Music And Political Conflict Between Hong Kong And China

The music shaped society during the 1900s, helping in the development of society’s social history. Music and society are highly influenced by one another. Music both inspires and motivates people to do what they feel is right. When we realize how they correspond with each other, it brings others together, for example, “On February 9, 1964, an estimated 70 million Americans tuned into the Ed Sullivan show”(Wong, 39), all different kinds of people in America came together to watch what was called “The Beatlemania”, which featured The Beatles. The Beatles inspired other music artists to push the way they play music in a new way. The more music being played, the more media it would receive, which would bring in more profits. Music is in every culture, such as, Christians who sued music as a praise to Christ, to thank him and worship his holiness. It is widely varied between all times, places and cultures. People express their emotions and ideas through their music. Music expresses people’s emotions, concerns, and feelings about situations like, the Civil Rights Movement.

Music has a dynamic ability of influencing emotions, from mood regulation to rumination and self-expression. The presence of political and social messages in popular music is frequently seen across cultures, in particular focusing on social issues and racism (Back, 2000, 127). This paper attempted to explore the political and social messages in popular music, more specifically it investigated the relationship between Soul music and civil rights movements in the United States.

Music is an art form and source of power. Many forms of music reflect culture and society, as well as, containing political content and social message. Music as social change has been highlighted throughout the 20th century. In the 1960s the United States saw political and socially oriented folk music discussing the Vietnam War and other social issues. In Jamaica during the 1970s and 1980s reggae developed out of the Ghetto’s of Trench town and expressed the social unrest of the poor and the need to over-through the oppressors. The 1980’s brought the newest development in social and political music, the emergence of hip-hop and rap. This urban musical art form that was developed in New

Popular music is often one of the best lenses we have through which to view our own cultural orientation. Many of the artistic and experimental shifts in popular music have mirrored changes in our own society. For instance, the emergence of Elvis Presley as a public figure would signal the start of a sexual revolution and the growth in visibility of a rebellious youth culture. Similarly, the folk and psychedelic music of the 1960s was closely entangled with the Civil Rights, anti-war and social protest movements. In this regard, we can view popular music as an artifact through which to better understand the time and place in which it is produced. In light of this, the state of popular music today may suggest troubling things about our society.

Two major forces contributed greatly to the many alterations and breakings of the status quo, political activism and popular music. It can be safely said however that political activism achieved the lion’s share of changes to the status quo, whereas popular music and the culture surrounding it had its greatest impact in laying the groundwork for future change instead of directly fomenting change itself. Political activism proved to be far more effective at causing change, as even though it had far fewer people working in its ranks against “The System” when compared to the legions of fans of popular music, it was the pressure brought on by political activists that allowed the reforms to the status quo to take place. Popular music on the other hand contributed to the change of the era mostly through providing a path for many young people to go from the mainstream culture to the circles of the political activists in the counterculture. Leading to the sobering conclusion, that no, music can not on its own change the world.

The aim of this essay is to argue that independent musical celebration should be readily accessible to the ordinary citizen. Censorship is never healthy for the civilian population, and a country that oppresses its people is quickly heading for its downfall. Controlling artistic expression results in cultural stagnation. Not only that, but this censorship violates freedom of speech as well, seeing as how music is also a form of speech. Finally, this practice reduces the happiness of a country’s people.

In our society today, some musicians and their music drain and plague the moral and spiritual well-being of the people; therefore, censorship offers a necessary action that we must take to keep the world from becoming a land of decadence. The musicians lives are not examples for the children or the adults. The lyrics of many songs are not suitable for anyone. All types of music need some kind of censorship. Censorship makes a person realize that music is good for the heart. Censorship totally makes people act better, and when thinking better, this sustains a better society. The lives of some musicians contain types of anarchy and self-gratification. Once the musicians realize that people want not just their music but them as well, they act

The central purpose of this paper is to create a platform upon which we can better answer enterprising questions such as, “what is the difference between a ‘one-hit-wonder’ and a Beatles record?”, and “Is there a formula to writing a ‘timeless’ song, or are social trends alone the deciding factor?”. I have chosen this subject due to the relevance it has to the sociological relationship between music, time and audience – ‘new musicology’ as opposed to ethnomusicology. I am using time as a frame of reference upon which I will structure my analysis of the music industry’s trends and the bilateral social influence between songs and people over the decades. I will analyse case-studies from the 1960’s and the relevance of those case studies over our most recent decade. I will do this for every decade except for 2000-present as this would

In the book “Hong Kong Cinema: Coloniser, motherland and self”, the author Yingchi Chu describes Hong Kong as “[a] ‘nation’ without sovereignty” (98). It is because of the unique and complicating historical experience that Hong Kong people have been going through since its early beginning. From the early time until before 1842, Hong Kong was considered to be a territory of China. In 1842, China officially ceded Hong Kong to the British after the First Opium War due to the rise of British’s power; and from that moment to 1997, Hong Kong had been remaining as a British’s colony and experiencing the very distinct cultural development and social changes. The year 1997 marked the

Shaped by the British and western idea of democracy, Hong Kong is continually conflicted with China because of their different political systems. Facing the truth that non-democratic China also experienced a rapid growth in economy, it 's hard to tell which side has both moral and practical advantages. However, besides the political discord, both China and Hong Kong are facing the

With martial and precision music played, the sovereignty of Hong Kong was returned from Britain to China officially in a ceremony held on July 1st, 1997. The ceremony symbolized that Hong Kong moved into a new era that is a dramatic change from capitalist territory to Communist control and in the meanwhile, the colonial power of Britain in Hong Kong was eventually declared the end. The purpose of this research paper is to analyze the reasons for the relinquishment of Hong Kong from three aspects that is historical background, the negotiation between British and Chinese governments and the results.

Over the last three months, there is a conflict going on between China and Hong Kong, because China 's powerful National People 's Congress Standing Committee revised the law of the way that Hong Kong picks its chief executive. This policy made the people in Hong Kong extremely discontented, afterwards, many extremists in Hong Kong start the protest to fight against the Chinese government. There is no exact answer of which side is right until now. In the meantime, I did some research on what exactly going on Hong Kong, and how China government deal with the protest. In this paper, I would like to analyze what points that each side bring, what is the common ground on both sides, and how the problem can be solved.

NEWS REPORTER: Good evening. Welcome to Hong Kong News Time. Tonight we are highlighting the Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution. After the 1984 agreement between China and the United Kingdom, Hong Kong was governed as a British Colony until 1997, at which time it was handed back to China. When Hong Kong was returned to China, it was governed under a “one country, two systems” policy. This means that the citizens enjoyed the benefits of a more open economy and a greater freedom of speech than their mainland counterparts. However, the system was supposed to remain only until 2047.

An important concept to note is that having music does not equal to having a music industry. Chinese music has existed for thousands of years and represents a distinctive genre in world music today. However, for the “music industry” to form, there must be a clear and sizable economic chain that links producers of music products to consumers. Additionally, the existence of pop music is a prerequisite for the music industry to exist. Again, to clarify, pop music here does not refer to a specific style of music but rather music that is popular or widely consumed by a significant portion of the population. Another thing to note is, for the purpose of this essay, “Chinese music” shall not include those by Taiwanese or Hong Kong companies since they do not contribute to the Chinese national GDP.

Over the last three months, there is a conflict going on between China and Hong Kong, because China 's powerful National People 's Congress Standing Committee revised the law of the way that Hong Kong picks its chief executive This policy made the people in Hong Kong extremely discontented, afterwards, many extremists in Hong Kong start the protest to fight against the Chinese government. There is no exact answer of which side is right until now. This paper is mainly supporting China side, and provide reasons why Hong Kong should make a concession for their economic development.