Alexis' Music Blog

3rd Blog Post Song Chosen:  Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes by Jimmie Rodgers   The emotion I get from this song is yearning and melancholy. The lyrics are coming from a place of grief and longing, however, the way he is singing and the simplicity of the guitar give it a more upbeat feeling.  The lyrics and music interact in a boring way in my opinion, the guitar is almost painfully repetitive. They fit each other well though, I just wish this song had more variety. This song surprised me because the singer used a little bit of yodeling near the end. Yodeling always takes a bit of talent to master and make it sound good. He may not be belting the yodels, but to do it so softly and quietly takes so much voice control. That’s very impressive.  My favorite part is the lyrics. I love seeing a man be so vulnerable about his feelings, especially back during a time where men being anything other than emotional black holes was considered taboo. The way he talks about crying i...

2nd Blog Post Song chosen: I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good by Duke Ellington The emotions that this song provokes is easily a sense of calm. It sounds like a song that would play during a quiet evening while a young couple dances on the living room rug. I believe this is achieved musically not only by the loving lyrics, but by the muted instruments. It's mostly very soft with an alto saxophone really defining the melody, however, the saxophone is still tender. The music and lyrics interact with each other well, the background music tends to not follow her exact notes, and just flows as it's own entity. It still works well with her voice though. The music surprised me because I didn't expect a woman to be singing, as it says the composition is by Duke Ellington. I am thoroughly surprised by the gorgeous tone of her voice and how easily she can include vibrato. It's not meant to show off her talent, but add to the feeling of the piece. This piece has a tenor saxophon...

1st blog post Hi, my name is Alexis Cole ! I'm a new transfer student at SUU and attended Snow College for 2 years before. I was a nursing major there and teacher assisted in anatomy. I am now a psychology major. I love all kinds of music and love to sing as well. My favorite genre of music is electropop and alternative. I love Marina (and the Diamonds), Aurora, twenty one pilots, Poppy, and so many more.