Song Analysis Of The Song 'I Ain T Marchin Anymore'

Music can play an important role in history, as music has not only been around for a long time, but has brought many people together in the past as well as currently. Music has always reflected and created the factors that either facilitate or impede social change throughout history. In the past, there have been numerous occasions where throughout rough times, music would help create not only communities, but help unite citizens towards one common goal. For example, during the Vietnam war, many songs regarding war were created. These songs motivated many people to rise up together in order to oppose war. The song that stood out to me the most would be “I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore” by Phil Ochs. This song moved quickly and poetically as through
The song that I would pick to be the best representing song of the time period would be “War” by Edwin Starr. This song is incredibly powerful in impelling citizens to fight for their rights, and fight against the government and the war. The lyrics of “War” inquire of the very existence of war itself, and how it has brought no benefits and only misfortune. The song portrays war as completely negative, as it focuses on everything that was lost to war. Among the lines, “They say we must fight to keep our freedom, But Lord knows there's got to be a better way” they prove how the song does not support the Domino Theory. According to the Domino Theory, is one country were to fall into communism, a domino effect would occur. The lines, “They say we must fight to keep our freedom”, depicts how many people back then believed that they needed to fight the war in Vietnam to prevent communism. The following line “But Lord knows there's got to be a better way”, disputes this logic, claiming that there must be another way other than war. The song that has the greatest resonance today would be “For What it’s Worth” by Buffalo