Bob Dylan Monsters Of War

This paper will serve as a critical analysis of music derived mostly in the 1960’s. The music that has been chosen will outline the political discord found in the popular consensus of the American people. Lyrics found within the chosen songs will expression the annoyance with the unpopular wars of America with a strong look at Vietnam. During the analysis, song genre, composers, labels, and year of songs will be viewed to bring understanding to the widespread issues faced by mass audiences though media suggestions. Further research will be conducted to analyze the level of bitterness caused by the Vietnam War, though the use of prevalent media articles from the 1960’s and published peer-reviewed papers. This review is intended to give
Bob Dylan shows extreme dislike for these complexes within his lyrics in regards to the building and manufacturing of guns, planes, and bombs. He makes references with great disdain and disgust in how these complexes are destroying the world and the lives of so many, while they fight only for the profits which they stand to gain. This song makes statements suggesting that the military complex disregards moral obligations to mankind while also stating “Like Judas of old you lie and deceive a world war can be won you want me to believe”. (Dylan, B., 1963) Within this song Bob Dylan expresses how he wishes death upon the owners of these industries, which in retrospect breeds anger for these complexes from the followers of his music. Bob Dylan writes in the folk genre which tells more of a story to highlight real world issues. This song is extremely inflammatory and controversial which stands to create hatred thought out his crowd. This song could be a leading reason in future protests which took place in
lyrics took on a more sarcastic approach which could be construed in favor for or in opposition of the war. In similarity to the 1963 release of “Monsters of War” (Bob Dylan) there is a reference made toward Wall Street and how there is money to be made from the production of “tools of the trade”. (McDonald, C., 1967) This could suggest that the composers of these 1960 era songs were attempting to engrain a conclusion that this unpopular war was being fought in the interests of big business concealed in governmental greed. In the hook of the song which refers to a short riff that denotes a message, the question is presented “What are we fighting for?” (McDonald, C., 1968) This would give the audience an interpersonal impression that the composer is unknowing for the reason of war just as they are, furthermore driving the point that the current war could equal greed. Within both of these songs there is a strict message that death will follow to all those who fight in Vietnam. Although this song makes light of this message, the hook has the reappearance of the lyric “we're all gonna die.” (McDonald, C., 1968) The defining difference between these two compositions is the dislike of communism portrayed in McDonald’s song in contrast to the dislike of the entire war and Military Industrial Complex written by Dylan. This could be accredited to the writing style and genre that