Time for a New Movement

Posted on May 4, 2011 by harpreet.singh1

We should over come was a song originally written I should over come but was change to we by Pete Seeger. This was one of the main songs sung during the civil rights movement to display to the world that the fought that blacks was fighting for was for a reason and one day they will win and overcome every hardship that was face by them by whites in America. But this song goes back to the Civil War when many was fighting for they freedom and to be free blacks. Then resurface when a young lady song it during a labor strike. But it didn’t have much meaning to Americans until Horton rediscover it and taught it to Pete Seeger. This song is more of displaying that one day everything will be behind of us and protest and movement isn’t just an action but what has to been for them to overcome challenges and move on to better life.


Another type of protest that has been going on is war. Marvin Gaye “Whats Going On” was talks about lost of jobs, an unknown war in Vietnam. During the late 2000 many problems araise and many singers came together to redo Gaye song. But now mnay are fighting and protesting against AIDS. An uncured virus that has been around for years killing millions a years.  In the video it dispay not just but other issue and problems that we are facing now.

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Its similair to we song overcome because but are a crisis that needs to stop one way or the other. Whereas equality is in the hand of people and their mind set, AIDS actaully is in the hand of people protecting and educating themselves so that no more peoplem will conyinue to die will a cure is unfound.

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Songs of Protest

Posted on May 4, 2011 by rebecca

The first one is “You Know It Ain’t right” by Little Bob and the Lollipops.  This song is in protest for the Civil Rights Act.  During the ’50s and ’60s, as we all know, it’s the time where great change occurred for Civil rights and equality.  This song is just another reminder that change needs to occur.  On the other hand, the second video is “Loose Lips” by Kimya Dawson.  This song is an anti-war song, telling everyone that we should be against war.  At one point she states “And we’ll pray, all damn day, every day that all this s**t our president has got us in will go away.”  Personally, protest songs haven’t changed that much throughout these decades, only the topics change (and even that they recycle).  Common themes are love, war, civil rights, and anti-terrorists.

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Protests at the Olympic Games, Past and Present

Posted on May 4, 2011 by julia.sung

At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Tommie Smith and his teammate John Carlos came in first and third, in the 200-meter dash. As they received their medals, each man raised a black-gloved fist, representing their silent protest in the racism of Negroes in the Olympic Games.  The Black power salute created an image that will always stand as an iconic representation of the complicated conflations of race, politics, and sports. (Both Smith and Carlos were suspended and banned from the Olympics for their actions)

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When Vancouver won the Olympic bid for 2010, many protests rallied up to the, angry at the amount of oil and money that would be wasted to create the historical event. The main difference was that this form of protest was a huge gathering to try to show awareness of how unhappy the people were. Smith and Carlos had a protest that was only two people, but the image and the icon represented millions of peoples unhappiness

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Acceptance is not an Option: Songs of the Fight for Change

Posted on May 4, 2011 by K.Subero


“They times they are changing” is a song written by Bob Dylan. Expressing the racism and struggles within the world and especially the Civil Rights Movement, this song was made as an anthem for change in the world.This song was also a way for the youth who were known as hippies to be welcomed and to let their parents understand and not criticize. “Oh Freedom” is another powerful song during the Civil Rights movements by Odetta. She opened the Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech with it. This song like the first is another anthem. It speaks about the right to freedom and liberty for everyone in this country. The song reflects the discontinuation of slavery and the obligated respect to masters, but a new free world.

These songs both have repetitive lines which are their titles. The repetition gives emphasis and power to the description of the times they were in. These songs shows that something new needs to be done to make a change and settling is not an option. Though I feel that my generation has taken advantage of the struggles that many people in the Civil Rights movement has gone through, these songs should be a remembrance of pushing to accomplish any goals.

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Modern Take on an Age Old Problem

Posted on May 4, 2011 by david.tejera

Tom Paxton – When Princes Meet (1973)

Flobots – Handlebars

In the song by Tom Paxton (1973) is about the lives of nobility relative to the common people. Protesting the oppression of the poor; the song highlights the imbalance of power between the elite and the poor that serve them.  The song poses you with various scenarios, for example war; the king that declares war but it is the common soldiers that fight and sacrifice their lives for one man.

In the song by Flow Bots (2008) it is a more modern turn that appeals to the times. He the band criticizes the abusive power of government and how they use their position to produce fear in the masses. The song is also accompanied by visual images (music video) which make it more affective in conveying their message.

The difference between the two songs is in the approaches taken to get the message across. The early song is more passive with implied meaning while the more modern tune is explicit and direct. The bold style of Flow Bots song show both how culture is less fearful of government and how we use technology and mixed media as a means of communication.

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The Revolution …Civil Right: The Power of Song…..

Posted on May 4, 2011 by mohamd.elbaz

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     The civil right is one of movement that did not only lead to people’s freedom, but it is also become a voice against oppression and against injustice system anytime and anywhere. 1960s one of such era where black population fought for their freedom in United states of America, Malcolm x and Martin Luther king are the most icons figures along with many others in this issue.  However, the poetry and song are also tools of such movement to be heard.   

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Dr. Marting Luther King, Jr

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“Say it Laud- I’m black and I’m Proud” very powerful song that evoked the need of black empowerment, the song by James Brown makes known that it must be a way to change for a better. The song carries out a spirit of existence and the spirit of unity by calling for the right of a freedom. It was necessary to teach such proud in era of civil right movement (1960s), so the song became the most popular black power anthems of the 1960s when other civil right leaders are inspiring their followers to fight for the same cause. The words “Say it loud – I’m black and I’m Proud” is a strong message of getting rid of fear and it also a call from coming out from the shadow to face injustice.

       BEST REVOLUTION SONG FOR LIBYA, EGYPT, and TUNISIA: The Scent of Jasmine      “The Scent of Jasmine” is a song that unveiled the Egyptians’ and Libyan’s revolution where people took it to street to call for their freedom from the dictators who seized their liberty for almost half of century.

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♫ A Change is Gonna Come ♫ …but when???

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jamie P. Palmer

Released in 1964, the song entitled “A Change is Gonna Come” was taken up by the civil rights movement. It conveys a desire to put a stop to prejudice, discrimination, segregation and other societal issues that have negatively impacted the environment, or is currently having a negative impact on the environment – as it seems as though things have not changed. As the 2006 released protest song entitled “World Wide Suicide” states, things are getting worse, and it is a shame to wake up in a world in such state. Ironically, the posted song produced in the 60s and the other produced in the 2000s both express issues that are ruining the country and needs to be stopped. One would have probably expected some changes and improvements over the years. However, things remain the same, which brings out the irony.

The song, “A Change is Gonna Come”, used the word “change” repeatedly to express their plea for a better world. The other song, “World Wide Suicide” repeats the word “world” to highlight the fact that the issues faced are worldwide issues which therefore means it is a huge problem. Also, there is alot of loud singing in the song which would be symbolic of a yell or a cry to convey frustration and an “I’ve had enough!!” emotion.

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Protest against violence

Posted on May 4, 2011 by cathleen.chao

“Give Peace a Chance” was a song by John Lennon. The content of the song was a lot more gentle when you compare it with Pearl Jam’s “Bu$hleaguer”.  It was staged in a hotel room in Montreal. Per Lennon, “… alternative to violence is to stay in bed and grow your hair.”  The major idea was to promote and protest against violence. Later, the song became the “anthem of the anti-war movement for Americans fighting in Vietnam.”

Pearl Jam’s voiced in his 2003 anti-war message “Bu$hleaguer“ was intensely strong in details. It criticized Bush was not a leader, he was just a “Texas leaguer”. The lyrics carried out strong opinions and anger.

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Peace

Posted on May 3, 2011 by surakshya.shrestha

“The war drags on” This was the 1960’s protest song. It is about a soldier who was sent to Vietnam war. The protest is displayed not to sent the soldier in the war and is about to stop the war and for peace in the world.

“That’s the News”, this song is about the protest of the war  in Iraq and Afghanistan . Both the songs is about the anti war protestors and to promote peace in the world. Both the songs goal are to have peace in the universe.

 

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What’s going on..?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Eleazar Villalon

Marvin Gaye- What’s Going On

MTV All Stars- What’s Going On

Both the original and the contemporary version both apply to the times of the song, being the 60s and modern day respectively. Although the problems of social unrest are different, there are many common trends and new ones as well. Where the Civil Rights Movement and the Cold War were primarily the reason Marvin Gaye wrote this song, the effort against AIDS and the terrorist attacks are the primary reason that the group of artists came together to give the song a modern twist.

John Mayer- Waiting on the World to Change

John Mayer gives us a song that makes us question our current societal situations as a whole, and why people who feel for or against it are not making an effort to make changes towards it.

 

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