Sunday 27 January 2013

Assignment No. 6

The Grammy Awards are less that two weeks away.  Before the winners are announced let's try one more prediction.  This is the award for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Lately - Anita Baker

Love On Top - Beyonce

Wrong Side of a Love Song - Melonie Fiona

Real Good Hands - Gregory Porter

I Only You Knew - SWV

For more categories go to www.grammy.com

Only one of these songs will be named the "R&B Song of the Year" and win the Grammy. Who do you think it will be? Pick the song that you want to win and give me three musical reasons why it should win. Be detailed in your responses and please respond in full sentences. If there are any songs on this list that you have not heard, click on it to watch the music video on YouTube.

You can answer by posting in the comments section of this post, by e-mailing me at aguilmette@wsd1.org or by writing it down and giving me your responses in class.

23 comments:

  1. I think the song that should win a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance is...... Wrong Side of a Love Song by Melanie Fiona.

    3 Musical Reasons--->
    1) There is only vocals and a guitar used for this song. Traditional R&B music are usually simple and not overacted with instruments but goes a long way due to the vocals.
    2) It demonstrates vocal range like most R&B songs (Other examples include harmony.)
    3) It has a soothing melody and usually most R&B songs are about love like this one.

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  2. For me the song should win the Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance is Love on Top by Beyonce

    1.The melody was fascinating and the tune is not so low or so high.
    2.The lyrics in the vocals was clearly sang.
    3.The instruments was quite many and sometimes most of them are from computer but it still help the Rhythm to be more likely.

    Alexiss Gutierrez
    9-04

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  3. For me the song that should win Grammy for the Best Traditional R&B Performance is Love On Top by Beyonce.

    1. It has a good melody and the song is about romance and love
    2.I like the tempo of this song.
    3. And the instruments that they used is perfect for the song.

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  4. The song that I want to win the Grammy for the Best Traditional R&B Performace is Love on Top by Beyonce. First of all the tempo is fast and the lyrics are about love which makes this song fun to sing along with. Plus how she sang the song makes it fun to dance along with.

    Joseph Terrado 9-05

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  5. The song that I want to win the Grammy is, Love on Top by Beyonce. Because that she sings so beautifully, the beat is fast, and it makes you want to dance

    - Alex Alfaro 9-06

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  6. I think Melanie Fiona - "Wrong Side of a Love Song" should win the Grammy R&B song of the year. Three musical reasons why I would like this song to win is because Melanie's voice is very strong. Her vocals make the song very soothing, and when she sings, you can really feel what she wants to express. How there is only a guitar in the background makes the song more meaningful. The tempo isn't too slow, nor too fast. It's perfect, in my opinion. Lastly, the lyrics of this song tell a great story, and you can really relate to it. Mostly the part "I really, really need you now, I really really need you now
    I really, really need you now, I really really need you now". I think everyone can relate to that.

    -Mary Duong 9-05

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  7. The song that I want to win the Grammy for the best Traditional R&B Performance is Love on Top by Beyonce. Why I want it to win is because it has good rhythm and lyrics talking about love. Also the tempo is not to slow and not to fast, where you can join along.

    -Carlo Supan 9-04

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  8. The song that I want to win the Grammy for the best R&B Performance is Love On Top by Beyonce.

    1. The rhythm is very majestic as well as the lyrics and it expresses love and romance very well.
    2. The vocals were clear and It makes you feel like you want to sing along.
    3. The tempo is in a nice steady pace, not too fast nor slow your can very well sing along without any problem.

    - Amiel Jayubo 9-05

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  9. The nominee that I think should win the Grammy Award for "R&B Song of the Year is Wrong Side of Love Song by Melonie Fiona. The reason this song should win is because she seems so genuine while singing the song. Her voice is so beautiful and strong. You can tell how much feelings she is putting towards the song. The lyrics are meaningful as she sings them power. The tempo isn't too laid back yet it isn't too fast, it has a medium tempo. I like how the song focuses more on her voice and the lyrics rather than adding all these unnecessary computer made sounds in the background. The only instruments she uses are her vocals and a guitar. It has a nice, soothing melody, though the song does gradually get louder.

    -Hannah Magnaye 905

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  10. I think that the song Love On Top - Beyonce should win the Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance.I want the love on top by beyonce to win because i like the beat, the lyrics and the melody.It has a really nice rhythm and the song is not to fast and its also not to slow.Also I love singing it every time i hear it.

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  11. The song that i think should win the Grammy Award for "R&B Song of the Year is Love On Top-Beyonce. This song should win because the instrument they used is match the song perfectly. It also has a normal tempo, not too fast and too slow. This song is about love and romance and the vocal was clearly sang. Plus the song is fun to join along.


    -Christine Marquez (9-04)

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  12. The song i think should win the Grammy Award for R&B Song of the Year is Love On Top by Beyonce because its a very fun beat, its always the same and fun to dance along to. Also, the tempo is great, not too fast but not to slow, it gradually gets a little faster which makes it really interesting. The lyrics are cute and the vocals are just mind blowing. Beyonce is an amazing singer/performer, the way she reaches those notes as they get higher and higher is just unbelievable.

    - Sompong Sana 9-06

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  13. The song i think should win the Grammy Award for R&B song of the year is Love on Top by Beyonce. I want this song to win because I like how the tempo is fast and very upbeat. I did a dance to this song before and it puts me in a good mood! I think Beyonce is just an incredible singer and performer, her songs show off her wide vocal range and how she can hit almost every note possible! I love how her voice is just unbelievably strong!

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  14. The nominee that I think should win the Grammy Award for "R&B Song of the Year is Love on Top by Beyonce. I want this song to win because Beyonce has a really strong voice that can reach all the high notes and the beat and tempo are very catchy. This song puts me in a good mood and I look up to Beyonce because she's an incredibly great performer and can sing like an angel.

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  15. Who i think should win the Grammy Award for the R&B Song of the year is Beyonce- Love on top because her song interests me more than the other songs. The beat and tempo of the song makes me want to get up and dance and makes me in a better mood when im down. The song is very catchy. Also Beyonce is a very good singer!

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  16. I think the Grammy Award for R&B of the year will go to Beyonce- Love on top. I think she will get the award for three musical reasons. First the lyrics and the voice of the song is really good the voice sounds so calm and the lyrics of the song is really catchy which is good. Second Is the Beat and the Melody of the song is not to soft and not to soft which is also good. Lastly the tempo of the song is not Fast and not to slow, which means its is good to listen to this song when you want to relax. That is the three musical reasons why i think this song will win the Grammy Award of the R&B song of the year.

    Paulo Emeterio 9-06

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  17. In my opinion I think that the winner of the grammmy awards would be Love on top by Beyonce, i have many reasons why I chose this song one of them are becuase her voice is very powerful, and soft at the same time, She also always sounds like she is having a blast making the song, she has also a very positive message in this song. I do also like the tempo of this song becuase its not to fast and its not slow either, its just a really fun song to listen to.the melody and the beat are also very catchy , which makes you always sing, or humming the tune.the last thing I would poit out about her song is her tune and lyrics, i really liked the tune, and the lyrics weren't sad or to happy , it was fun and calm. These are my reasons for choosing Beyonce- Love on Top.

    -Raeesa Mohamed 9-06

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  18. The song that I want to win the Grammy for the best Traditional R&B Performance is Love on Top by Beyonce. Why I want it to win is because it has good rhythm and lyrics. Also the tempo is not to slow and not to fast, where you can join along.

    J.B. Olea

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  19. The song that should win Grammy for the Best Traditional R&B Performance is Love On Top by Beyonce. Beyonce has an amazing voice, and the way she hit those high notes on Love On Top was unbelievable. The song is very catchy too, and it makes you want to dance and sing along.

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  20. For me the song that should win Grammy for the Best Traditional R&B Performance is Love On Top by Beyonce.

    1. She has a really nice voice.
    2. The tempo and beat is fit really good together.
    3. She picked good instruments and notes to be played in the song.

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  21. The song that I want to win the Grammy for the best Traditional R&B Performance is Love on Top by Beyonce. Why I want it to win is because it has good rhythm and lyrics talking about love. Also the tempo is not to slow and not to fast, where you can join along.


    Elijah Caparros

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  22. I think that Love On Top by Beyonce should win the Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance. beyonces song to win because i like the beat and the melody.It has a sick nice rhythm.the song isnt to fast and its not to slow it has good tempo to
    Steven Francisco
    9-04

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  23. The song that I want to win the Grammy for the Best Traditional R&B Performance is Love on Top by Beyonce. First of all the tempo is fast and the lyrics are about love which makes this song fun to sing along with.
    J.B. Olea

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