our Song PArody!
To educate the class in a fun and amusing way, we decided to create a parody of a song. We made the song lyrics connect to the ancient Greek. Besides the fact that the lyrics connects to ancient Greece, the song does too! Ancient Greece were among the first to branch out music! Ancient Greeks loved music. They thought it was a way to pray and interact with the gods by performing and singing! Even now, music still plays a big part in Greece!
Not only do Greek music affect us, the word "music" itself is Greek. The word "music" is derived from the nine muses of ancient Greece, who were goddesses ruling over the arts and sciences. Modern day musicians refer to their muse, which is someone who has an influence on another person's creative work. Different musical terms such as melody, tune, rhythm and others have their roots in the Greek language. Pythagoras, who was the father of music theory, was a Greek. However, with the fall of ancient Greece and the collapse of the Roman and Byzantine empires, Greek music hibernated for several centuries until it was reborn in the 19th century. |
The Idea!
The Artist:
SteppenWolf is a Canadian American band that produced music from 1968 until 1972! The group was formed in late 1967 in Toronto by vocalist John Kay, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton. Guitarist Michael Monarch and bassist Rushton Moreve were recruited by notices placed in LA area record stores and musical instrument stores. The band sold 30 million records, released 8 gold albums, and twelve billboard top 100 records. The band got grey success to the song "Born To Be Wild" (which we are doing), "Magic Carpet Ride", "Rock Me", and many more! They were a very successful.
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THe Song:
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The Actual Song Lyrics: |
THe re-written Version: |
"Born To Be Wild"
Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Lookin' for adventure And whatever comes our way Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racin' with the wind And the feel in' that I'm under Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space Like a true nature's child We were born, born to be wild We can climb so high I never wanna die Born to be wild Born to be wild |
Song: (Born To Be Greek)
Traveling to ancient Greece, Riding on a chariot, looking for a fight With Minoan and Mycenaean Yeah Ντάρλινγκ,(valling) gonna start a fight Take our enemies by surprise in our trojan horse We are gonna make things right! We studied diseases, and invented medications Also the olympics, which were no implication! During this event lots of sport were played! We’re gonna win the Helmet of Miltiades And look like that guy Magneto from X-man And be the ancient greeks Like true ancient greeks We were born, born to be greeks We created democracy and we will never die Born to be Greek Born to be Greek At The End: I will prove to you that we are greek! Yas- as (Hello)! in addition, we just wanted to inform you that sports played in the olympics include: wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin or spear throwing, discus and chariot racing |