There is a shift away from freedom of large groups of people. Recently released music seems to be more focused on personal freedoms. People feel like their freedoms of speech are being limited so they are making songs about it. … Continue reading
This song by Ne-Yo expresses the independence and freedom that is prevalent in today’s society for women. This is something that was unfamiliar prior to the society in the 1990s. Unlike my previous post, this piece of music deals with … Continue reading
This song is about freedom from his mother. This is different from the older song I posted. This Little Light of Mine talks about freedom from being held back by segregation. However, both songs mention being discriminated against. Basically in … Continue reading
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/mM0-ZU8njdo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] From the 1990s to the present day a lot of the songs are about love, life or heartache. One song created in 1997 is I’ll be Missing You by Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans, … Continue reading
It’s My life, by Bon Jovi, from their album Crush, was released in 2000 . It is much different from the song I chose in my previous post. The previous song, The simple song of freedom by Bobby Darin, portrays a … Continue reading
This song is quite different from the song I posted for the 1960s, called “Its hard to believe it” by Glenda Collins. The 1960s song refers to freedom as being peaceful and anti-war. This song that I have posted by … Continue reading
This song is called A great day of freedom by the famous rock band Pink Floyd. It was released in 1994 in the album Division Bell. The message is quite confusing but they are trying to say gaining freedom is … Continue reading
This recent song is different from what was posted for the 1960’s because this song deals specifically with African Americans, while in the 1960’s America had songs being released for and against the Vietnam War as well. This song also … Continue reading
This song of freedom talks about love and talks about freedom to rekindle your flame and get your love back. This is totally different from the song I posted for the 1960s, “the Simple Song of Freedom”, which spoke about … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZANxW4iFnk “Machine Gun” was first performed by popular psychedelic artist Jimi Hendrix in 1969. Though this lengthy instrumental jam session equals to roughly 10 minutes, the sparse sung lyrics of Hendrix voices his opinion on the Vietnam war. For example … Continue reading
Audiences that first listened to this song on its release were probably thinking that peacefulness and tranquility are the essentials of life. I believe that the quest for tranquility is what every nation strives for, and when there is a … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1LjW75ZIc0 Many songs were influenced and about the Vietnam War which occurred during the 1950s. Many protest songs were recorded at this time. Bobby Darin was known for his song, “The simple song of freedom”. Just by listening to and … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVQ0MXp-8ds “Let’s Twist Again,” by Chubby Chucker, other than being catchy, was an innovative song of the 1960s. It showed one of the many freedoms spread across America in the 1960s. This song that allowed people audience to realize that … Continue reading
This song was written in the 1960’s. It was civil rights movement. People wanted equal rights, and felt like they were equally as special as everyone else. This song was saying that everyone has a special purpose in life, and … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LKqiTHia2M “Blowin’ in the Wind” was written by Bob Dylan and is considered a protest song, but there has been debates on whether it was a song about peace, war or freedom. The song came out in 1963 and was … Continue reading
This song is aimed at getting people to rethink their position on the Vietnam War. It was trying to get people to realize that fighting is not the answer. It was one of the most popular anti-war songs of the … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwvH2SxiDrk This song has a relative meaning to America in the 1960s, specifically the Vietman War. This was an anti-war song by listening closely to the lyrics. The audience listening to this song may have a different perspective on the … Continue reading
Freedom evolved on many aspects during the 1950s. In the car commercial video you can see that there was a new freedom in business. They are now able to advertise on TV since almost every home had a TV. Marketing … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-d5x-CiTUs This song is called Freedom by Richie Havens. He sang this song during the Woodstock festival in 1969. To this day, that was his most impressive performance due to his opening which is the song he is singing in … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvY99BJzN-M In singing this simple song of freedom, Bobby Darrin is talking to all Americans of all races. He defines freedom as realizing your dreams and being able to live your dreams without it ending up in a war. He … Continue reading