American Music: The Short Version

Here are a few examples of bluegrass music.
In the third video the musicians explain that bluegrass is a new form of music that really began in the 1950s after jazz, blues, and after country music.

Country Music
My favorite country singer was Hank Williams.

Blues Music
This is an example of blues music from the Mississippi delta.

Jazz Music
Before blues we have jazz. Improvization is the heart of jazz. In this song saxophonist Charlie Parker plays a familiar tune/song by George Gershwin.

A Day in the Life The Beatles

 I read the news today oh, boy
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well, I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph
He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure if he was from the house of lords

I saw a film today oh, boy
The english army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
But I just had to look
Having read the book
I'd love to turn you on.

Woke up, fell out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up, I noticed I was late
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
Ah

I read the news today oh, boy
Four thousand holes in blackburn, lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the albert hall
I'd love to turn you on

Phrasal Verbs

to look – ver, mirar

1. 'to look up to'

We have always looked up to John – Siempre hemos admirado a John

2. 'to look down on'

My father-in-law has always looked down on me – Mi suegro siempre me ha mirado con desprecio

3. 'to look for'

We have looked for our cat everywhere – Hemos buscado nuestro gato en todas partes

4. 'to look around'

We have one day in this town to look around – Tenemos un día en este pueblo para echar un vistazo

5. 'to look into'

The police are looking into the case – La policía está investigando el caso

6. 'to look up'

You should look up this word in the dictionary – Deberías buscar esta palabra en el diccionario

7. 'to look after' (to take care of)

Could you look after my cat while I’m on vacation? – ¿Podrías cuidar mi gato mientras estoy de vacaciones?

8. 'to look forward to'

I look forward to your visit next week – Espero con ilusión tu visita la semana que viene