Protest songs from the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement Simple Song of Freedom Bobby Darin Come and sing a simple song of freedom Sing it like you’ve never sung before Let it fill the air Tell the people everywhere We‚ the people here‚ don’t want a war. Hey‚ there‚ mister black man‚ can you hear me? I don’t want your diamonds or your game I just want to be someone known to you as me And I will bet my life you want the same.
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In the article “The Return of the Protest Song”‚ Tillet writes about the turnback of protest music after their downstrend in 1960s and the redenifition of the kind of music. The coming back is the responsibility of the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. They use music to say and express their aspiration of Civil Right. In the same time‚ hiphop was seen as a new form of political music‚ and it has an important influence and spread quickly. Before 1960s‚ writers wrote music lyrics base on political
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Protests Against the Vietnam War The 1960s and 1970s were a turbulent time for Americans as the country entered in the Vietnam War‚ from 1965 to 1975. The lives of young men were drastically changed as they were entered into the draft lottery. Others were outraged by the United States entering yet another war. Americans across the country came together and formed huge‚ diverse protests to stop the Vietnam War and save the lives of the soldiers and innocent civilians. Protesters weakened America’s
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still used today. They came to be called the Hippies. The Hippie movement started in San Francisco‚ California and spread across the United States‚ through Canada‚ and into parts of Europe (Hippie). But it had its greatest influence in America. During the 1960 ’s a radical group called the Hippies shocked America with their alternative lifestyle and radical beliefs. Hippies came from many different places and had many different backgrounds. All Hippies were young‚ from the ages of 15 to 25 (Hippie)
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highly influential figure of the time period. Hippies were vital to the American counterculture‚ fueling a movement to expand awareness and stretch accepted values. The hippies ’ solutions to the problems of institutionalized American society were to either participate in mass protests with their alternative lifestyles and radical beliefs or drop out of society completely. The government and the older generations could not understand their way of life. Hippies were often portrayed as criminals‚ subversive
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Thus far the Vietnam War has shown to be a highly complex situation. Many of times‚ I have found myself agreeing with Lyndon B. John’s decisions to escalate the war. First and foremost‚ the United States had made a promise of freedom and tranquility to the people (whom were not part of Viet-Cong) of Vietnam. As an American‚ it is my opinion that the United States had to uphold its word‚ essentially its credibility. Secondly‚ withdrawing troops from Vietnam when the situation was really out of
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to help achieve their desired results. Instead of making lectures‚ they decided to write songs filled with symbolism and meaning with a direct message. These people wrote passionate songs fighting for their rights. If these people didn’t stand up to the wrongness of the culture we would still be living in it today. John Lennon‚ one of the most influential songwriters and musician to ever lived‚ wrote a song called “Give Peace a Chance.” John and Yoko were staying at Queen Elizabeth’s hotel on
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and everything in between has lead to a great deal of politically charged music. Songs that are associated with such radical social movements and political change are often referred to as protest songs. Protest songs have an effortless way of coalescing people by sharing feelings of dissent against certain injustices‚ whether on a personal or more overarching governmental level. Some of the most popular protest songs to date include Billie Holiday’s “Strange
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The Vietnam War has been one of the most terrifying wars United States was ever a part of. It included bloodshed like any other war but gave rise to a revolution. College students were attracted to this and started organizing marches and other protests. These protests‚ like the one that was organized by the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)‚ attracted a lot of support from around the country “Vietnam War Protest”. The students would have concerts to spread their message of love and peace by
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the phrase “protest song” I immediately thought of songs and chants that are sung during picket lines and at rallies. I first believed that protest songs must directly address an issue that the artist or group of people wish to see changed in the near future. After doing some research I found that protest songs do not explicitly state that they are wishing for change. The song “Paper Planes” by M.I.A‚ or Mathangi Arulpragasm‚ is by my definition of the phrase‚ a protest song. This song was written
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