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Conrad Mezick # 0175860 American University English 205 Prof: Sejuela Power Point Presentation Singing

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1. Conrad Mezick# 0175860American UniversityEnglish 205Prof: SejuelaPower Point Presentation Singing 2. Biography Name: Bad Company Band Members:Paul Rodgers .Simon Kirke.Mick Ralphs.Boz Burrell. Founded in:1973, U.K. Active:1970s - 2000s Profession:Musician, Singer, Songwriters. 3. Discography: 1974 Bad Company 1975 Straight Shooter 1976 Run With The Pack 1977 Burnin Sky 1979 Desolation Angels 1982 Rough Diamonds 1986 Fame and Fortune 1988 Dangerous Age 1990 Holy Water 1992Here Comes Trouble 1995 Company of Strangers 1996 Stories Told and Untold 4. Straight Shooter received different reviews from differentmusic critics.Gautam Baksis review of the album for Allmusic said thatthe albums popularity was attributed to the acousticballads"Shooting Star" and "Feel Like Makin Love as well as the album not having enough supporting songsand follow-up singles, were what made the album lesssuccessful than its predecessor. 5. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200.Since then the album has sold inexcess of five million copies and hasbecome the 46th best selling albumof the 70s.The album spent 25 weeksin the UK Albums Chart, entering at#10 and reaching its highest position of#3 in the second week.Kerrang! magazine listed the album atNo. 40 among the "100 GreatestHeavy Metal Albums of All Time" 6. Paul Bernard Rodgers: born 17 December 1949Family:Married Machiko Shimizu in 1971, and has two children by thatmarriage, Steve and Jasmine.Rodgers and Shimizu divorced in 1996.On 26 September 2007, Rodgers marrieda former model and Miss Canada,exercise physiologist and artistCynthia Kereluk inCanadas Okanagan Valley.Rodgers became a Canadian citizen on21 October 2011.Rolling Stone magazine ranked himnumber 55 on its list of the"100 Greatest Singers of All Time" 7. Simon Kirke : Born 28 July 1949 Lambeth, London,England. Kirke lives in Manhattan with his wife,Lorraine Dellal, and his four children. Hisdaughter, Domino, is trying to follow her father into amusical career. His daughter, Jemima Kirke, is anaccomplished painter and actress who stars in theHBO series Girls (TV series). His father-in-law isbusinessman Jack Dellal.Simon is a governor on the board ofNARAS, (The Grammy AwardCommittee) 8. Michael Geoffrey Ralphs: Born 31 March 1944. In2011, Ralphs formed The Mick Ralphs Blues Band withmusicians he met while guesting at a jam session atthe Nags Head pub in High Wycombe.The bands website states that Ralphs is seeking toexplore his blues and soul roots, playing covers ofclassic blues and R&B songs.No personal information was found for Mick Ralphs 9. Boz Burrell: Born 1 August 1946 21 September 2006.Marbella, Spain. After his departure from BadCompany, Burrell worked withTam White and in thenew millennium appeared withZoot Moneys Big Roll Band.He died of a heart attack in Spain on21 September 2006 aged 60.No personal information was found on Boz Burrell. 10. Bad CompanyShooting Star 11. Lyrics: Shooting StarJohnny was a school boy, when he heard his firstBeatles songLove me do I think it was and from there it didnt takehim long.Got himself a guitar, used to play every nightNow hes in a Rock & Roll outfit and everythingsalright. *BRIDGE* Dont you know? 12. Johnny told his Momma, Hey Momma Im goin awayIm gonna hit the big time, gonna be a big starsomedayMomma came to the door with a tear drop in her eyeJohnny said, Dont cry Momma smile & wavegoodbye.*CHORUS* Dont you know, yeah, yeah Dont you know that you are a shooting star Dont you know, dont you know Dont you know that you are a shooting starAnd all the world will love you just as longAs long as you are 13. Johnny made a record, went straight up to numberoneSuddenly everyone loved to hear him singing his songWatching the world go by, surprisin it goes so fastJohnny looked around him and said, Well, I made thebig time at last. *CHORUS* Dont you know, dont you knowDont you know that you are a shooting star Dont you know, woah yeahDont you know that you are a shooting star, yeah And all the world will love you just as longAs long as you are, a shooting star 14. *Repeat Chorus* Dont you know that you are a shooting starDont you know, ahhh Dont you know that you are a shooting starAnd all the world will love you just as longAs long as you areJohnny died one night, died in his bedBottle of whiskey, sleepin tablets by his headJohnnys life passed him by like a warm summer dayIf you listen to the wind, you can still hear him playWoah... 15. Dont you know that you are a shooting starDont you know, dont you know Dont you know that you are a shooting starDont you know Dont you know that you are a shooting starDont you, dont you, dont you, dont you, dont you know Dont you know you are a shooting starNa, na, na, na.. (Till fade) 16. One of my all time favorite songs because of themusic and I love the story it tells. It is a very captivatingand then sad about becoming famous hence thetitle Shooting Star.I have been involved in the musical world and I likethe way that the musical guitar work by Mick Ralphswas done. When I was a teenager I was easilyinfluenced by the music and many bands.Paul Rodgers was / is one of my favorite singersbecause of the raspy strong voice he has and isconsidered one of the greatest of all times.The song was one of the most popular songs in thatera (1970s) and me and my friends loved it. Later onin life The band I was with added it to our set (list).Even to this day when I hear this song, I have to sayWOW, it still touches me the same as it used too. 17. I chose this song because it tells a complete story in solittle words and how I can relate to it, about how ayoung boy hears a song on the radio, Im sure at thattime and he likes that song so much that it influenceshim to seek a musical life just like I did or rather tried.The success and then the tragedy that unfolds in thesongs character, tells the story that has been the casein many a Shooting Stars life.I hope that you all enjoyed the song I chose, as muchas I have enjoyed it for all the years that I have beenlistening to it and will continue to do so as long as Ican.Thank You