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Final Blog Post (Music 200X) by Trenton Woods

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  Trenton's Final Blog Music's ability to cope with emotions Personally music has always been a good way to get unwanted things off of my chest. Music has that ability to shift are emotions for the better and is something that I have utilized in the past. As I learned at a young age, music can change your mood from bad to good and good to great. When you have song that are relatable to your situation, it gives you that sense that you are not alone with the adversity you are dealing with at the given time.  Give Heaven Some Hell by Hardy This song right here is about a group of friends that have lost a member of there group. I can relate to this song by knowing that a person is living their best life from up above. This song gives me a comfortable feeling from the unfortunate loss that I experienced. This song is by Hardy and his crew released in the US in 2020 to help people cope with the fact of losing a close buddy or family member. This is one reason why music can help you b

Continued Exploration: You've Got A Friend In Me from Toy Story (Music and the Fictive Dream)

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  Background Information: I chose to write about the song featured in the movie Toy Story  called "You've Got a Friend In Me" . Toy Story is a computer animated film produced by Pixar and released by Disney Pictures in 1995. Directed by John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Josh Cooley, and Valerie LaPointe. Tom Hanks plays Woody and Tim Allen plays Buzz Lightyear. This movie series consisted 5 movies and was an extremely popular movie for everyone to enjoy.  "You've Got a Friend In Me" was written and sang by Randy Newman in 1995 for the movie. Newman sang 2 other songs in the movie called "Strange Things" and "I Will Go Sailing No More". All the songs were performed in the US and were clearly a big hit.  Overview: The meaning behind this song is special for the movie and for real life friendships that we can all relate to at some point in our lives. This song is about having a friend that will be there for you no matter what happens in life. That