¶ … Media Has Shaped the Ages through Music:
Music is a medium that has shaped the ages in relation to its significant role in social movements. Actually, music has acted as one of the various methods and vehicles through which social movements have existed and developed. The role and significance of music in shaping the ages is primarily attributed to the fact that it represents more than entertainment as it has spoken for generations and exemplified belief systems. Generally, music has had a tremendous relationship to and impact on social movements in every decade from the 1960s through 2000-2010. Music has been used as a means of exemplifying the mood of the decade in terms of high profile events or movements that took place in the respective decade.
Music through the Decades:
As previously mentioned, music has played a significant role through the ages by shaping social movements and exemplifying the mood of the decade. During the 1960s, there were winds of change that blew a considerable varying collection of musicians. These winds of change came after the post-War expansion, the assassination of an idealistic president, and America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict. Bob Dylan's seminal, "The Times They Are a-Changing" can be considered as a song that encapsulated the message and mood of the 1960s decade (Holz, 2010). The song reflected a musical genre that was influenced by issues like poverty, nuclear disarmament, war, racism, and environmentalism. Through this song, Dylan encouraged his listeners to open their eyes, highlighted problems, and demonstrated his feelings of outrage and compassion. Media outlets helped the song's popularity or representation of the 1960s' events by helping listeners to share Dylan's feelings and to find them within themselves. The lyrics of the song that represented the changing times include "Come gather 'round, people; Wherever you roam; And admit that the waters: Around you have grown."
Edwin Starr's song, War, represented the mood of the 1970s since it was a blatant...
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