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    Liu002 Pop Music From 50s To 80s

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    When Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" was released in the 1950s, it created a new sound in music and perfectly expressed the fast-moving society. In the 1960s, teenagers rebelled against their parents' values through fashionable clothes and long hair, giving rise to the hippie movement. The 1980s brought music videos and MTV, changing the music scene by broadcasting musicians and investing heavily in star music videos.

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    When Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" was released in the 1950s, it created a new sound in music and perfectly expressed the fast-moving society. In the 1960s, teenagers rebelled against their parents' values through fashionable clothes and long hair, giving rise to the hippie movement. The 1980s brought music videos and MTV, changing the music scene by broadcasting musicians and investing heavily in star music videos.

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    When Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" was released in the 1950s, it created a new sound in music and perfectly expressed the fast-moving society. In the 1960s, teenagers rebelled against their parents' values through fashionable clothes and long hair, giving rise to the hippie movement. The 1980s brought music videos and MTV, changing the music scene by broadcasting musicians and investing heavily in star music videos.

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    B1 Popular Music – From the 1950s to the 1980s LIU002

    Word Formation : Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits in each
    space.

    When Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock ” appeared in the 1950s a new sound in music
    was created. It was the perfect ____________________ (EXPRESS) of a fast-moving society.
    Although teenagers liked it, the older generation hated it. The king of the rock and roll era
    was Elvis Presley, who provoked his audience with his hip swings.

    In the 1960s teenagers started to rebel against society. They were against everything their
    parents stood for: _________________ (FASHION) cloths, no drugs, no sex before
    ____________________ (MARRY) and other things.

    When teenagers started dressing themselves in old clothes and wore wild, loose hair, the
    hippy _____________________ (MOVE) was born. The most famous band of the 1960s were
    The Beatles, with their _____________________ (CATCH) tunes and cool hairstyles. Their music
    influenced many bands and ___________________ (COMPOSE) who came after them.

    In the 1970s disco queens and punk bands set the trend in popular music. Some, like the
    Sex Pistols, preferred ________________ (CHAOS) sounds. In contrast, female singers like
    Gloria Gaynor and Donna Summer filled dancing floors with hot disco beats.

    The 1980s brought an important change in the music scene. For the first time
    ___________________ (MUSIC) showed themselves on television as MTV, the first music video
    station started broadcasting. Record labels invested ___________________ (HEAVY) in making
    great videos of their stars. Towards the end of the decade, pop divas like Mariah Carey and
    Whitney Houston produced __________________ (COUNT) hits with their _____________________
    (POWER) voices.

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    When Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” appeared in the 1950s a new sound in music was
    created. It was the perfect expression (EXPRESS) of a fast-moving society. Although
    teenagers liked it, the older generation hated it. The king of the rock and roll era was Elvis
    Presley, who provoked his audience with his hip swings.

    In the 1960s teenagers started to rebel against society. They were against everything their
    parents stood for: fashionable (FASHION) cloths, no drugs, no sex before marriage
    (MARRY) and other things.

    When teenagers started dressing themselves in old clothes and wore wild, loose hair, the
    hippy movement (MOVE) was born. The most famous band of the 1960s were The Beatles,
    with their catchy (CATCH) tunes and cool hairstyles. Their music influenced many bands
    and composers (COMPOSE) who came after them.

    In the 1970s disco queens and punk bands set the trend in popular music. Some, like the
    Sex Pistols, preferred chaotic (CHAOS) sounds. In contrast, female singers like Gloria
    Gaynor and Donna Summer, filled dancing floors with hot disco beats.

    The 1980s brought an important change in the music scene. For the first time musicians
    (MUSIC) showed themselves on television as MTV, the first music video station started
    broadcasting. Record labels invested heavily (HEAVY) in making great videos of their stars.
    Towards the end of the decade, pop divas like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
    produced countless / uncountable (COUNT) hits with their powerful (POWER) voices.

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