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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?

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Elvis Costello’s song Shipbuilding is a fabulous anti war song. Always surprised at how many people miss that.

somebody said that someone got filled in

for saying that people get killed in

the result of their ship building.....

 

Goes to show that we don’t listen to the lyrics enough?

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