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
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onRobFQchS0 The song is very anti-war (written during the vietnam war era).In first stanza it talks about US manufacturing immense amounts of weaponry, while the people who are in fact responsible for the war are sitting in their offices in … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQrAULjiysk The meaning of this song could be a social protest by the young people against the older people during the 60s. As a result of the “Baby Boom” the number of younger people outnumbered the older people. So while … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLV4BBmjnzM “I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy was recorded in 1970 and became an anthem for women and their liberation movement. The song speaks about how much women have gained, recognizing how far they have come in their fight for … Continue reading
We Shall Overcome was a folk song originally written by Charles Tindley but it became popularized in the 1960’s by singer Pete Seeger. The song itself is one of the hallmarks of the Civil Rights Movement as the song’s popularity … Continue reading
Janis Joplan Summertime The song “Summertime” by Janis Joplan really represents freedom in the late 1970’s. summer is a time where everyone is free from everything. it is a time where everyone wheres there best clothes and put on there … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wUKmlbyDQ The song “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” by Brian Hyland is a song that really embodies the spirit of freedom in the 60’s. It is a song about a girl who is wearing an extremely revealing … Continue reading
The name of the song is called “Woke Up This Morning With My Mind on Freedom”. I think this song is talking about how African-American’s feeling in the Sixties, they were educating themselves on how to stop the unfair treatment … Continue reading
These two pictures both portray a wide variety of the expressionism that occurred both in the 1950s and beyond. On one side we have Rosa Parks. She was arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a bus to … Continue reading
I know this leaks a bit to the 25th chapter (however Vietnam War is mentioned in Ch. 24). Here you have two pictures, one shows a group of young people striking against the war in general. We can safely assume … Continue reading
Videos clips that were made to teach how to distinguish a communist shows that the Americans viewed communism in a negative manner, and as a result, shows that they wanted to be free from communist influence. One of the most … Continue reading
One of the new freedom present in the 1950s is the the new freedom of media thanks to the availability of televisions to an American family (nearly 9 out of 10 families owned a TV set by the end of … Continue reading
In the 50’s, people gained new freedoms in a variety of ways. One way was the creation of credit cards. With these handy little things, people now had the option to put off payments for a period of time. This … Continue reading