Teiko’S Music About the American Dream

1. Teiko’S Music About the American Dream

2. My Dedication • I would like to dedicate this to my family, my friends, and God for blessing me once more as usual .

3. My Index Page DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME 4 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND 5 American Pie 7 Stair way to heaven 6 King Of Rock 8 Time After Time 9 Menace 2 Society 10 Dear mama 11 Air Forces 12 Push It 13

4. Louis Armstrong DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME This song is about dreaming in America. American life reflects sweet dreams. It leaves worries behind. Coming from another countries to America's is where the world is sweeter. I pick this song because it was written by a black man. I never heard it . I read it and its alright, but I’m not very fond of it. • Yes, stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you" Birds singin' in the sycamore trees Dream a little dream of me, yes Say nighty-night and kiss me Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me While I'm alone and blue as can be Dream a little dream of me Stars fading but I linger on dear Still craving your kiss I'm longin' to linger till dawn dear Just saying this, yes Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you But in your dreams whatever they be Dream a little dream of me Yes, stars fading but I linger on dear Still craving your kiss I'm longing to linger till dawn dear Just saying this, yes  Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you Sweet dreams that leave all worries far behind you But in your dreams whatever they be Dream a little dream of me Yes, dream a little dream of me

5. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND words and music by Woody Guthrie This song was a protest song at the time because of the civil rights movement. It is a good example of what was going on with the American dream at the time, which included people discriminating others because of the color of their skin. It makes me feel like some people out there actually cared about what we were going through at the time. This land is your land, this land is my landFrom California, to the New York IslandFrom the redwood forest, to the gulf stream watersThis land was made for you and me As I was walking a ribbon of highwayI saw above me an endless skywayI saw below me a golden valleyThis land was made for you and me Chorus I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footstepsTo the sparkling sands of her diamond desertsAnd all around me a voice was soundingThis land was made for you and meChorusThe sun comes shining as I was strollingThe wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rollingThe fog was lifting a voice come chantingThis land was made for you and meChorusAs I was walkin' - I saw a sign thereAnd that sign said - no tress passin'But on the other side .... it didn't say nothin!Now that side was made for you and me! Chorus In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steepleNear the relief office - I see my peopleAnd some are grumblin' and some are wonderin'If this land's still made for you and me.   

6. There´s a lady who´s sure all that glitter is gold. And she´s buying a stairway to heaven.And when she gets there she knows if the store are closed. With a word she can get what she came for. There´s a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure. Cause she know sometimes words have two meanings. In a tree by the brook there´s a song bird who sings sometimes. All of our thougts are misgiven. There´s a feeling I get when I look to the west. And my spirit is crying for leaving. In my thougts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees, And the voices of those who stand looking. And it´s whispered that soon if we all call the tne. Then the piper will lead us to reason. And a new day will dawn for those who stand long. And the forests will echo with laughter. And it makes me wonder. If there´s a bustle in your hedgerow don´t be alarmed now. It´s just a spring clean for the May-Queen. Yes there two paths you can go by. But in the long run. There´s still time to change the road you´re on. Led ZepplinStair way to heaven The song is about the American life in the 70’s and the song had a lot to do with drugs. It shows at the time drugs was heavy and a lot of people was using them because of the rock star life at the time and the main stream But the song tells the story of a women taking drugs and thinks she's on the right path but its never to late to turn.

7. American PieDonMcLean It symbolizes the death of rocking roll and Elvis at the same time And the break up of the beetles to be honest this song doesn’t say any thing to me . It just shows me how every one was in love with rokin roll in the 70’s • A long, long time ago...I can still rememberHow that music used to make me smile.And I knew if I had my chanceThat I could make those people danceAnd, maybe, they’d be happy for a while.But february made me shiverWith every paper I’d deliver.Bad news on the doorstep;I couldn’t take one more step.I can’t remember if I criedWhen I read about his widowed bride,But something touched me deep insideThe day the music died.So bye-bye, miss american pie.Drove my chevy to the levee,But the levee was dry.And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and ryeSingin’, "this’ll be the day that I die."this’ll be the day that I die."Did you write the book of love,And do you have faith in God above,If the Bible tells you so? Do you believe in rock ’n roll,Can music save your mortal soul,And can you teach me how to dance real slow? Well, I know that you’re in love with him`cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym.You both kicked off your shoes.Man, I dig those rhythm and blues.I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buckWith a pink carnation and a pickup truck,But I knew I was out of luckThe day the music died.."

8. Run DMCKing Of Rock • I'm the king of rock, there is none higher Sucker MC's should call me sire To burn my kingdom, you must use fire I won't stop rockin' till I retire Now we rock the party and come correct Our cuts are on time and rhymes connect Got the right to vote and will elect And other rappers can't stand us, but give us respect They called us and said we're gettin iller There's no one chiller It's not Michael Jackson and this is not Thriller As one def rapper, I know I can hang I'm Run from Run-DMC, like Kool from Kool and the Gang Roll to the rock, rock to the roll DMC stands for devestating mic control You can't touch me with a ten foot pole And I even made the devil sell me his soul Now we crash through walls, cut through floors Bust through ceilings and knock down doors And when we're on the tape, we're fresh out the box You can hear our sound for blocks and blocks For every living person we're a purple treat It's me and DMC, Jay where's the beat? Now we're the baddest of the bad, the coolest of the cool I'm DMC, I rock and roll. I'm DJ Run, I rock and rule It's not a Trick or Treat and it's not a April Fool It's all brand new, never ever old school You got the music in your body and you can't comprehend When your mind won't wiggle and your knees will bend Music ain't nothin but a people's jam It's DJ Run-DMC rockin without a band Now I walked on ice and never fell I spent my time in a plush hotel I stood on many stages, held many mics Take airplane flights, at huge heights So all you sucker MC's, you gotta say please Cause when he jumps high, I'm pulling down weeds Got a song so strong, it's knocking down trees Is it hard to believe it's Run-DMC I am from, around the way And Run goes to school, every day And Jay plays the records he has to play And we get down with no delay, HEY! I rock the party with the words I speak And Run says the rhymes that are unique And Jay cuts the records every day of the week And we are the crew that can never be beat So don't try to diss me, try to be my friend Cause if you do, you'll get yours in the end The rhymes we say, shall set a trend Because a devestating rap is what we send Every jam we play, we break two needles There's three of us but we're not the Beatles My name is Darryl, you can call him D You can call me Darryl Mack, or you can call him DMC People always ask, "DMC, what does it mean?" D's for never dirty, MC for mostly clean Like we said before, we rock hardcore I'm DJ Run, I can scratch. I'm DMC, I can draw And now we got the knack, to attract Our rhyme's an aphrodisiac We'll reign on your brain and rock your knot When it comes to rock, give it all we got To be MC's, we got what it takes Let the poppers pop and the breakers break We're cool cool cats, it's like that That's the way it is, so stay the hell back We're causin hard times, for sucker MC's Cause they don't make no songs like these PERIOD! This song is about being on top and being the king rock.Rap was very popular in the 80’s this song shows me in the 80’s people were parting all the time living it up.

9. Time After Time Cindy Lauper • (Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman) Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick, And think of you Caught up in circles confusion - Is nothing new Flashback - warm nights - Almost left behind Suitcases of memories, Time after - Sometimes you picture me - I'm walking too far ahead You're calling to me, I can't hear What you've said - Then you say - go slow - I fall behind - The second hand unwinds Chorus: If you're lost you can look - and you will find me Time after time If you fall I will catch you - I'll be waiting Time after time After my picture fades and darkness has Turned to gray Watching through windows - you're wondering If I'm OK Secrets stolen from deep inside The drum beats out of time - Chorus: If you're lost... You said go slow - I fall behind The second hand unwinds - Chorus: If you're lost... ...Time after time Time after time Time after time Time after time This one of the more sad songs of the 80’s because most of the people in the 80’s had falling to drugs and were users of them and this song helped some of the users I suppose get through stuff me myself I like this song it is very touching.

10. Mc Eight Menace 2 Society This song shows me it was a lot of violence in the 90’s a lot of law breaking in different states a lot of drug dealing I like this song myself because I can relate to it I grew up listening to this. • Wake your punk ass up for the 93 shot MC Eiht's in the motherfuckin house.. gyeah And it ain't nothin but a compton thang y'all And we ain't nuttin but niggaz on the run And this goes out to my niggaz.. gyeah A fucked up childhood, is why the way I am It's got me in the state where I don't give a damn, hmm Somebody help me, but nah they don't hear me though I guess I'll be another victim of the ghetto Ain't no escapin, cause I'm way too young Pops is dealin, and on top of that got moms sprungScheamin off the top, pops never figuredThat he'd go down by the hands of another nigga Now my pops is gone and that ain't no goodGot to follow in the foot steps of the homies from the hood And where's the role model? Niggaz putting brew in my fuckin baby bottle! Damn, and through all the motherfuckin pain They done drove my moms in-saneSo I guess I gotta do work so I ain't finishedI grow up to be a streiht up menace, gyeahUhh, come on y'all Streiht up menace Now I'm of age, and livin in the projects Gettin paid off the clucks and the county checks I'm Fil-ia fresh outta high school, never did I wonder That the motherfuckin hood would take me under Gyeah, I'm kickin it with the homies and they got the straps Off to the corner store, owned by the fuckin {Japs}See a bitch in the right lane so I comes with the mackAstro Bam pulls a motherfuckin jack from the back Now he's got the strap to my homie's head See him play that shit cool, and don't be a fool! He shot my nigga in the fuckin head I caught one in the shoulder, if I didn't run I was dead Now I'm layin in the hospital bed Thinkin about them punk motherfuckers and my eyes is bloodshot red Gyeah motherfuckers, I ain't finishedBe on the look-out for the streiht up menace, gyeah

11. 2PacDear mama • You are appreciated...When I was young, me and my mama had beef17 years old kicked out on tha streetsThough back in tha time, I never thought I'd see her faceAin't a woman alive that can take my mommas placeSuspended from school, scared ta go home I was a fool with tha big boys breaking all tha rulesShed tears with my baby sisterOver tha years we wuz poorer than tha other little kidsAnd even though we had different dadiesTha same drama when things went wrong we blamed mama I reminised on tha stress I caused, it wuz hellHugg'en on my mama from a jail cellAnd who'ed think in elementry, heeeey i'd see tha penatentryOne dayRunning from tha Police, that's rightMomma catch me--put a whoop'en to my backside And even as a crack fiend mama, Ya always was a black queen mamaI finally understand for a woman It ain't easy--trying ta raise a manYa always wuz commited, a poor single mother on welfare, Tell me how ya did itThere's no way I can pay ya backBut tha plan is ta show ya that I understand.You are appreciated......Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv yaSweeeet Laaaady, place no one above yaSweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya This song shows me how some families was struggling at the same time of all the chaos some independent mothers trying to feed their children with no help this song means a lot to me cause my mother was on her own stuggling.

12. This song shows what every one is doing in the new millennium trying to be drug dealers trying to stunt being stunners I like this song but even though I hate to say it it sends a negative vibe to young teens like myself but I am one of the people that sits in the room and listen to this song Air Forces young jezzy • I went from old school chevy to drop top Porsche you couldn't walk a mile off in my air forces you aint seen what i seen i can get a hundred thousand in these sean john jeans went from old school chevy to drop top Porsche you couldn't walk a mile off in my air forces u aint did what i did if you from where im from you got to get it how you live [Verse 1:] everybody already know jeezy a real street nigga every time see me with my real street niggas hope you got ours i keep mine in da club blowing dro throwing gang signs and you already know dog 7 45's back to back me and o dog these other niggas are jokers what they Rinoing up with i spend it all at Strokers in one night eight bitchs ten bottles of Crisp fourty grand spent just to you glance that my Wrist i keep bread so we carry them toaster but keep back my earrings ferocious and its not just my imagine i know im da top when it comes to conversation them jack boys said they gon rob em but on da real fuck nigga yall dont want them problems [Chours:] went from old school chevy to drop top Porsche you couldn't walk a mile off in my air forces you aint seen what i seen i can get a hundred thousand in my sean john jeans went from old school chevy to drop top Porsche you couldn't walk a mile off in my ai r forces u aint did what i did if you from where im from you got to get it how you live [Verse 2:] black tee black ones and a fitted cap the mack 11 make me walk with a crazy dap yall say we country nigga hehall the money coming back and fourth like a see saw and yall aint never seen what we saw stacks of twenty dollar bill white bricks are raw but th ey got lil fate they dont care bout shit it's ludacris how they ride out twenty wit them bricks shit spit it for yall on da real my nigga i shit spit it for yall who give a fuck about friends if you mister bakeing soda you can get a bens why yall robing and boosting im standing over da stove like da cheif in Houston look it's not about to flip man if want that real bread it's all about yo wrist game [Chours:](TILL SONG END) went from old school chevy to drop top Porsche you couldn't walk a mile off in my air forces you aint seen what i seen i can get a hundred thousand in my sean john jeans went from old school chevy to drop top Porsche you couldn't walk a mile off in my ai r forces u aint did what i did if you from where im from you got to get it how you live

13. Rick RossPush It • Port of miami (uhhh) porting my candy (uhhh) aint got nothign to lose (nah) this is part of the family (push it to the limit) never traffic for fun (fun) only traffic for funds (funds) all I seen is the sruggle (struggle) its like im trapped in this slum (push it to the limit) niggas were badly paid no water we barely bathed better be better days on the way thats on my damn grave (push it to the limit) im pushing it hard (hard) im pushing it south (south) if he pushin the lie (lie) he pushin for ross (ross) i waited and waited (waited) i dun ran outta patience (patience) they hated and hated left em slow dancing and singing (push it to the limit) fresh in my white tee mac eleven sware to god i bought my first glock broke it down and tore the block apart (push it to the limit) (CHORUS) i push and I push (push) i ride and I ride (ride) tryna survive on 95 (push it to the limit) put it all on the line (line) at the drop of a dime (dime) i be pushin them whips (whips) yes, three at a time (push it to the limit) ( This song means a lot to me because it tells me to give 100% to every thing I do and never stop working at what ever I do this song always make me feel good when I hear it