All Things Music, Social Justice, and Protest

Category First Listen

For this first post, I’d like you to think about TWO possible songs that you’d like to study this semester and create a podcast about. As stated in the podcast assignment, the song must be a protest song or address a social justice issue. The songs must have been released within your lifetime. The song can be an older song that has been covered by another artist or it can be a new song.

I’d like you to discuss each of the TWO possible songs through the lens of four listening experiences: first, how you respond to the music alone; second, how you respond to the lyrics alone; third, how you respond to the singer’s delivery alone. And, What is your overall understanding of the song? Link to or embed the version(s) of the song you’re listening to. Include a description of what the song was written in response to. And add few thoughts about why you are considering that song for the podcast, what you think it offers you, and what concerns you have.

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“Nina Cried Power” and “Armor”

Hozier released his second full length album in early 2019 with its first song being “Nina Cried Power”. This song is a direct nod and thank you to all of the activists who have paved the way in the Civil… Continue Reading →

“Society” & “Used to Get High”

The songs I have narrowed my selection down to with regard to this project are concerned in their entirety with critiquing the complicated and flawed concept, that which is so bluntly denoted by the title of the former. Society, a… Continue Reading →

“Angel Down” and “Land of the Free”

Posted by: Angelique Frazier Song #1: Angel Down by Lady Gaga Description: This song goes along with the discussions we’ve been having in class about racism and the brutal and harsh realities of acts of racism. Lady Gaga wrote this… Continue Reading →

“Junky” by BROCKHAMPTON and “CANTU” by Aminé

“Junky” by BROCKHAMPTON https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AR7SenR2Hc “In “JUNKY,” the boy-band raps (and sings) about several inner demons that they face, including homophobia and confronting one’s own sexuality, drug abuse, wasted education, sexism, and suicidal thoughts. This song was the third single from SATURATION… Continue Reading →

American Idiot’s Holiday

When thinking about the two possible songs that I would like to study to semester and create a podcast about, two really came to mind. I knew since my young days that Green Day had a few protest songs on… Continue Reading →

“The Man” and “Make America Great Again”

Make America Great Again by Frank Turner (2018) What does this song respond to? This song is in response to Trump’s Presidential election campaigns What does this song offer? / What concerns do I have for it? The song offers… … Continue Reading →

“The Village” and “Hollywood”

Wrabel – The Village This song is broadly about the issue of being LGBTQ+ and being brought up in the Catholic Church, but it was specifically written as a response to a withdrawal of federal protection for trans students in… Continue Reading →

“Where is the Love” and “Waiting on the World to Change”

The two songs that I have chosen for first listen Friday are Where is the Love?, by the Black Eyed Peas and Waiting on the World to Change, by John Mayer. In 2003 the Black Eyed Peas released their song… Continue Reading →

Sheep and Face Down

The first song I’m considering using for my podcast is Sheep by Mt Joy. They are an indie rock band whose music is known for its soft groove, ambient guitars, and folk-like vocals. Sheep, released in 2017, has that same… Continue Reading →

I Am Not My Hair, Brotha

India.Arie’s “I Am Not My Hair” was created to respond to the idea of black people having the right to self-definition, concentrated in how one may style their hair. This song is geared mostly to black hair but can be… Continue Reading →

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