Monday 7 January 2013

Assignment No. 5

In keeping with the Grammy Awards theme, this week's listening assignment will focus on the Grammy award for Best R&B Song.  The nominees are:

Adorn - Miguel

Refill - Elle Varner

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.

21 comments:

  1. I think the nominee that should win a grammy for "R&B Song of the Year" is...... Pray for Me by Anthony Hamilton.
    I think this song should win because:
    1) This song has the feel of the old 1990's with Babyface and Boy II Men etc.
    2) The music itself like the instrumental parts is simple yet it helped give the whole song a powerful force.
    3) The lyrics and how it was sang was amazing. Clearly here, Anthony Hamilton sang this song with passion and gave the lyrics meaning.
    I never have heard this song before, but I believe it shows the best characteristics of what R&B music stands for!

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  2. I think Adorn by Miguel should win the grammy for R&B song of the year. I think it should win because it has that R&B feeling of being comforting to listen to. It has a soothing beat to it. It has a medium pased tempo that is calm and not too fast. Miguels vocals are amazing because he can hit that falsetto to show his powerful voice.

    - Michael Saceda 9-04

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  3. I think Refill by Elle Varner should win the grammy for R&B Song of the Year.This song should win because it has a catchy tempo.It has a nice and clear vocals/its lyrics was clearly sang and has a feelings in every word or part of the song.And the instruments helped the music to be more fascinating and every rhythm has medium flow of tune;not too fast or too slow.

    Alexiss Gutierrez
    9-04

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  4. In my opinion, I would like Adorn by Miguel to win every grammy the song is nominated in. I love the lyrics in this song, it's what any girl would want to hear. He also has a beautiful voice that can never be compared to any one else. The beat isn't too fast, or too slow. It's just right. The rain drop sound effect sounds really cool as well.
    -Mary Duong 9-05

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  5. In my opinion,If I was given the chance to nomiate someone to win the grammy awards it would be Adorn by Miquel. My reason for picking this person,is becuase I really like the lyrics to it and the melody also, I also like the tune, and Miquel's voice, it really suits the song.I think the fact that this song was at a good pace was also good.

    -Raeesa Mohamed 9-06

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  6. The nominee that I think should win the Grammy Award for "R&B Song of the Year" is Adorn by Miguel. The reason this song should win is because it has a soothing tone that just forces you to relax in a way. He can reach such a high range in his vocal register. He has an astounding voice. It has a melody that has depth and like all R&B music, the song has a meaning behind it. It's not too fast, nor too slow, it has a medium tempo.

    -Hannah Magnaye 9-05

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  7. I think Adorn by Miquel should win the Grammy Award for R&B Song of the Year. I think it should win because i really like the lyrics and the melody is so nice, and i specially like Miquel's voice.it has a medium tempo is not too fast and not too slow.

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  8. The nominee that I think should win the Grammy Award for R&B song of the year is Adorn by Miquel. The Reason this song should win,is because I like the lyrics and the beat of the song.This is a good song where you can relax and it has a nice slow tempo not too fast and not too slow.

    -Carlo Supan 9-04

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  9. I think Adorn by Miguel should win the Grammy for R&B of the year.I like its beat, its not too fast and not too slow.This song is catchy.Miguel's voice is calm plus the water drop effect makes it more relaxing.


    -Christine Marquez 9-04

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  10. I thin that Heart Attack - Trey Songz should win the Grammy for R&B. I like how the tempo is not to fast, I like this song because of the lyrics, and another reason I like this song is because Trey sang it very well and wrote the lyrics well!

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  11. I say Adorn by Miguel should win the Grammy for R&B of the year because the beat of the song is nice, the tempo of the song is just right and its like one of those love songs that everyone likes to listen to.

    Joseph Terrado 9-05

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  12. I think that Adorn by miguel should win the grammy for R&b of the year because the tempo of the song is nice and slow, the beat is really good, and it is a song that i believe that everyone should listen to

    - Alex Alfaro 9-06

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  13. I think Adorn by Miguel should win the Grammy for R&B of the year. Because it brings back the original R&B classics which many people have grown attached to,the beat gives you a sensational feeling making you calm while listening to it, and lastly the vocals completely suit the song.

    - Amiel Jayubo 9-05

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  14. I think Adorn by Miguel should win the Grammy for R&B because the tempo is so soothing and you can just relax to this song. The lyrics are adorable, any girl would want to hear this, his vocals are amazing for a male, his vocals are in such a high range. The beat is also fun, but slow. Its still eligible to dance along to and to listen to.

    - Sompong Sana 9-06

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  15. I think Adorn by Miguel should win the Grammy for R&B. I want this song to win because it is a very relatable song and also the beat of this song is catchy, soothing and upbeat but at the same time you can relax to the song. I also like the tempo of the song because even though it is somewhat slow, anyone can still dance to the song. Lastly,I love the way Miguel can really change the vocal range in his voice.

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  16. The nominee that I think should win the Grammy Award for "R&B Song of the Year" is Adorn by Miguel. This song is very soothing and has this "R&B" feeling to it. His vocals are perfect to the tempo and beat of the song. He used computerized instruments that made the song sound like somewhat a lullaby. The lyrics were also very sweet and easy to understand.

    -Charisse Ahmad 9-06

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  17. Who i think should win the Grammy Award is Adorn by Miguel because this song is relaxing and the beat and tempo feels good to listen to. I find it really cool that he edited his music and made it sound more better.

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  18. The nominee that I think should win the Grammy Award for R&B song of the year is Adorn by Miquel. The Reason this song should win is because I like the lyrics and the beat of the song.
    J.B. Olea

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  19. I think Adorn by Miguel should win because he is very talented, and he has an amazing voice. It's a type of song that makes you want to relax because of the tempo and the way he sings.

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  20. Adorn by Miguel because he's a good singer and he wrote a really good song. i chose this song because I really like the beat and how he placed it. the lyrics are good too
    Terence Guanzon 9 - 06

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  21. The nominee that I think should win the Grammy Award for R&B song of the year is Adorn by Miquel. The Reason this song should win,is because I like the lyrics and the beat of the song.This is a good song where you can relax and it has a nice slow tempo not too fast and not too slow.


    Elijah Caparros

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