Pop Music WebQuestYou are being sent on the ultimate quest. To save music as we know it you must harness the power of the interwebs to bring back qualities of popular music from decades in the past. Grab your earbuds. Get your TARDIS (that’s a time machine, for those of you who don’t know Dr. Who). Prepare yourself to listen to some great music!

How it works

Read the directions on each slide. Follow the links, listen to music, watch some music videos and make sure to answer the questions as you go through each slide. Put your answers IN BLUE!

Slide 2

Billboard Top 100 HitsBillboard is the music industry standard for ranking artist singles and albums by popularity in the U.S. Go to the Billboard link below and in the charts section, find the Hot 100. Use the link to fill in the chart on the next slide.

http://www.billboard.com/

Slide 3

Billboard Top 100 HitsUsing the Billboard link in the last slide, complete the chart by finding the No.1 song on the birthdate of each person listed. Then, listen to each song!

Slide 4

Person Name Birthdate Top Hit Link to Song on Youtube

Yourself

Parent/Guardian

Grandparent/Great relative

Someone born in the 90s

Teacher

Other Adult

Billboard Top 100 HitsBased on the songs in your chart, answer the following questions:

● List the genre of each song from your chart:○ 1- ○ 2-○ 3-○ 4-○ 5-○ 6-

● Which song was your favorite and why?○ Answer:

● Did you already know any of these songs/artists? How?○ Answer:

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1970s!

I Want You Back by Jackson 5 hit top of the charts in January of 1970 featuring a young Michael Jackson - yes, THAT Michael Jackson, and his brothers. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks on the lyric sheet in the next slide!

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1970s!When I had you to myself, I didn't want you _____Those pretty faces always make you stand out in a _____But someone picked you from the bunch, one glance is all it _____Now it's much too late for me to take a _____ look

Oh baby, give me one more _____(To show you that I love you)Won't you please let me back in your _____Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go(Let you go, baby)But now since I've seen you it is on(I want you _____)Oh I do now(I want you back)Ooh ooh baby(I want you back)Yeah yeah yeah yeah(I want you back)Na na na na

Trying to live without your _____ is one long sleepless nightLet me show you, girl, that I know wrong from _____Every street you walk on, I leave tear stains on the _____Following the girl I didn't even want around

Let me tell ya nowOh _____, all I need is one more chance(To show you that I love you)Won't you please let me back in your heartOh _____, I was blind to let you go(Let you go, baby)But now since I've seen you it is on

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All I _____All I _____All I _____!All I _____!

Oh, just one more chanceTo show you that I love _____Baby baby baby baby baby baby!(I want you back)Forget what _____ then(I want you back)And let me live again!

Oh baby, I was _____ to let you goBut now since I've seen you it is on(I want you back)Spare me of this cost(I want you back)Give me back what I lost!

Oh baby, I need one more chance, hahI'd show you that I love youBaby, oh! Baby, oh! Baby, oh!I want you back!I want you back!

1980s!

Watch the videos for these very different #1 hits from the ‘80s then answer questions on the next slides.

Crazy TrainOzzy Osbourn

Time After TimeCyndi Lauper

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1980s!Ozzy OsbourneCrazy Train

All aboard! Ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaa!Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay

Crazy, but that's how it goesMillions of ____ living as foesMaybe it's not too lateTo learn how to ____And forget how to ____

Mental wounds not ____Life's a bitter shameI'm going off the rails on a ____ trainI'm going off the rails on a crazy ____

Let's Go!

I've listened to ____I've listened to foolsI've watched all the ____Who make their own rules

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One person conditioned to rule and ____The media sells it and you live the role

Mental wounds still ____Driving me insaneI'm going off the ____ on a crazy trainI'm ____ off the rails on a crazy train

I know that things are going ____ for meYou gotta listen to my ____Yeah

Heirs of a cold warThat's what we've ____Inheriting troubles I'm mentally numbCrazy, I just cannot ____I'm living with something' that just isn't fair

Mental ____ not healingWho and what's to ____I'm going off the rails on a crazy trainI'm going off the rails on a crazy train

1980s!Cyndi Lauper

Time After Time

Lying in my bed I hear the ____ tick,And think of youCaught up in circles confusion--Is nothing ____Flashback--warm nights--Almost left behindSuitcases of ____,Time after--

Sometimes you picture me--I'm walking too far ____You're calling to me, I can't hearWhat you've ____Then you say--go slow--I fall behind--The second hand ____

If you're lost you can look--and you will find meTime after ____If you fall I will catch you--I'll be waiting Time after ____

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After my picture fades and ____ has Turned to grayWatching through windows--you're wonderingIf I'm ____Secrets stolen from deep insideThe drum beats out of time--

If you're ____ you can look--and you will find meTime after timeIf you fall I will ____ you--I'll be waiting Time after time

You said go ____I fall behindThe second hand ____

If you're lost you can ____ you will find meTime after timeIf you fall I will catch you--I'll be waiting Time ____ time

____ after time...Time ____ time...Time after ____...Time after time...

1980s! Slide 11

Answer the following questions about the two songs, Crazy Train and Time After Time.

● Describe the differences in the two songs from slide 8.○ Answer:

● Which genre would you label each song?○ Crazy Train - ○ Time After Time -

● Which song/style do you prefer and why?○ Answer:

1990s!Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known by his stage name MC Hammer, is an American hip hop recording artist, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s, until the late 1990s. Remembered for his rapid rise to fame, Hammer is known for hit records (such as "U Can't Touch This" and "2 Legit 2 Quit"), flashy dance movements, choreography and ridiculous Hammer pants.

Listen and fill in the blanks on the Google Doc!

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1990s!Can't touch this (4x)My-my-my-my music makes me so hot makes me say oh my ____Thank you for blessing me with a mind to rhyme and two hype ____That's good when you know you're downA super dope homeboy from the OaktownAnd I'm known as suchAnd this is a beat uh u can't ____I told you homeboy u can't touch thisYeah that's how we're livin' and you know u can't touch thisLook in my eyes man u can't touch thisYou know let me bust the ____ lyrics u can't touch thisFresh new kicks and ____You got it like that now you know you wanna danceSo move out of your seatAnd get a fly girl and catch this ____While it's rollin' hold on pump a little bitAnd let me know it's going on like that like thatCold on a mission so pull on backLet 'em know that you're too muchAnd this is a beat uh u can't ____Yo I told you u can't touch thisWhy you standing there man u can't touch this

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Yo sound the bells school is in sucker u can't touch thisGive me a song or ____Making 'em sweat that's what I'm giving 'emNow they know when you talk about the ____You talk about a show that's hyped and tightSingers are sweatin' so pass them a micOr a tape to learn what it's gonna takeAnd now he's gonna burnThe charts legit either work hardOr you might as well ____That's word because you knowCan't touch this (oh-oh oh oh-oh-oh) Can't touch this (oh-oh oh oh-oh-oh) Break it down

____ Hammer timeGo with the flow in a spin if you can't move to thisThen you probably are deadSo wave your hands in the airBust through the moves run your fingers through your ____This is it for a winnerDance to this and you're gonna get thinnerMove slide your rumpJust for a minute let's all do the bump

Bump bump bump yeahCan't touch ____Look man u can't touch thisYou'll probably get hyped boy 'cause you know you can't you can't touch thisRing the bell school's back in break it downStop ____ time(Oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) u can't touch this (Oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) u can't touch this (Oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) u can't touch this (Oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) break it down____ Hammer timeEvery time you see me that Hammer's just so hypeI'm dope on the floor and I'm magic on the micNow why would I ever stop doing thisWith others makin' records that just don't hitI toured around the world from London to the bankIt's ____ go HammerIt's a Hammer yo Hammer and the rest go and playCan't ____ this (oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) Can't touch this (oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) Can't touch this (oh-oh oh-oh-oh)Yeah u can't touch thisI told you u can't touch this Too ____ can't touch thisGet me outta here u can't touch this

2000s!

No One by Alicia Keys hit the top of the charts on December 1st, 2007. Listen and fill in the blanks on the next slide.

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2000s!I just want you ____Where you can stay ____You can be sureThat it will only get ____

You and me ____Through the days and nightsI don't worry 'causeEverything's going to be ____People keep talking they can say what they likeBut all I know is ____ going to be alright

No one, no one, no oneCan get in the way of what I'm ____No one, no one, no oneCan get in the way of what I feel for ____, you, youCan get in the way of what I ____ for you

When the rain is ____ downAnd my heart is hurtingYou will always be ____This I know for certain

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You and me ____Through the days and nightsI don't ____ 'causeEverything's going to be alrightPeople keep ____ they can say what they likeBut all I know is everything's going to be ____

No one, no one, no oneCan get in the ____ of what I'm feelingNo one, no one, no oneCan get in the way of what I ____ for you, you, youCan get in the ____ of what I feel

I know some people search the ____To find something like what we haveI know people will try try to divide something so ____So till the end of time I'm telling you ____ ain't no one

No one, no one, no oneCan get in the way of what I'm ____No one, no one, no oneCan ____ in the way of what I feel for you, you, youCan get in the way of ____ I feel for youoh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Final EssayChoose one of the songs you listened to

in this project and discuss the meaning of the lyrics. Don’t just write about what you read in the lyrics -- do some research!

Things to think about:● What was going on in the world at the

time? ● Do the lyrics include metaphors relating

to real-world problems? ● Do the lyrics relate to issues in the

world today? ● Do the lyrics relate to your personal

life and challenges you have faced?● What knowledge can you bring from your

English class and apply to this essay?

Write your essay on the next slide.

Essay Requirements:

1. At least 3 paragraphs: IntroductionBodyConclusion

2. Font: Arial3. Size: 124. Type essay on next slide5. Word Count: 250-500 words

(To check your word count, copy and paste your essay into a Google Doc. Click on Tools then select Word Count).

Final EssayType your essay here. Continue on next slide if necessary.

Final EssayContinue here.