60's and 70's Protest Songs: Leading or Reflecting
From the beginning of recorded history music in some form or other has told the story of life and its beauty, wonder, struggles, and causes. From the love between a man and a woman to the oppression of people, music and song have been supplying the soundtrack to life. Music has a tendency to question authority and the status quo that occasionally is misdirected, misinformed and in some cases just plain wrong. In modern times, because of the advances in telecommunications, music took on an even more important place in the world. In other words, the volume could be cranked up globally. The music of the 1960's and the 1970's reflected the generation. The music gave evidence of what the world was doing wrong. This was expressed and manifested through the protest songs the artists, and their lifestyles. The music reflected the generation by, being heard rather than just listened to, and lyrics contained social commentary that was profoundly relevant. The 1960's was home to the Sexual Revolution, Woodstock, the Civil Rights Movement, the British Invasion and the Summer of Love. A large percentage of the music that came out of the 60's and 70's was about the words not the. Music reflected the needs and wants of the loud and proud under 3
People moving out, People moving in. That is a protest against Christians coveting one another’s belongs. Also it could be a protest against the rampant capitalism that was becoming increasingly evident in the 60's and 70's. So Lord won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
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