Vietnam: a War on Music
Most musicians and bands in the 1960s and 1970s were anti-war, and their music showed it. There were people like Neil Young, The Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby Stills, Nash & Young, Bob Marley, Cat Stevens, and Bob Dylan. The Beatles were probably the most famous musicians from this time, however, and were completely anti-war. The Vietnam War, during this time, was not very popular with the people of the United States. Music, especially anti-war music, gave the people the outlet to release their frustrations of the war without causing harm to other people. Media played a very large part in this, magazines like Rolling Stone and Playboy helping to spread the word about anti-war music. Politics did not take into account the people's wishes when it came to the war. Popular opinion had no effect on the politicians of this time and many furthered the war effort in an attempt to make money. Despite all of this, music played a big role in stopping the war. This music made the war out to be even more grotesque and evil.Moving away from the war efforts, we find that the 60s and 70s gave our generation and many generations to come so much inspiring music. We received so many new sounds from artists such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and The Who. From these bands and musicians we see a new breed of music and a new breed of people. Music, as always, has impacted the way we think, dress, act, see, and much more. This music brought us freedom, love, inspiration, and so many other things. This time period was truly a time for change.
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The movie, "Across the Universe", was a very accurate account of the Vietnam War. The movie was centered around the Music by The Beatles.
War Pigs, a song by Black Sabbath, accounts things from the Vietnam War as well, this video accurately portraying the devastation from the war.
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