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Jessie J Research task

Biography of Jessie J. Jessica Ellen Cornish is better known with her stage name as Jessie J. Jessie was born on the 27th of March in london and was raised there. Jessie began her career on stage at the age of 11 when she performed a role in the West End musical Whistle Down The Wind. She studied at the BRIT School before signing with Gut Records. She struck a deal with Sony/ATV Music publishing where she wrote for some artists including Chris brown and Miley Cyrus.

After signing up with Universal Republic, Jessie started to stand out after she released of her single “Do It Like a Dude”. Her next song ”Price Tag” topped the charts in 19 countries including the UK. That was followed by the the release of her album who you are in 2011. Her album charted a number two in the UK. Some of the songs in album included “Nobody’s Perfect” and “Who You Are”, with also “Domino: and Laserlight”. All of these song charted in the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. This made jessis the first british female artist to have six top ten singles from a studio album. The song “Dominoe” also had high results in a further international chart succsess, peaking at the number 6 on the US Billboard Hit 100, becoming her second number one single in the Uk. In 2012 Jessie performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside buckingham Palace in june. She also performed at the closing concert of the 2012 Olympic games in london on the 12th of August.

Song Alalisis1. Flashlight: media type="youtube" key="DzwkcbTQ7ZE" width="560" height="315"

Structure: Intro - Verse 1 - Verse 2 - Chorus - verse 3 - chorus - bridge - chorus - Post chorus - chorus.

Tone colour: Smooth, flowing, silky, emotional.

Time Signature: 4/4

Instruments:
 * Voice
 * backup voices
 * piano
 * Drum kit.

Song Genre: Pop

Pop characteristics(instruments):
 * Drum kit
 * Voice
 * Backup voices
 * Piano
 * Guitar


 * How would you describe the tempo of the piece?**

It has a moderatly fast tempo.


 * Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout?**

It start off quite slow but builds in the chorus to be faster.


 * Describe the dynamics of the piece. Is it loud or soft? Is it always loud or soft or does it change? If it changes, does it change suddenly or gradually?**

It starts off farley soft but gets gradually louder in the choruses.


 * Do all the instruments play all the time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments that others?**

It start with jus the piano, and then the rest of the song has all of the instruments until the end when it ends with justthe piano.


 * Do any of the instruments have any effects? Maybe the guitars?**

The use of the cymbal in the drum kit helps it build and is the distinction between when the song is fast and slow, also in different sections of the song,


 * Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice?**

Yes she does. She has a good range and is easily able to go to soft to loud quickly.


 * Are there back up vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections?**

Yes there are backup vocals in the choruses.


 * Is there an instrumental solo? What instrument plays the solo?**

There is no instrumental solos


 * Is the song major(happy) or minor (sad/angry)?**

The song starts as Minor but it also is Major, It changes between the two but is mostly major.


 * Can you make a comment on the texture (texture is all about the layers of sound)...are there many layers or only a few? Is the texture constant throughout or does it change?**

It has a thick texture all the way through, but that texture only contain the core instrument


 * Think about where the piece reaches its high point? Which section is it? What happens to make you think that this is the high point of the song?**

The last chorus. It brings the whole song together and is the point where Jessie's voice reaches its highest pitch. It is the highlight of the song.


 * Guitar chords:**

code  C When tomorrow comes C I'll be on my own G Feeling frightened up                        C The things that I don't know C When tomorrow comes, Tomorrow comes F Tomorrow comes

C And though the road is long C I look up to the sky G In the dark I found, I stop and I won't fly C                                       F And I sing along, I sing along, then I sing along

[CHORUS] C I got all I need when I got you and I G I look around me, and see sweet life Am I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight F You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night C                                           G Can't stop my heart when you shinin' in my eyes G                       Am Can't lie, it's a sweet life Am                                          F I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight C You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night G Cause you're my flash light Am                    F You're my flash light, you're my flash light

[VERSE] C I see the shadows long beneath the mountain top G I'm not the afraid when the rain won't stop C Cause you light the way F You light the way, you light the way

[CHORUS] C I got all I need when I got you and I G I look around me, and see sweet life Am I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight F You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night C                                           G Can't stop my heart when you shinin' in my eyes G                       Am Can't lie, it's a sweet life Am                                         F I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight C You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night G Cause you're my flash light Am                    F You're my flash light, you're my flash light

[CHORUS] C I got all I need when I got you and I G I look around me, and see sweet life Am I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight F You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night C                                           G Can't stop my heart when you shinin' in my eyes G                       Am Can't lie, it's a sweet life Am                                         F I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight C You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night G Cause you're my flash light Am                    F You're my flash light, you're my flash light

C you're my flash light G you're my flash light Am you're my flash light F you're my flash light

C oooooooooooooooio G oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiio Am oiiiiiioiiiioiiio F oohhhhhhhhohooo

C you're my flash light light light G you're my flash light Am yaioah   you're my flash light F you're my flash light code

Song Lyrics: When tomorrow comes I'll be on my own Feeling frightened of The things that i don't know When tomorrow comes Tomorrow comes Tomorrow comes

An though the road is long i look up to the sky And in the dark i found, I stop and i won't fly And I sing along, I sing along, then I sing along

I got all I need when i got you and I I look around me, and see a sweet life I'm stuck in the dark but your flashlight You're getting" me through the night Can't stop my heart when you shin in' in my eyes I can't lie, it's a sweet life I'm stuck in dark but your my flashlight You're getting' me, getting" me through the the night Cause you're my flashlight You're my flash light, you're my flash light

I see the shadows long beneath the mountain top I'm not afraid when rain won't stop Cause you light the way you light the way, you light the way

I got all i need when I got you and I I look around me and see sweet life I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight Yo're getting' me, getting' me through the night Can't stop my heart when you'r shinin' in my eyes Can't lie, it's a sweet life i'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight

You're gettin' me, getting' me through the night Cause you're my flashlight You're my flash light light light, your my flash light light light, You're my flash light, light, light, light, light ohhh I got all I need when I got you and I look around me, and see sweet life I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight You're getting' me, getting' me through the night Can't stop my heart when your shinning in my eyes Can't lie, it's a sweet life I'm stuck in the dark but your my flashlight You're getting' me, getting' me through the night Cause you're my flash light you're my flashlight, you're my flash light You're my flash light You're my flash light light light You're my flash light light light you're my flash light.

Song analysis 2 Price Tag: media type="youtube" key="qMxX-QOV9tI" width="560" height="315" Instumental - pre verse - verse - pre chorus - chorus - verse - pre chorus - chorus - bridge - chorus - chorus - post chorus.
 * Structure:**


 * Instruments:**
 * Drum kit
 * Vocal
 * Back up vocal
 * guitar Acoustic

4/4
 * Time Signature:**

Fun, smooth, care free
 * Tone colour:**

It is a fast tempo but its also catchy tempo.
 * How would you describe the tempo of the piece? **

The tempo does get faster and slower in different parts of the song. It starts with a fast tempo and maintains with the fast tempo throughout the whole song, it does get a bit slower in the verses and faster in the choruses. The tempo drops dramatically at the very end of the song, going a lot slower that it maintains in all of the song except for the last part.
 * Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout? **

It is loud the whole way through the song exempt in the ending, it gets louder in the choruses is a bit softer in the verses.
 * Describe the dynamics of the piece. Is it loud or soft? Is it always loud or soft or does it change? If it changes, does it change suddenly or gradually? **

In the part where B.O.B sings there are less instruments then the chorus where there are all of the instruments. The verse tended to have less instruments too. The ending also had no instrument exempt for Jessie's voice
 * Do all the instruments play all the time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments that others? **

**Do any of the instruments have any effects? Maybe the guitars?** The drum plays a major role in the song, it gives the basics for the catchy beat and it keeps the listener bobbing their head and tapping there toes. The guitar also has a big part of the song and pairs with the drum to make the song catchy and interesting.

**Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice?** Jessie j does have a distinctive sound voice, her voice is care free and fun, funky.

**Are there back up vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections?** There are backup vocals and they sang in the chorus.

**Is there an instrumental solo? What instrument plays the solo?**

There wasn't an instrumental solo in this song.

The song is major.
 * Is the song major(happy) or minor (sad/angry)? **

**Can you make a comment on the texture (texture is all about the layers of sound)...are there many layers or only a few? Is the texture constant throughout or does it change?** The texture is thin and thick in different places in the song. It is mostly thick in the chorus and thin at the start and in the verses and the bit where B.O.B sings.


 * Guitar chords:**

The song reaches its highest point in the chorus after B.O.B sings. It is distinguished as the highest point because there is so much going on, there are all of the instruments and the backup vocals also come in here.
 * Think about where the piece reaches its high point? Which section is it? What happens to make you think that this is the high point of the song? **

Song Lyrics:
Okay, Coconut man, Moon Head and Pea You ready? Seems like everybody's got a price, I wonder how they sleep at night When the sale comes first And the truth comes second. Just stop for a minute and smile Why is everybody so serious? Acting so damn mysterious? Got your shades on your eyes And your heels so high That you can't even have a good time [Pre-chorus:] Everybody look to their left (yeah) Everybody look to their right Can you feel that (yeah) We're paying with love tonight? [Chorus:] It's not about the money, money, money We don't need your money, money, money We just wanna make the world dance, Forget about the price tag Ain't about the (uh) ch-ch-ching ch-ching Ain't about the (yeah) bl-bling-bl-bling Wanna make the world dance, Forget about the price tag (OK) [Jessie J] We need to take it back in time, When music made us all unite! And it wasn't low blows and video hoes, Am I the only one getting tired? Why is everybody so obsessed? Money can't buy us happiness Can we all slow down and enjoy right now? Guarantee we'll be feeling alright [Pre-chorus:] Everybody look to their left (to their left) Everybody look to their right (to their right) Can you feel that (yeah) We're paying with love tonight? [Chorus:] It's not about the money, money, money We don't need your money, money, money We just wanna make the world dance, Forget about the price tag Ain't about the (uh) ch-ch-ching ch-ching Ain't about the (yeah) bl-bling-bl-bling Wanna make the world dance, Forget about the price tag [B.o.B] Yeah, yeah Well, keep the price tag And take the cash back Just give me six strings and a half stack And you can, can keep the cars Leave me the garage And all I, yes, all I need Are keys and guitars And guess what? In 30 seconds I'm leaving to Mars Yeah, we leaping across These undefeatable odds It's like this, man You can't put a price on a life We do this for the love So we fight and sacrifice Every night So we ain't gon' stumble and fall Never Waiting to see or send a sign of defeat Uh uh So we gonna keep everyone Moving their feet So bring back the beat And then everyone sing It's not about the money [Chorus 2x] [Jessie J ‒ Outro] Yeah, yeah Oh-oh Forget about the price tag, yeah