I'm looking for a song to write a paper about that has to do with a social issue, like race, class, gender, violence, etc. Something I could maybe find on iTunes and download? Any ideas would be great. It can be any genre.
It could even be another art form. Film? Visual arts? Anything.
Thank you in advance.
2007-02-08 12:05:41 · 17 answers · asked by ~*Bubbles*~ 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
This is a really good song :
Where is the love - by the Black eyed peas
It's lyrics deal with racial issues and the beat is very very good.
2007-02-08 12:18:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out the lyrics page at Bobdylan.com it has a search engine.
Suggested Songs:
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Ballad Of Donald White
Ballad of Hollis Brown
Blowin' in the Wind
Desolation Row
Dignity
Disease of Conceit
Down in the Flood
George Jackson
Hurricane
I Shall Be Released
Idiot Wind
Legionnaire's Disease
Masters of War
Not Dark Yet
Political World
Series of Dreams
Seven Curses
Spanish Harlem Incident
Talkin Hava Negeilah Blues
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
Talkin' World War III Blues
The Ballad of Ira Hayes
The Death Of Emmett Till
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
The Times They Are A-Changin'
They Killed Him
Things Have Changed
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
Two Soldiers
Union Sundown
Walls of Red Wing
Who Killed Davey Moore?
With God on Our Side
World Gone Wrong
2007-02-08 13:00:58 · answer #2 · answered by fugazi48 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rage Against the Machine and System of a Down both sing about a lot of social issues, Look up some of their lyrics first and then download the ones you think will work best.
Films that deal with social issues? surely there are a whole lot but I can't think of any off the top of my head i'm sorry
2007-02-08 12:27:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tracey chapman. . . Fast Car
Mercy Mercy Me/ What's going on by Marvin Gaye. . . this one was remade by the late Robert Palmer as well and it was a great remake. . . Mercy Mercy Me / I Want You.
Allentown by Billy Joel
We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel
Mr. Wendel by Arrested Developement.
Possibly the best is That's Just The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range.
Also Another Day In Paradise By Phil Collins.
2007-02-08 14:28:32 · answer #4 · answered by biffman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for songs by Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down and U2. All three of these bands are very politically motivated. Older bands such as the Dead Kennedys might be worth looking into as well, for songs like Holiday in Cambodia, California Uber Alles and Kill the Poor.
2016-05-23 23:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old school - Stevie Wonder "Livin for the City"....
there are a lot of songs from the 60's and 70's that were about "issues" of the times......it's sad to say some of those issues are still around.
Good luck on writing your paper.
2007-02-08 12:21:12 · answer #6 · answered by Lora E 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watch "The Lord of Wars" (movie). The whole movie has music that has a meaning. A lot are from the late 60's.
You could also use the movie. It is about gun running and is a dark comedy plus a drama.
2007-02-08 12:11:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham martin and john by Dion,(great leaders)
my name is Luca Suzanne Vega(child abuse)
goodnight Saigon billy Joel(Vietnam)
whiskey lullaby brad paisley(war and alcoholic)
See the sun dido (death)
Signs-five man electrical band (prejudice)
the thunder rolls-Garth brooks(cheating husband)
just another day in paradise Phil Collins(homeless people)
in the ghetto by Elvis Presley (poverty)
society's child by Janis Ian(white and black couples)
Independence day-Martina McBride(battered woman)
Hazard-Richard Marx(bad Policeman)
unborn child-Seals and Crofts(abortion) and
Richard Cory-Simon and Garfunkel(suicide)
2007-02-08 13:37:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neil Young - many songs, but mainly "Rockin' in the Free World"
Pearl Jam's has many songs as well, like..
Daughter - autism
Evenflow - poverty
Glorified G - gun violence
W.M.A. - race
Do The Evolution - everything
No Way
Animal - rape and violence
World Wide Suicide - war
That's just to name a few.
2007-02-08 12:24:39 · answer #9 · answered by Wael K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beautiful-Social Code(sucide issue)
Innocent- Our lady Peace ( ppls problems, cancer, depression, abusive)
face Down- Red JumpSuit Apparatus(Relationship and abusive)
Call Me When Ur Sober- Evanescence (alchol)
i hope those help
2007-02-08 12:17:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋