The protest song from the 1960’s that I chose to do a textual analysis on is called Give peace a chance, by John Lennon. The song was released in 1969. During the 1970’s, this song became an anthem of the American anti-war movement. This was about war in general and the Vietnam war. One of the themes for this song is peace. “All we are saying is give peace a chance” (John Lennon Lyrics, 2017, p.1 Album, Live Peace in Toronto 1969). John Lennon’s song, give peace a chance, was telling people to strive for peace and not war. The lyrics for this song were a way for Lennon too voice his own personal views on peace and …show more content…
This song was released on October 7, 2016. The song is about President Donald Trump actions and words along with other issues we face. One theme of this song is hate. The lyrics talk about what good is history, if we repeat it? Repeating horrible acts such as bigotry and tyranny. A person wearing a Donald Trump mask spews words of hate-filled messages to the masses in the video for this song. The song lyrics are also in regards to Trump’s ignorant policies and his racism. Within Green day’s lyrics and video for troubled times, they feel that Donald Trump will usher in another era of civil unrest in