{"id":5648,"date":"2015-10-24T21:14:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-25T01:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/?p=5648"},"modified":"2015-10-26T19:41:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T23:41:25","slug":"smile-151024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/?p=5648","title":{"rendered":"SMILE for&#8230; Music?  (Week 43 \u2013 2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, I have recovered, time for a SMILE! This week&#8217;s topic is music&#8230; wait, aren&#8217;t all SMILEs about music? Yes, but this week I&#8217;m focusing on songs that are specifically about music rather than, say, songs about love or dance songs. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>First up is a song and group very dear to my heart, here&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kiss_%28band%29\" target=\"_blank\">Kiss<\/a>&#8216; God Gave Rock And Roll To You II<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azlyrics.com\/lyrics\/kiss\/godgaverocknrolltoyouii.html\" target=\"_blank\">lyrics<\/a>). This <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/God_Gave_Rock_and_Roll_to_You\" target=\"_blank\">song<\/a> was original performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QsG5V-o6uxY\" target=\"_blank\">Argent<\/a> in 1973 and was covered by Kiss in 1991 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_%26_Ted's_Bogus_Journey\" target=\"_blank\">Bill &#038; Ted&#8217;s Bogus Journey<\/a> soundtrack. This is one of those rare covers that far outshines the original, in my opinion anyways. There is a music video for this, but with Kiss, you have to listen live (plus the music video was done during their no make-up days so xP). It also made me happy to see little kids in this video cause, as a child, Kiss was my very first concert ^^ <!--more--><br \/>\n<center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5775.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5775.png\" alt=\"IMG_5775\" width=\"600\" height=\"626\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5652\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5775.png 600w, http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5775-288x300.png 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <\/center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCFx0TX4rxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miley_Cyrus\" target=\"_blank\">Miley Cyrus<\/a>&#8216; Party In The U.S.A.<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azlyrics.com\/lyrics\/mileycyrus\/partyintheusa.html\" target=\"_blank\">lyrics<\/a>) is a song that most people love or hate, but it does a good job of showcasing just how much music can affect us in our daily lives. Music is, and will always be, a universal language.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M11SvDtPBhA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The next song for this week I don&#8217;t even need to describe because the song&#8217;s title makes it perfectly clear why it&#8217;s on this list, here&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joan_Jett#Joan_Jett_and_the_Blackhearts\" target=\"_blank\">Joan Jett and the Blackhearts<\/a>&#8216; I Love Rock And Roll<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azlyrics.com\/lyrics\/joanjettandtheblackhearts\/iloverocknroll.html\" target=\"_blank\">lyrics<\/a>). This song, like Kiss&#8217; above, is also a cover; the original was done by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UETTaHaAnaQ\" target=\"_blank\">The Arrows<\/a> in 1975. Joan and the Blackhearts&#8217; version, Joan&#8217;s second version of the song, came out in 1981. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xL5spALs-eA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another song in the same vein as the one above is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Seger\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Seger<\/a>&#8216;s Old Time Rock And Roll<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azlyrics.com\/lyrics\/bobseger\/oldtimerockandroll.html\" target=\"_blank\">lyrics<\/a>). While music is a universal language, people can still get attached to just a small portion of it. While I greatly discourage that (obviously or I wouldn&#8217;t be doing this lol), it is OK to have preferences and favorites ^^<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yZE5Ry20aIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don_McLean\" target=\"_blank\">Don McLean<\/a>&#8216;s American Pie<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azlyrics.com\/lyrics\/donmclean\/americanpie.html\" target=\"_blank\">lyrics<\/a>) should be no surprise to anyone who&#8217;s heard it &#8211; which is basically every American ever since it&#8217;s release lol This song was inspired by the plane crash that took the lives of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buddy_Holly\" target=\"_blank\">Buddy Holly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ritchie_Valens\" target=\"_blank\">Ritchie Valens<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Big_Bopper\" target=\"_blank\">J. P. &#8220;The Big Bopper&#8221; Richardson<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Peterson_%28pilot%29\" target=\"_blank\">Roger Peterson<\/a> on February 3, 1959 &#8211; a day which is now widely referred to as &#8216;The Day the Music Died&#8217; thanks to this song. <\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WqukWXviyew<\/p>\n<p>What songs about do you think describe music best? Let me know in a comment below, and be sure to include any suggestions you may have for future SMILEs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, I have recovered, time for a SMILE! This week&#8217;s topic is music&#8230; wait, aren&#8217;t all SMILEs about music? 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