This a really sad song about the Vietnam war that attempts to depict all the hate, violence, and death seen on the battlefield. It has a dramatic ending where the soldier the song is about has a dream that there … Continue reading
Mavis Staples started her career with her family group, The Staples. Led by the father, Roebuck Staples, the group became a popular gospel group. By the mid-1960’s, they were inspired to be the voices of the civil rights movement as … Continue reading
All the world over, so easy to see People everywhere just wanna be free Listen, please listen, that’s the way it should be Deep in the valley, people got to be free http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmOdqlxqnwc this rascals song by the title “people … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_3uHYd7pV0 Jimi Hendrix, who showed up late to the biggest concert in modern history, Woodstock of 1969, played the Star Spangled Banner in front of a crowd of mostly people under the influence of some illegal narcotic substance in the … Continue reading
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/EUQEqvxdBnk” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] “The unknown soldier” was from an American Rock band called The Door. This song appeared as the single for their 1968 album Waiting For The Sun. This song was written by the lead singer … Continue reading
“Philadelphia Freedom” is a song released by Elton John along with other numerous number-one U.S. hit singles during the early and mid-1970s. Taupin who helped write this song denies the lyrics have anything to do with tennis, Philly Soul or … Continue reading
Crosby Stills Nash & Young – Ohio – (live audio 1970) “Ohio” is a protest song, which was composed by Neil Young on May 4, 1970 immediately after the events of Kent State Massacre. The song demonstrates a protest towards … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7F2X3rSSCU This song is entitled Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles. The song is supposedly based on John Lennon’s son’s drawing of a classmate from nursery school. Although it is believed that John Lennon subconsciously wrote in reference … Continue reading
Due to the war in Vietnam, racial relations, sexual morals, women’s rights, and etc, America experienced great tension in the 1960s. A new culture came about that included pop music and a rise of a hippie culture, which resulted in … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vdl4_fiwJo 4) Write 2-3 paragraphs analyzing the song’s meaning relative to the history of the 1960s that you have read about. Possible questions to answer include: What do you think the audience would have been thinking when they listened to … Continue reading
Freedom’s name is mighty sweet And soon we’re gonna meet Keep your eyes on the prize Hold on The interpretation of this song provides hope to the audience that is listening to the song. The lyrics to the best known … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g9PiEgYYUU This video captures Woodstock festival of 1969, and the peace movement that developed around the nation. This song “What It’s Worth” was created by Buffalo Springfield, a band that would continue throughout the years with the springing of each … Continue reading
In Barry McGuire’s song, “Eve of Destruction” became big a big hit when it was first released in 1965. The song aroused a lot of controversy and was even banned on certain radio stations but was a popular single among … Continue reading
Tom Paxton wrote this Anti-war song in 1965 during the Vietnam War era. In the video posted, Tom Paxton performed “Buy a Gun for your son” on Pete Seeger’s (“American folk singer” and “iconic figure” in the 50’s for the … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBI-ArPNnaE&feature=related According to what I know, one cannot play Star Spangled Banner in public without authorization. Therefore, for Jimi Hendrix to play this song during the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969, it was very controversial.In addition, this was a period when a … Continue reading
“If I Had a Hammer” is a song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. It was written in 1949 in support of the progressive movement, and was first recorded by The Weavers, a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, … Continue reading
“What’s going on” is a song by Marvin Gaye that basically summarize what was going on in the 1960’s. He talks about black and women rights. Gaye also sings about protests and the hippies. He also brings up the huge … 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
The lyrics to this song are very clear and concise. This song was to inspire black people to fight for their rights. The lyrics of the song mentions slavery. The song says it is better to die than to live … Continue reading
This song is dedicated to many rights people are fighting for. The main focus of the song is the chorus. “Trails of troubles, Roads of battles, Paths of victory, We shall walk.” These words work for every movement going on … Continue reading