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Bring Back the Classics

The 50s and 60s produced some of the best music and artist of all time, it's time to bring them back.

Emma Monahan
Dec 19, 2016
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
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Bring Back the Classics

When I started my junior year of college, something was telling me one more to listen to Frank Sinatra. As I opened up my music player on my computer, and I typed his name in the search bar, I literally only knew two to three songs by him. I kept listening though, because there is just something about the music from the 50s and 60s that is just so enjoyable.

The real question is, why don’t people still listen to this kind of music? Why aren’t we showing kids what real music sounds like? I mean, I can’t be the only one who is sick and tired of hearing mainstream radio and artist singing/rapping about butts.

We need to bring back the classics, the music that made people dance and feel good, just as some songs do today. There are artist out there that we don’t even know about who sound like the next Sinatra and Dean Martin.

What songs should we bring back though? Here are some options:

“You Make Me Feel So Young” by Frank Sinatra

A classic form Sinatra, off of his 1956 album Songs for Swingin' Lovers!

"Ain't That A Kick in the Head" by Dean Martin

We also can't help love Martin's Christmas songs as well, but this song is one that makes us chuckle.

"It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams

I had to include this, I mean, listen to his voice! No one has a voice like that.

"What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong

Look at that smile! Armstrong's music just puts you in a happy mood, and his duet album with Ella Fitzgerald is pure magic.

"Feeling Good" by Nina Simone

Forget Michael Bublé's version, Simone's top them all.

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