Like many other songs, we have gone over in this class, At the Purchaser’s Option by Rhiannon Giddens embodies not one issue but multiple social justice issues that are going on today. The Purchaser’s Option addresses dilemmas including women being… Continue Reading →
Lineage, we have all heard the word before, descends from somewhere, came from a predecessor. Most songs exist within a lineage. There have been others framing similar social justice issues and or protesting the same ideas. With this lineage, I… Continue Reading →
Lineage: “I Was Born This Way” by Carl Bean –> “For Today I am Boy” by Anthony and the Johnsons –> “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga –> “Salt” by Bad Suns –> “1,2,3 Dayz Up” by Kim Petras “I… Continue Reading →
J. Cole – “Be Free” J Cole’s “Be Free” came out in 2014. His song was definitely not the first song to discuss police brutality and innocent black people being gunned down by police. However, their have been many songs… Continue Reading →
“Scars to Your Beautiful” by Alessia Cara does not have a direct lineage to a specific song or musical composition in the traditional sense. However, like many songs, it may have been influenced by various musical styles and artists that… Continue Reading →
Lineage Songs: “You Oughta Know” Alanis Morrisette (1995) —> “Before He Cheats” Carrie Underwood (2005) —> “If I Were a Boy” Beyonce (2008) —> “Cause I’m a Man” Tame Impala (2015) The reason that I chose these three songs to… Continue Reading →
Paramore’s “The News” (2023) is not the first protest song of its kind. Many different artists and bands have also formerly written songs relating to the news, television, and mass media. I have found three rock songs released prior to… Continue Reading →
Similarly to “You Need to Calm Down”, right after the 2020 elections Swift released a song titled “Only the Young” which though is not political in the sense or LGBT rights, but it represents another part of President Trump’s administration… Continue Reading →
“Memory Boy” was released in 2016 as a debut album by Tigercub, a UK based band. Around its release, the UK was still in the EU and dealing with the refugee crisis. Many felt that the UK should be better… Continue Reading →
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