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I have chosen to do my final blog project on how music can connect people emotionally. I have chosen two songs to help me present my thesis. Firstly, Jolene by Dolly Parton. Written and recorded by Dolly and released in 1973, USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixrje2rXLMA  Next, The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert. Written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, recorded by Miranda, and released in 2010, USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQYNM6SjD_o Music is a universal language that transcends barriers, connecting individuals emotionally regardless of cultural, linguistic, or geographical differences. Through its melodies, expressive lyrics, and rhythms, music can bring out a lot of emotions, fostering empathy, understanding, and shared experiences among people from diverse backgrounds. Music is one way to get your feelings across to someone, even if you can't find the words yourself.  People will often use the words feelings and emotions interchangeably, but in reality, th

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSg1hCI_y2E&list=PLBXBmZcJbX0wcsPxZWZGGw7M_g-VMvmLI&index=2 For this blog post, I will be focusing on the song "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from The Lion King. It was composed by Tim Rice and Elton John in 1994 in America. Featuring Laura Williams, Rowan Atkinson & Jason Weaver.  In the 1992 draft of The Lion King, it did not include the song "I Just Can't Wait to Be King". Instead, Mufasa sang a song titled "To Be King". By the time the 1993 draft was finished, that was cut and replaced with "I Just Can't Wait to be King". It is the second song in the soundtrack for this movie.  This song shows when Simba, Nala, and Zazu are on their way to the watering hole. Zazu talks about how in the future Simba and Nala will be together, Simba then insists that he would abolish that tradition and still be able to be a mighty king. In the song, Simba talks about how he can't wait to be king, and

  Frank Sinatra Fly Me To The Moon Written by Bart Howard in 1954, sung by Frank Sinatra in 1964, Amercia.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEcqHA7dbwM My Way  Originally written  In 1967 by Jacques Revaux, Paul Anka rewrote it in 1969, sung by Frank Sinatra. France, America.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQzdAsjWGPg Frank Sinatra was born in 1915 in New Jersey. His father was a tavern owner and his mother was an influence in local politics. As a teenager, Frank was inspired by Bing Crosby to choose popular singing as a vocation. He joined a local singing group in 1935. By 1942, Franks fame grew tremendously and he yearned to be a solo singer. His solo recording career began in 1944 with Columbia Records. Frank was also an actor throughout the 1940s. He went on to become one of the top film stars of the 1950s and ’60s. In 1960, he founded Reprise Records and was recording music at an astonishing pace, releasing 14 albums of new material during the years 1961–63. He had his last publ