Politics and Music
The Trumpets of Jericho
Beethoven and Napoleon
Wagner and the Nazis
"Ohio" and the Vietnam War
"Imagine" and consumerism
The Dixie Chicks
Countless examples illustrate the intersection of Music and Politics. Jerry Garcia referenced his group as "just a dance band." Always pondered how we react to our choices of music. Divorce it entirely from the controversies of the day and merely enjoy the artistry or allow it to change the way in which we view the world. Transformative, escapism, nostalgia, intellectual profundity, cultural discovery. Large questions. Your thoughts?
IF you want a small laugh (perhaps needed after threads like this) checkout Johnny Cash: song, the one on the left is on the right.
The Who's "Join Together" also states: "Do you really think I care What you eat or what you wear Won't you join together with the band There's a million ways to laugh Ev'ry one's a path"
But these were at a time when people were more sane, before politics invaded even medical journals...
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@larsman "why should an entertainer’s opinions on politics or anything else be worth less than the opinion of a computer programmer, a banker, a fireman" While everyone is entitled to their own opinion, people in e.g. entertainment often have inflated self worth, get away with breaking laws that most people could not get away with, and many times, want to impose their opinions on everyone else. Put simply: who would you want to e.g. be governed by: a group of 10 random rock stars, or e.g. carpenters, plumbers, etc. I’ll take the carpenters. |
