Social Protest in Modern Music
Music of the Vietnam era gave birth to a modern age of protest and political callings in the music industry today. Since the beginning of time music has been used to send messages and communicate feelings; love, pain, peace and rebellion alike have been presented through a song. To this day these messages remain in music. As time change so do the messages music brings. In the 60’s and 70’s it was protest for social change and an end to a senseless war. Today many song writers still advocate social change, but in today’s music industry, songs with a political message must sell. You wont find a song on the radio today unless it will make somebody money, not the musician singing for a cause or a songwriter expressing his beliefs, but big business record producers. There are many influential songs advocating extreme social change and public policy reform, over issues like government corruption, abortions rights, and even American involvement on foreign soil. But as I stated earlier if it wont sell, it will not reach the shapeable minds of politically neutral Americans. To present this argument I will look at songs form mainstream media to present their message.
He advocates or presence in Iraq and America’s International policy by reminding Americans of September 11th and what it was we lost that day. “Have you forgotten when those towers fell? We had neighbors still inside going through a living hell.” The song also presents a attack on the liberal media by presenting the fact that all footage had been removed from American Television, “ said it’s too disturbing for you and me…if it was up to me I’d show it every day.” He states in response to that statement. The tone used is one of somber remorse, which shifts into one of a call to actions by the end. His views of action resemble those of political groups of the 60’s like Malcolm X; the song is not advocating peaceful end to the situation but presenting an argument for action and violence. The opening line sums this up well, “I hear people saying we don’t need this war, I say there’s something worth fighting for.” day is a song politically advocating our war on Iraq. Darrel Worley and Wyan Varble present the reasons we need to be in Iraq throughout the text of their song; “Have you forgotten.” Worley presents his views by supporting President Bush’s claims that we are “protecting American lives and keeping America free.” He states, “What about our freedom and this piece of ground, we did not get to keep them by backing down.” Presenting an argument agains
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Music Vietnam,
Harlem Boston,
Luther King’s,
American Television,
Dr King,
Rock/Pop Genera,
Americans September,
President Bush’s,
Wyan Varble,
Eyed Peas,
social change,
mainstream media,
liberal media,
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dr king,
tellin’ i’m,
music industry,
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Approximate Word count = 946
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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