Music has profoundly impacted society. Musicians consistently write songs defining the voice of a generation. Music has clashed with our nation’s history several times and media outlets have always been there providing national stages allowing music to become integrated into the hearts and minds of the people. The following events and songs are just a few examples of how the integration of music in society has had significant importance in our culture in various ways. First, the political hostility from the younger generation in the 1960’s summed up by The Who song “My Generation”. Second, the concern for the environment in the 1970’s as song “Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell. Third, the misunderstood anti-military song Bruce “Born in the
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The younger generation was infuriated about the Vietnam War and the philosophy of “separate but equal”. Political protests were the social norm. Numerous musicians were making political driven songs and The Who’s “My Generation” personified how young people felt during the 1960’s and could be heard during protests throughout the decade. With lyrics like, “I hope I die before I get old” and “People try to put us down,” “My Generation" made a distinction between teens and their parents” (Rosenfeld, 2014). As explained in the article, “A student generation in revolt” generational conflict was not a new concept. With new music representing the youth culture gone were the days of young people living alone with their struggles (Easer, 1968). Thanks to the technology convergence of the TV and the Radio their message was now being communicated with like-minded individuals across the globe and songs like “My Generation” were being listened to throughout the …show more content…
It rests in the message of hope in songs, so many young Americans admire New Jersey's own Bruce Springsteen. And helping you make those dreams come true is what this job of mine is all about." Now, Ronald Regan must have been misguided about the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen’s song “Born in the U.S.A”. Because with lyrics like, “Got in a little hometown jam, So they put a rifle in my hand, Sent me off to a foreign land, To go and kill the yellow man” the song is not representing a positive message of the American government (Molloy, 2014). Regan’s misinterpretation of “Born in the U.S.A” would begin an avalanche of misrepresentation in the
The younger generation was infuriated about the Vietnam War and the philosophy of “separate but equal”. Political protests were the social norm. Numerous musicians were making political driven songs and The Who’s “My Generation” personified how young people felt during the 1960’s and could be heard during protests throughout the decade. With lyrics like, “I hope I die before I get old” and “People try to put us down,” “My Generation" made a distinction between teens and their parents” (Rosenfeld, 2014). As explained in the article, “A student generation in revolt” generational conflict was not a new concept. With new music representing the youth culture gone were the days of young people living alone with their struggles (Easer, 1968). Thanks to the technology convergence of the TV and the Radio their message was now being communicated with like-minded individuals across the globe and songs like “My Generation” were being listened to throughout the …show more content…
It rests in the message of hope in songs, so many young Americans admire New Jersey's own Bruce Springsteen. And helping you make those dreams come true is what this job of mine is all about." Now, Ronald Regan must have been misguided about the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen’s song “Born in the U.S.A”. Because with lyrics like, “Got in a little hometown jam, So they put a rifle in my hand, Sent me off to a foreign land, To go and kill the yellow man” the song is not representing a positive message of the American government (Molloy, 2014). Regan’s misinterpretation of “Born in the U.S.A” would begin an avalanche of misrepresentation in the