Music of the 60's and 70's
by: Sadie Cantrell
Lucy and the Sky of Diamonds by: The Beatles
The song "Lucy and the Sky of Diamonds shows a time where drugs were on the rise. The song is talking about being high, with it's absurd gestures like marshmallow pies, and flowers growing to the sky. This reveals that drugs were on the rise, and that they weren't a bad thing, they were just here and it was going to make life better.
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles (lyrics)
White Rabbit by: Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit" is talking about the age of drugs, like Lucy and the Sky of Diamonds. it is talking about the positive side of drugs, and the experience they had on drugs, and how drugs were not a bad thing. That drugs were something to think of as a way of ending the war.
2+2=? by: Bob Seger
Bob Segar was trying say it his song "2+2=?" that he is too young to go into war. That he was never meant for all this fighting, that he just wants a simpler time. He wants a time where fight wasn't a thing. He is also saying that we are fighting for nothing, that we are fighting for things that we don't even have in the United States.
BOB SEGER SYSTEM - 2+2 = ?
Give Peace a Chance by: John Lennon
In John Lennon's song "Give Peace a Chance" he is addressing that the war needs to stop. That the society needs to not be so uptight, that we need to give peace a chance, and just let things work in the way they will. He was writing in a hippie style, the hippie way of life.
A Change is Gonna Come by: Sam Cooke
In Sam Cooke's song " A Change is Gonna Come" he is addressing the civil rights, that a change is nearing the corner. That the racism isn't going to be a forever thing. It will eventually end, and even though so many have died in the beginning fighting for the right of freedom. That they didn't die for nothing, they died for a cause.
Blowin' in the Wind by: Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's song " Blowin' in the Wind" is saying that things need to go back to a simpler time, that war needs to stop. For example we was saying how many men do we need to kill before enough is enough. How many people need to die, for us to realize that war is not an answer. He also address that freedom needs to be to everyone. That all the answers to the deep question are all around us, that we just need to pay attention.
The Twist - Chubby Checker
Event Information
The Twist by: Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker's song "The Twist" was demonstrating a the new style of dance, that no had seen before this time. It was a dance that was made popular by African Americans. Before this time African American was seen as less, but they were becoming more and more in society.
When?
Monday, Sep 19, 1960, 09:00 PM
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