening and complete an analysis using the Song Analysis worksheet provided
List of songs
-1970s Progressive Rock and Glam Rock
1) Moody Blues – “Nights in White Satin” (1967) Ø Proto-Prog (w/ London Festival Orchestra)
2) Chicago – “Questions 67 & 68” (1970)
3) Pink Floyd – “Brain Damage/Eclipse” (1973)
4) Genesis – “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” (1973)
5) Rush – “Xanadu” (1977)
6) David Bowie – “The Man Who Sold the World” (1970)
7) Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975) 8) Kiss – “I Stole Your Love” (1977)
-1970s Southern Rock Revival and Folk Revival
1) The Allman Brothers – “The Whipping Post” (1969)
2) Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Sweet Home Alabama” (1974)
3) The Eagles – “Peaceful Easy Feeling” (1972)
4) Linda Rondstadt – “The Sweetest Gift” (1975) Ø With Emmylou Harris (Guitar and Vocals)
5) James Taylor – “Fire and Rain” (1970)
6) Carole King – “I Feel the Earth Move” (1971)
7) Crosby, Stills Nash and Young – “Ohio” (1970) Ø In response to the Kent State Shooting
8) Joni Mitchell – “Big Yellow Taxi” (1970)