... anytime within hearing distance of a church" (Nuzum 214). During this decade, many lyrics of popular songs are forced to be changed. One example of this occurs in1953. Lyrics in the song "These Foolish Things" are changed by the publisher because of concerns that the original words are too sexually aggressive. The phrase "gardenia perfume lingering on a pillow" is altered to "a ... Mathews Band's "Crash Into Me", or Lynyrd Skynard's "Tuesday's Gone". But what about Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets", or the classic Tramps hit "Disco Inferno"? Even Lewis Armstrong's touching song, "What a...

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... attracted to or influenced by a moral or ethical message with which they do not agree. People who disagree with a message in a song either reject it and never let it touch their CD player again or create a twisted definition of the song that fits their beliefs, which no one can dispute. Patricia Greenfield, a social scientist, conducted a study of music in 1987. She played ... Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" to children of all ages, and then asked them what they thought the song meant. All children attributed the theme of the song to pride in the USA, the singer's birthplace. When...

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... , one aspect that made him popular is his lyrics. Bob Dylan's lyrics are very well known. Ranging from comedic tones to tackling controversial issues such as prejudice, as in his song "Hurricane", Bob Dylan became the voice of oppressed. As Folk Rock became more and more popular, a new music style was evolved from it that became known as "hippie music." In ... against authority and injustice. It became oriented more around violence and expression of anger. As different styles of music emerged on the market, Rock lost a portion of the audience to rap music, pop music, or hip hop music. Ro...

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