women in the history of music
Who of the following women was known as the “Godmother of Rock’n’roll? Sister Rosetta Tharpe Taylor Swift Aretha Franklin Whitney Houston Fill in the gaps of this short text about Carole King with the appropriate verb form: Carole King was (be) the most successful female songwriter of the second half of the 20th century in both the US and UK.King started (start) out in the very late 1950s as a performer and writer and made (make) her name with Will You Love Me Tomorrow in 1960, which she wrote (write) for The Shirelles with lyricist Gerry Goffin, her first husband. It became (become) the first No. 1 in history for an African-American girl group and kick-started King's extraordinary career. By the 70s, she broke (break) out as a recording and performing star in her own right, particularly with her smash 1971 album Tapestry, and in 2013 became (become) the first ever female recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Aretha Franklin became most famous in the… 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Who's the singer of the following song? Destiny's Child Beyoncé Gloria Gaynor Gwen Steffani Listen to the song and choose the lyrics fragment that correspond to the beginning: Choose between one of these options: Cause I cried, I cried, I cried a river over youYou drove me, nearly drove me, out of my headWhile you never shed a tearRemember, I remember, all that you said?You told me love was too plebeianTold me you were through with me and And now you say, you say you love meWell, just to prove you doCome on and cry me a riverCry me a river'Cause I cried a river over you Now you say you're lonelyYou cry the long night throughWell, you can cry me a riverCry me a riverI cried a river over youNow you say you're sorryFor being so untrueWell, you can cry me a riverCry me a river You drove me, nearly drove me, out of my headWhile you never shed a tearRemember, I remember, all that you said?Told me love was too plebeian Did you know that Ella was a homeless before she became a famous jazz singer? Kassia was a Byzantine-Greek composer and hymnographer from which year? Around 820 Around 1200 Around 2010 Around 1870 Listen to the song and put the verses in the appropriate order 1 CHORUS 1: Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, JoleneI'm begging of you please don't take my manJolene, Jolene, Jolene, JolenePlease don't take him just because you can 2 Your beauty is beyond compareWith flaming locks of auburn hairWith ivory skin and eyes of emerald greenYour smile is like a breath of springYour voice is soft like summer rainAnd I cannot compete with youJolene 3 He talks about you in his sleepAnd there's nothing I can do to keepFrom crying when he calls your nameJolene 4 And I can easily understandHow you could easily take my manBut you don't know what he means to meJolene 5 CHORUS 2:Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, JoleneI'm begging of you please don't take my manJolene, Jolene, Jolene, JolenePlease don't take him just because you can 6 You could have your choice of menBut I could never love againHe's the only one for meJolene 7 I had to have this talk with youMy happiness depends on youAnd whatever you decide to doJolene 8 CHORUS 3:Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, JoleneI'm begging of you please don't take my manJolene, Jolene, Jolene, JolenePlease don't take him even though you canJolene, Jolene What type of music did Janis Joplin compose and sing? (Write a complete sentence) Listen and choose the word you hear. Dog Days Are OverFlorence and the Machine Happiness, hit her like a train on a trackComing towards her, stuck still no turning backShe hid around corners and she hid under bedsShe killed it with kisses and from it she fledWith every bubble she sank with a drinkAnd washed it away down the kitchen sinkThe dog days are overThe dog days are doneThe horses are coming so you better runRun fast for your mother run fast for your fatherRun for your children for your sisters and brothersLeave all your love and your longing behind youCan't carry it with you if you want to surviveHappiness hit her like a bullet in the backStruck from a great heightBy someone who should know better than thatThe dog days are overThe dog days are doneCan you hear the horses'Cause here they comeRun fast for your mother and fast for your fatherRun for your children for your sisters and brothersLeave all your love and your loving behind youCan't carry it with you if you want to surviveThe dog days are overThe dog days are doneCan you hear the horses'Cause here they comeThe dog days are overThe dog days are doneCan you hear the horses'Cause here they comeThe dog days are overThe dog days are doneThe horses are comingSo you better run Relate each song to the author: Francesca Caccini (1587-1677) Maria Anna Mozart (1751-1829) Pinar Toprak (1980) BSO Fortnite Lesley Goldstein (1946-2015) Which song do you like? Why?