Music Generations

ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA QUINTA DAS FLORES Listening Comprehension Activity

10th Form October 2009

Music - Generations

Different decades can be characterized by the music people listen to. Listen to several song extracts, from different decades. 1. Identify in the following table the decade when the song was released.

1950s Son g No.

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2. Listen to the song extracts again and identify the song titles and singers / bands. ____ a. The Who – “My Generation” ____ b. The Clash – “London Calling” ____ c. Jerry Lee Lewis – “Great Balls of Fire” ____ d. Smashing Pumpkins – “1979” ____ e. The Cure – “Just Like Heaven” ____ f. Janis Joplin – “Mercedes Benz”

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____ g. Chuck Berry – “Johnny B. Goode”

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____ h. Green Day – “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”

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____ i. Rolling Stones – “Satisfaction” ____ j. Michael Jackson – “Thriller”

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____ k. Bee Gees – “Staying Alive”

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____ l. Nirvana – “Come as You Are”

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____ m. AC/DC – “Thunderstruck” ____ n. White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army” ____ o. The Beatles – “All You Need is Love” ____ p. The Killers – “Mr. Brightside” ____ q. Coldplay – “Clocks” ____ r. Oasis – “Wonderwall” ____ s. U2 – “Sunday, Bloody Sunday”

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____ t. Elvis Presley – “Blue Suede Shoes” ____ u. Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody” ____ v. Bill Haley – “Rock Around the Clock” ____ w. David Bowie – “Heroes” ____ x. Madonna – “Like a Prayer”

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