CHOOSE, by doing some research on the Internet, a protest song of American popular music to analyze. Through Internet research you will discover the meaning behind this song and determine the connections between the music and the historical period. You’ll also research the artist who wrote the song.
Eventually, you will create connections between the song you have chosen and your world today. Society has changed a lot since this song was made, have we learned anything from the music or not?
I suggest authors like Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, James Brown, Marvin Gaye.
However, if you find a song by another author it’s all right anyway, as long as it’s a protest song.
The questions to be answered are here
1)What does the song you’ve chosen mean?
2)During which years was it written?
3) Is there a connection between the meaning of the song and the social and political problems of the time when it was written?
4) What specific issues does it deal with?
5) What part does the music itself (apart from the lyrics) play?
6)What instruments are used and why, in your opinion?
7) Who was the artist who wrote the song or the one who sang the song making it popular?
8)Was this an American artist or a European one? Write at least 5 lines about that artist
9) What type of impact do you think this song had on society? Has society changed after the song was written?
10)What do you like or dislike about the song?
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