Thanksgiving

 

     Did everyone enjoy their Thanksgiving? I surely did and I hope you did too. For this blog post I am going to teach you a little bit about the History of Thanksgiving.

     In Britain, citizens were getting jailed and fined for practicing religon that was different from the official, original one. A deal was formed in 1619 with a london company. The citezens could sail to America to form a New England Colony. They hired two ships the Mayflower that was very large, and the Speedywell that was small. The Speddywell had a problem so the Mayflower had to fit all the passengers. There were 102 passengers on that ship including kids and wives. Some wanted freedom in their religon and some wanted work and better lives. In September of 1620 the Mayflower left England and started to sail the ocean blue. Halfway along the trip there were awful winds and storms. On the 66 day journey, two folks died and one was born. They reached land in November of 1920 which was too far north in winter weather. They wrote the Mayflower Compact in agreement to stick together. They called the new land Plymouth and chose it to be where they settled. They stayed on the ship during the winter and which caused many passengers to die. By the time spring had rolled around only half the amount of people who boarded the ship back in England had survived. These are the people that today we call, "Pilgrims".That became the start of the United States of America that we now know today.
     Now every November we celebrate a holiday named, Thanksgiving. We eat feasts and remember the people who rode the Mayflower and started Plymouth Rock. After the death of the many pilgrims, the colonists decided to form a friendship with the neighboring Wamponag tribe. They taught them how to fish, hunt, and plant. By the time of autaumn 1621, the colonists had collected enough food to feed the community throughout the whole coming up winter season. The colonists and the Wampanog joined together in a 3 day feast in honor of their bounty. The feast probably did not include many of of the thanksgiving dishes that we eat today, including turkey. More likely they dined on roast goose. Along with corn, codfish, and lobster. In 1997 the Continental Congress declared that each of the 13 colonies celebrate a day of Thanksgiving as a national holiday because of the Victory at Saratoga. The governer of each colony would pick the day of Thanksgiving. This day could vary from weeks to even months. This day would be to celebrate plentiful harvests, victorious battles, and or the end of droughts. Sara Josepha Hale wanted the nation to have one day in which ALL the colonies celebrated Thanksgiving. In 1863, four months after the Victory at Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving Day. Today Thanksgiving is a very important holiday. Most importantly, It is about remebering your family and friends and being thankful.

Song Fave

Thinking Bout You

     On April 17, 2012 Frank Ocean came out with his song, "Thinking Bout You". It is from his debut studio album, "Channel Orange". "Thinking Bout You" is the lead single for this album. It's genre is as R&B. Lastly, Def Jam is the label that "Thinking Bout You" is under.

     "Thinking Bout You" is somewhat popular and has gotten good reveiws but isn't really a fan favorite. Although, It is fairly new to the radio stations who are playing the song. I on the other hand, absolutly adore this song. I think it is very smooth and relaxing. It also has a good meaning and is something enjoyable to sing if you rate it based on just listening to the song rather than looking into it. It has a jazzy sort of vibe to it but not really in the different versews. Frank than goes into a very high R&B tone for the chorus of, "Cause I've Been Thinking Bout You".

     To listen to this song click this link, "http://www.youtube.com/embed/YJbtYx0sMcI".

     To watch (and I guess listen too) a lyric video please click onto this link, "http://www.youtube.com/embed/dKcozRG0bIk".

     I will not link the music video because in my opinion it is a little odd and to be honest, I don't fully understand it. There might be a meaning or an action that is shown or describrd in the music video that is inappropiate.

Songfav

"Primadonna"

     On March 20, 2012, Marina and the Diamonds came out with her highest-charting single in the U.K., "Primadonna". It is in her second album, "Electra Heart". It's a fun song that is classified as Electro Rock, House, and Disco. She got relatively good reviews although, some said that her tone and pitch were totally off but I disagree. Also, "Primadonna" did well in New Zealand and Ireland but wasn't very popular in the United States.

     I could listen to this song all day if I had to. I absolutly love how she sings with this beautiful high voice and then gets into this retro tune. The lyrics have meaning to them, which I always think is great, and are catchy. This song is played in clubs and mainly on the radio.

     To watch the music video of "Primadonna" click this link, "http://www.youtube.com/embed/Gj5L9SYhoSE".

     To find a lyric video click onto this link, "http://www.youtube.com/embed/EWfkkqEvbdg".

   

Song Fave                            

"Let Me Love You"

     Neyo came out with his fourth number one single in the U.K., "Let Me Love You". It's genre is Europop and Synthpop. It is in Neyo's fifth album "R.E.D. (Realising Every Dream)" and was released on July 22, 2012. "Let Me Love You" played on the  rythmic/crossover radio stations on July 31st and on the pop/mainstream stations a week later. Internationally, "Let Me Love You" is the sole lead single for the album.
   It's true that this song came out a while ago but I frequently still here it on the radio. It's an up-tempo song and is something you would want to dance to. It has a constant beat throughout the whole song. But, Neyo changes his tune throughout the song. He starts out with a smooth jazzy voice and then raises his pitch once the tempo speeds up. It's a song that once you hear once, you'll want to hear again.
     To watch a lyric video of "Let Me Love You", click the link, "http://www.youtube.com/embed/2AYi4Jh7UNM"