Thursday, March 1, 2012
Duke Ellington's take the "A" train sung by Ella Fitzgerald
This is Duke Ellington and his band preforming "Take The "A" Train" with Ella Fitzgerald. It refers to the new york subway system and how to get to harlem. The joyous upbeat feel of the song, combined with Fitzgerald's voice, just put a smile on my face.
HR Themes:
- Identification with race: It relates to this theme by talking about specific parts of harlem and the hectic, day-to-day life in NYC Pride: The happy up-beat tone of this song makes it sound like they take alot of pride in their race and where they live.
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I love this song. Make sure to talk about how the subway was relatively new and allowed for people to get to Harlem ("you must take the A train"); this was described in the HR video that we saw. But make sure there are HR themes present in the lyrics/video too.
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