Protest song

and the War in Vietnam (Wikipedia). The topic of my song refers to war, in general, and the Vietnam War, in specific. My reason behind this choice is that the most critical issue that has, debated in the recent past of the USA, its existence until the current time, unfortunately, and it is still a debatable issue even now and has the most damage among other topics is

Rhetoric of Protest Songs Rhetoric of the protest songs has a very extensive history. The oldest protest song on record is "The Cutty Wren" from the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 against feudal oppression, nearly six hundred years ago (Songs of Work and Protest 9). Protest music has developed over the years and has made its presence in history. The protest music of Vietnam War is the concentration of this paper. The two main artists of focus are Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Their songs will be analyzed

they would no longer be allowed back in the country regardless of their origin, in consequence for betraying Castro. Protests rose during this time and musicians began using their talents to voice their opinions. The CD I will be focusing on is Cancion Protesta: Protest Songs of Latin America, produced by Barbara Dane. The production of this CD, which was focused on the historic protests, began in 1927 and it was published by Paredon Records in 1970. The CD’s field of interest

remainder of the war and eventually changing his name to Ewan McColl. (19) McColl produced a number of collections of folk music during his career, including collections of sea shanties he worked on with A.L. Lloyd (17) and collections of industrial songs he produced both alone and with his third wife Peggy Seeger. (17) McColl’s left-wing political beliefs and practices were heavily tied up with his collection of folk music. He saw folk music as a way to engage the working class and working class issues

homeless, they thought his mumblings of being famous were the result being either high or drunk. He proceeded to give them a phone number to reach his manager and realized he wasn’t just famous; he was a folk singing legend. He wrote over 3,000 folk songs, but is most famous for “This Land Is Your Land.” Woody Guthrie was suffering from Huntington's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder, that in the mid 1950’s, the general population knew nothing about. He was soon hospitalized at Greystone

Dylan's deep self esteem issues and low sense of self worth are reflected in the characters he identifies with the people who are confused, unhappy, and struggling with who they truly are. “Sometimes Dylan would hang out with them. He was too shy to speak” Dylan was very quiet and shy. But Cullen posits that Dylan, at least, may have been “inspired” by more morose, directionless icons in which he saw himself more clearly. But dylan depression worsens, and he focuses his heightened despair outward

over thousands of songs. The most famous song he made in 1940 was “This Land is Your Land” he sang it all around the U.S.A. on trains to explain how this land is made for you and me and he has a famous quote from Woody Guthrie. He is astonishing because he was poor and lived on a farm and then he got famous for his song “This Land is Your Land” and traveling all around the world. There are many similarities and differences in his song and his quote. Woody Guthrie’s famous song and famous quote similarities

Woody Guthrie was a famous musician whose songs and quotes touched all of are hearts in some way. One of his most famous songs however was “This Land Is Your Land”. He was always out to make songs that did not put you down or make you feel bad about yourself in any sort of way. He is out to make songs that make you take pride in yourself and in your work. The song “This land is your land” and, the inspirational quote have many similarities. Let's start with the obvious they are both made by the

illusive through and through, regardless as to whether the people curious about him are genuinely interested or otherwise. This secretive aspect of Dylan’s personality demonstrates the strength of his convictions concerning spirituality through his song lyrics and within Chronicles. To explain this notion further, Dylan is more willing to reveal his connection to religious views and introduce hints of biblical scripture, rather than to explain his preferred method of transportation form city to city

Ellesse Andrews 2.9 text type: song Pink, Dear Mr President Music is often used to highlight political issues and injustice. During times of war and distress, many songs are written, highlighting the social injustice and people’s opinions on the matters. Writing to express your views and opinion through song, is a very powerful way to spread a message, and illustrate a point. Examples of this include Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”, which sends a strong message about the extreme racism in America