Zoe Payne MUSIC F200

  " Buy Dirt " Musical Analysis Link to my song  Here This song is made between Jordan Davis as well as Luke Bryan. Jordan Davis has a few popular songs while Luke Bryan is one of the most famous country singers ever. They made this amazing song together.  This song was released in 2021.  This song makes me feel extremely happy. It is about enjoying the smaller things in life like loving and having a family. He says to thank god for the dirt (land) you can own because he isn't ever making anymore of it. It makes me really appreciate the beautiful earth that we live on.  MUSICAL ELEMENTS Tempo-  The tempo of this song is 178 bpm. This songs tempo is pretty quick. This makes sense with the way that they are performing this song to be a happy one. It isn't super fast  but the background music behind the words is a pretty consistent quicker speed. I think this is important to make the song stay happy and upbeat versus slower and sadder.  Lyrics-  The lyrics in this song a

"Oklahoma Smokeshow" Musical Analysis LINK TO MY SONG-  HERE This song is made by Zach Bryan. He is an extremely popular artist in the country music community.  This song has 44 million plays on YouTube.  Oklahoma Smokeshow  by Zach Bryan was made in 2022 in Tennessee This song is personally very relaxing to me. It helps me to calm down. When I hear this song as well as many others by the same artist I usually think of car rides with family and friends over summer.  Musical Elements: Tempo-  the tempo of this song is 123 bpm. This is a pretty normal to quicker paced song. This is a very good tempo for this song because it is fast enough that it is a song and not just talking, but it is slow enough that you can really understand the lyrics and understand that it is a serious kind of sad song overall Lyrics- I think the lyrics are the next most important part of the song. These lyrics are very emotional as well as very powerful. This song talks about living in a small town. The

  Introduction Blog!!          Hi! My name is Zoe Payne. I am from Eagle River, Alaska. I love the outdoors as well as hunting and fishing. I work as a barista which is super fun to me! I also am in school right now to be an Elementary school teacher. I have two younger siblings who I am very close with! This is me fishing the Kenai River with my boyfriend as well as my two cousins and my cousins girlfriend when they came to visit us this summer!! My relationship to music is pretty strong, I played cello for 8 years which I loved. I do not play anymore but I have a lot of very nice memories. I also love listening to any kind of music. I have been to about 25 concerts as well as 4 musicals. Country music is my favorite but I honestly listen to a bit of everything.  One of my favorite songs is Oklahoma Smokeshow by Zach Bryan