Bessie Smith
This video is titled Hurricane Katrina: Backwater Blues with Bessie Smith. It was sung in 1927 about the flooding of New Orleans. The video shows pictures of the recent Hurricane Katrina. The video is very sad, yet interesting to think about what it would have been like, verses now. The resources are better now but I'm sure it is just as devastating.
This next link is Patty Griffin, a young white girl singing Backwater Blues. She's actually pretty good. Patty Griffin
Mississippi John Hurt!!
This video is so cute. The man reminds me of my grandfather and what he would always tell my brother and I. The tune is very repetitive and used just to accompany the vocals. Just hearing this I wouldn't have guessed it would fit into "the blues" category. The vocals are different that the usual blues, I don't know how to explain it, I guess it is just more simple.
Spike Driver Blues Here he explains one of his songs. He is singing and just talking sometimes. It is really awesome.
BOLLYWOOD!!! This video has Chand Sifarish. The video is pretty good. I can not really understand the language. The acting is good though so you can pretty much figure it out. I like this because i had never ever seen something like this. I like the setting of the video as well because it shows culture of the Indians.
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM!!!
I love this movie. It shows the Indian traditions in todays day. All Jess wants to do is get on the all american girls soccer league. Her parents just keep telling her that it was ok to play when she was youner, but know she has to stop so she can train to be a traditional Indian women. Please go watch this movie. ITS AWESOME!!!
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I watched the two different versions of Backwater Blues. I think that it is funny that you can understand Bessie Smith's words better. We talked about language in blues music and how they had to adjust pronunciation for performance. It seems like Patty Griffin was trying to make it too bluesy! Also, playing it with guitar just isn't the same, but she still does a good job.
I really enjoyed the Backwater Blues. It always pulls my heart strings to see and think about Katrina. My family has experienced so many hurricanes first hand, obviously not to the magnitude of Katrina, but I still know what it is like to be affected my a hurricane. Very touching.
As you know I did my Music History Research Paper on Jazz Music in the 1920's and Bessie Smith made a HUGE impact during this time. How talented she really was and was taken at such a young age. Ww truly lost one of the most talented singers in America. I thought the two versions on Backwater Blues were very different, but no one compares to Bessie. Patty did a great job in her own way, but I definitely enjoyed Bessie's version. :)
The bend it like beckham was a really neat glimpse at indian traditions. It's funny when he tells her not to smile- Indian brides never smile. There red saris they wear when they get married are really pretty.
The Backwater Blues encompass all that we discussed about Blues music. The Bessie Smith version felt much more "bluesy" to me. Perhaps that was from her full, mellow, real voice. This version also had the piano diddy in the background that the newer version with Patty Griffin did not.
I like the bollywood video, this is just a classic example of American influence on India.
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