Music: The Voice of the People
By Jennifer Lancaster
Music is an essential part
of society.
It reflects:
• Culture
• Political movements
• Societal concerns
Music of the 60s
Music became more
experimental, radical, and
outwardly political.
• Scott McKenzie’s “San
Francisco (Wear Some
Flowers in Your Hair)”
• Neil Young’s “Ohio”
• Bob Dylan’s “The Times
They Are A- Changin’”
• Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s
Restaurant”
• James Brown’s “Say it
Loud, I’m Black and I’m
Proud”
• Country Joe and the
Fish’s “I-Feel-Like- I’mFixin’-to-Die-Rag”
The change in music could be
attributed to:
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The Civil Rights Movement
The Viet Nam War
The Feminist Movement
The drug culture
The Hippie Movement
Other cultural events
Is politically charged
music extinct today?
I will examine to what extent
music parallels the
contemporary historical events
of the past 45 years.
I will study music and
culture for each decade:
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Today
A Flock of Seagulls
The cover of a Smashing Pumpkins
album
Finished Product:
Research paper and presentation
describing
politics in popular music and
where it stands today.
My presentation will
consist of:
• An account of major political and
historical events from the 1960s until
today
• A description and comprisal of major
music from each decade
• A final conclusion of the significance
that politics holds on popular music
today
Pictures:
http://www.woodstock69.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SmashingPump
kins-Adore.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Flock_of_Seagulls
http://members.aol.com/bowtwanger/Hendrix.html
http://www.60smuseum.org/music2.htm
http://www.60smuseum.org/politic2.htm
Song: The Weight By The Band