30 November

Start of class: "Falling Out of Love" by Sean Lennon from Friendly Fire (2006)

Start of class: "Be My Number Two" by Joe Jackson from Body and Soul (1984)

Example of metal going pop: "Jump" by Van Halen from 1984 (1984)

Example of thrash metal: "One" by Metallica from ...And Justice For All (1988)

U2 example 1: "An Cat Dubh" from Boy (1980)

U2 example 2: "Pride (In the Name of Love) from The Unforgettable Fire (1984)

R.E.M. example 1: "Radio Free Europe" from Murmur (1983)

R.E.M. example 2: "The One I Love" from Document (1987)

End of class: "Louisiana Blues" by Muddy Waters (1950)

28 November

Start of class: "Spirit in the Night" by Bruce Springsteen from Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)

Start of class: "Now I'm Here" by Queen from Sheer Heart Attack (1974)

Michael Jackson example 1: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" from Off the Wall (1979)

Michael Jackson example 2: "Billie Jean" from Thriller (1982) (Video from the Motown 25 concert and television special in 1983)

Michael Jackson example 3: "Beat It" from Thriller (1982)

Example of 80s pop: "Like a Virgin" by Madonna from Like a Virgin (1984)

Example of 80s pop: "When Doves Cry" by Prince from Purple Rain (1984)

Example of metal going pop: "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest from British Steel (1980)

End of class: "Forge Forward" by the Dudes from Bee Puncher (2003)

21 November

Start of class: "Princes of the Universe" by Queen from A Kind of Magic (1986)

Start of class: "Both Sides Now" by Dave Ronk from The Mayor of MacDougal Street (2005)

Late disco sample for rap: "Good Times" by Chic from Risqué (1978)

Example of early rap: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979)

Example of early rap: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982)

Example of b-boy rap: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J from Radio (1985)

Example of rap/rock hybrid: "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith from Raising Hell (1986)

18 November

Start of class: "No Myth" by Michael Penn from March (1989)

Start of class: "Running on Empty" by Jackson Browne from Running on Empty (1977)

Example of UK new wave: "Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello from This Year's Model (1978)

Example of New York new wave: "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads from Talking Heads '77 (1977)

Example of west coast punk/hardcore: "Holiday in Cambodia" by the Dead Kennedys from Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)

Example of psychedelic soul/early funk: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly and the Family Stone (1969)

Example of funk: "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" by Parliament/Funkadelic from Mothership Connection (1976)

End of class: "We Can Have It" by the Dears from No Cities Left (2003)

16 November

Start of class: "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson from Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

Start of class: "For No One" by the Beatles from Revolver (1966)

Start of class: "Believe" by Hanson from Underneath (2004)

Example of Krautrock/Europop: "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk from Autobahn (1974)

Example of early Bee Gees: "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (1968)

Example of disco-era Bee Gees: "You Should Be Dancing" from Children of the World and the film Saturday Night Fever (1976)

Donna Summer example: "Love to Love You" (1975)

Donna Summer example: "Bad Girls" (1979)

Example of UK punk: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

Example of American punk: "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" by the Ramones from The Ramones (1976)

End of class: "Why Are You Looking Grave?" by Mew from And the Glass Handed Kites (2005)

14 November

Start of class: "Last Love Song For Now" by Okkervil River from Black Sheep Boy (2005)

Progressive country example: "Pancho and Lefty" by Townes van Zandt from The Late Great Townes van Zandt (1972)

Outlaw country example: "Whiskey River" by Willie Nelson from Shotgun Willie (1973)

Arena rock example: "More Than a Feeling" by Boston from Boston (1976)

Bruce Springsteen example: "Born to Run" from Born to Run (1975)

Bruce Springsteen example: "State Trooper" from Nebraska (1982)

Philly soul example: "Back Stabbers" by the O'Jays (1972)

End of class: "The Show Must Go On" by Pink Floyd from The Wall (1979)

End of class: "The Invisible Man" by Queen from The Miracle (1989)

11 November

Start of class: "Monkey Gone to Heaven" by the Pixies from Doolittle (1989)

Start of class: "Adventure Rocket Ship" by Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 from Olé! Tarantula (2006)

Start of class: "Friendship" by Sloan from Between the Bridges (1999)

9 November

Start of class: "Introduction" by Leonard Cohen from Live in London (2009)

Start of class: "Ricky's Theme" by the Beastie Boys from The In Sound From Way Out! (1996)

Start of class: "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie Nelson from Red Headed Stranger (1975)

Start of class: "In Bloom" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991)

Aesthetics and Spectacle example 1: "Deuce" by Kiss from Kiss (1974)

Aesthetics and Spectacle (Glam) example 2: "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)

Progressive rock example: "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd from The Wall (1979)

Singer-songwriter example: "You've Got a Friend" by Carole King from Tapestry (1971)

Country rock example: "Take It Easy" by the Eagles from Eagles (1972)

End of class: "Spark That Bled" by the Flaiming Lips from The Soft Bulletin (1999)

7 November

Start of class: "Gotta Stay High" by the New Radicals from Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (1998)

Start of class: "Burning Memories" by Waylon Jennings from Backtracks (1964)

Start of class: "Buggin' (Remix)" by the Flaming Lips from The Soft Bulletin (1999)

Example of hard rock: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Example of hard rock: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Example of heavy metal: "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath (1970)

Example of heavy metal: "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath (1970)

Example of souther rock: "Whipping Post" by the Allman Brothers Band from The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

End of class: "Creeping Death" by Metallica from Ride the Lightning (1984)

4 November

Start of class: "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2 from War (1983)

Start of class: "All You Zombies" by the Hooters from Nervous Night (1985)

San Francisco counter-culture example: "St. Stephen" by the Grateful Dead from Aoxomoxoa (1969)

San Francisco counter-culture example: "Piece of My Heart" by Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin, lead singer) from Cheap Thrills (1968)

London counter-culture example: "Purple Haze" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience from Are You Experienced? (1967)

London counter-culture example: "Crossroads (Live at Winterland)" by Cream (Eric Clapton, guitar) from Wheels of Fire (1968)

Los Angeles counter-culture example: "The End" by the Doors from The Doors (1967)

New York counter-culture example: "Heroin" by the Velvet Underground from The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

End of class: "Feral" by Radiohead from King of Limbs (2011)

2 November

Start of class: "The Celebration of Kindness" by the Dudes from Beepuncher (2003)

Start of class: "Where Do You Run To?" by Vivian Girls from Vivian Girls (2008)

Example of protest song: "I'm Ain't Marchin' Anymore" by Phil Ochs from (ca. 1965)

Bob Dylan example: "Blowin' In The Wind" from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)

Example of folk antipathy for rock: "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" by Peter, Paul and Mary from Album 1700 (1967)

Bob Dylan example 2: "Like a Rolling Stone" from Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

Bob Dylan example 3: "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan from Bringing It All Back Home (1965)

Folk Rock example: "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds from Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)

Example of San Francisco countercultural music: "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane from Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

End of class: "Amie" by Damien Rice from O (2002)