Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney -
I Love Rock and Roll
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock N Roll
The song that I chose to compare is the song “I love rock and roll” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts to Alex Gaudino & Jason Rooneys version of the song. The song was originally written in 1975 for Arrows but it did not really gain much popularity until Joan Jett and the Blackhearts covered it. This song has been covered a lot by different artist but these two are the ones that really stick out to me. The lyrics in Joan Jett’s song is pretty much the same as the original song performed by the Arrows but the lyrics in Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooneys song is completely different. All they sing is pretty much just the main chorus which is “I love rock and roll.” The melody of the song covered by these different artists could not be more different. For the Joan Jett version of the song, the melody is made mainly from the guitars and the drum making it sound like a classic rock song but from the Alex Gaudino & Jason Rooneys version, it seems like they used electric keyboards and maybe even placed a synthesizer in it giving it this techno feel to it. The Rhythm in these cover songs are also very different. For the Joan Jetts version, the rhythm is very constant and carried throughout the whole song by the drums. Even when Joan Jett was singing her brief solo part, you could still hear the drums in the background keeping the beat. In Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooneys version, the rhythm is very irregular. When they were playing the guitar, it would turn into this techno sound by numerous effects such as echoes and synthesizers. As for the organization, the Joan Jett version seems very organized and very efficient. The Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooneys version seemed very chaotic with its sounds. At one point it would play a guitar sound then it would kick into this unpredictable techno dance sound made by special effects.
When listening to these two songs, you can defiantly tell how different the emotions are in them. The speed of Joan Jett’s version of the song seems to be at some parts, to have a very medium pace whereas in Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney’s version of the song, it seems it be very fast. In Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney’s version of the song, you can defiantly tell that there is a more of a tension and release effect going on than in Joan Jett’s version. In their song, there was a nice guitar playing then you could tell that tension was being released when all of that techno dance sound started to come on.
The song that I would prefer to listen to would be the Joan Jett version of the song. The reason why I prefer this version over the other is because I just like how its more organized and more predictable than the other version. I also like how it keeps its rhythm throughout the song through the sound of the drums. Ultimately, I think this is just a more of a classical version of this song and it keeps true to itself by singing about rock and roll and then using classical rock and roll instruments.
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