![]() ![]() Without a single word he subverted the ideas of nation and patriotism in a glorious rage against the ills of the world. ![]() Sometimes it simply reflects that world, good and bad, but sometimes it goes further, commenting on it and, on occasions, trying to be part of changing things and actively engaging with movements and society at large.Ī high point of this was during the civil rights movement in the US during the 1960s when artists consciously wrote songs, such as Sam Cooke’s A Change Is Gonna Come, that encapsulated the struggles and hopes of the times, or when the Staple Singers toured with Martin Luther King to help motivate and inspire thousands.Īnother high point is when Jimi Hendrix played The Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock. Music often has something to say about the world we live in.
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