Monster/Suicide/America by Steppenwolf
Monster/Suicide/America, by Steppenwolf was released in 1969, as part of hte album Monster. This song focuses on issues in America at the given time. The Vietnam War, |
Baba O'Riley - The Who
Baba O'Riley, the Who's most popular song is actually about Vietnam. While it seems like it is just about teenagers getting wasted, it's not about that at all. The song is from the point of view of a refugee in communist North Vietnam. He does not want to be part of the war, ("I don't need to fight, to prove I'm right") he just wants to escape and live normally in south Vietnam ("travel south crossland"). The teenage wasteland connects to the physical state of Vietnam. At that time Vietnam was a wasteland that was in its teenage years of having americans occupying the country. It is a wasteland because war had totally devastated the physical and economic state of Vietnam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g - Lyons Brown |
Throwing Stones - Grateful Dead
The song “Throwing Stones” by the Grateful Dead carries a strong message about the earth and humanity. The lyrics are in part about “the politicians throwing stones;” this line and others in the song are about how the top of the hierarchy “roll the dice” at the expense of the poor. Another strong message in the song is about the dying earth and how we are the future, we are on our own, and we must unite to make the most out of the possibilities of this planet. - Tyler Swirbul |
Monster/Suicide/America by Steppenwolf
Monster/Suicide/America, by Steppenwolf was released in 1969, as part of the album Monster. This song focuses on issues in America at the given time. The Vietnam War, Draft resistors, and a decrease of justice for the american people |
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Hurricane by Bob Dylan:
Hurricane is one of Dylan's more popular songs, and describes the story of the unfair arrest of the professional boxer Rubin Carter. Carter was arrested due to racial profiling and after controversy surrounding the trial, Dylan met with Carter in prison and later recorded the song. Dylan's lyrics highlight the unethical treatment of Carter: (The man the authorities came to blame/For somethin' that he never done/Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been/The champion of the world) - Liam Bullock |
Henry J. Binder
The Night They Drove old Dixie Down - The Band, 1969 This song is a civil war tune. In particular, this song talks about the confederates use of railroads during the Siege of Petersburg. The song's lyrics discuss the final days of the Civil War and the constant suffering within the South. Many of the song's lyrics refer to the winter of 1865 ("we were hungry"/"barely alive") during this time the confederacy endured a cold winter and was on the verge of defeat. Dixie (in the title) is a nickname for the Confederacy. |