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
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
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