Songs

Somewhere Over the Rainbow
-originally a song made for the movie, "The Wizard of Oz."
-over the years it has been sung by many different artists.
-This song is about getting out of a town where you've been your whole life and into somewhere beyond  one's imagination.

Life in a Northern Town
-originally sung by Dream Academy
-later it was sung by Sugarland, Little Big Town, and Jake Owen
-This song has a hidden meaning to it.  Dream Academy wrote it in memory of Nick Drake, a songwriter who died in 1974 of possible suicide.  Nick Drake never 'waved goodbye', and he never knew how successful he'd be some 30 years later, but he influenced a lot of musicians.

Life is a Highway
-originally sung by Tom Cochren
-later Rascal Flatts sang it and it was made famous for the soundtrack from the movie, "Cars."
-This song is about life in general and how it has its twists and turns, and its ups and downs.  Life is a long journey, we never know what will happen next, just like a highway goes on and on and we never know what will be around the next corner.

Quiz 5 Questions About my Video

What does this video say about our culture?
- The United States is very involved with the Olympics along with any other country.  When the Olympics are held it seems like there are a lot of people glued to their t.v.'s watching all of the different events.  This brings our culture together to a certain extent.  We all want our "team" to win so we watch what is going on at the same time and it brings us all together.

What does the video say about youtube culture?
-Anything can be put on the internet, even important events such as the Olympics. 

How can you back this up?
-If someone missed a certain event of the Olympics then it is very easy to find something about it on youtube. Most all events/races are posted.

YouTube clip

2008 olympic track and field trials