Read on to remember the fifteen most influential times in music and how its impact has created harmony around our world today. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. I know- intense. While it might seem extreme to give music that much power, this guy knew what he was talking about.
Music is a universal language that we all understand. By appealing to our emotions, it has the ability to break down complex issues into things we can all relate to like love, friendship, fear, or loss. In this way music expands our horizons and opens our minds to new ideas.
In my opinion, using music as a tool to build movement is one of the most important aspects to Global Citizen and is something that I believe makes the organization unique. That said, we are hardly the first or the last to use music to inspire and empower. While Bob Dylan has long been outspoken on several issues, he is especially known for his songs about the African-American Civil Rights movement during the s.
Its ambiguous nature, however, will allow it to inspire future generations. This global telethon was hosted on January 22, to raise funds after an earthquake struck Haiti. With journalist Danny Schechter's help the two sought out a group of well known artists including Bruce Springsteen and Miles Davis to perform the protest song "Sun City". In addition to the song an album was eventually created along with a documentary. After the start of a civil war, however, his family feared for his safety and joined his father briefly in New York City, followed by Canada.
While K'naan doesn't consider himself political, he attempts to use his music to describe things as they are like in his hit song "Wavin' Flag" which was the Soccer World Cup anthem. In its original lyrics, he talks about the struggle of refugees displaced by war, and how people are waiting for the dream of freedom. The concert was held simultaneously in London, England and Philadephia, USA with a total of , attendees and an estimated global audience of 1.
Beyonce, Youssou N'Dour, and Queen were just a few of the big names present for the concert. Image via Shutterstock. As musicians, we are carriers of influence, whether or not we are aware of it and whether or not we intend to be.
The sound and messages we release through our art form directly impact our listeners in powerful ways. This is especially true of the youth and adolescents of our society, who are still extremely malleable to the world around them. I remember sitting in the car with my two little cousins, ages five and eight, when "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk came on the radio. They both started singing every word at the top of their lungs.
And when Katy Perry sang during the Super Bowl halftime show, the kids at the party sang nearly every lyric verbatim , putting me to shame because I didn't know all the lyrics, and I'm aspiring to be a pop artist. It began to shock me just how acutely youth are being impacted by the music they listened to, and how much attention they're paying to the music being played around them. I believe that those who really love and care about music are the ones who grew up listening to songs that touched them and spoke to them in a profound way.
I remember being in middle school when the music I listened to defined so much of my identity. As professional musicians, it's no doubt that so many of us can identify with music being a keen agent in shaping the person we have become over the years.
Thus, in return, it's almost our unspoken job to create a sound that will be amplified to the next generation, impacting them and impacting our society in return. If we can gain a more comprehensive awareness of how our art form is making a difference around us, we will undoubtedly become better musicians — musicians with a purpose. The popular music of our day reflects the culture of our day.
We can see the fingerprints of a certain generation in the lyrics and sound of that time. It's a pretty spot-on commentary about the youth and media culture of our day. And in this present age, culture is changing far more frequently than ever before, reflecting styles of music that are evolving and birthed just as rapidly.
Interestingly, it wasn't always so. In other words, culture and music flow together. They are one of millions of people affected by those moments, and in turn that has a huge effect on society. The label that really did the most to show how music could change things was Motown.
The groundbreaking work of this generation of black artists was continued by the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, Funkadelic and Parliament, which led to hip-hop. The key here is that these have all been massive hits; the artists in question are producing radical work that communicates with mass audiences, showing that music has lost none of its power to foster change. Things are by no means perfect — women in bands are still sometimes treated as a novelty whose musical ability is met with surprise.
Though the song was written by two men, Gore delivered it with such sass that she owned it. Paradigms of their age While music played a vital role in changing attitudes towards race and sexism in the US, it challenged the status quo elsewhere in plenty of different ways. The impact of The Beatles is a perfect example of the transformative power of pop music. Their influence was everywhere. The Beatles — and the 60s as a whole — encouraged people to think outside the norm and to challenge accepted wisdom, something that has since been integral to the ways in which music changes society.
A striking example came with the punk movement. Becoming more fluid Indeed, one of the things pop music does, whether by design or not, is reflect the ideas and lifestyles of creative and interesting, forward-thinking people, thrusting them into the mainstream, be it by way of a catchy chorus, infectious beat or an audacious gimmick.
Equally, a song can speak to an oppressed group of people. Since then, things have improved and gay culture has become a much more accepted part of the mainstream, with music a huge conduit enabling that to happen. The album itself, Channel Orange , and its follow-up, Blonde , explored similar lyrical territory.
His ex-Odd Future bandmate, Tyler, The Creator, followed suit before the release of his album, Flower Boy , and was met with overwhelming support.
As with the race and gender revolutions of the past, music is once again at the forefront of contemporary discourse. Just like music always has — and always will. Confucius said that if you want to know the quality of a society, listen to its music. Nothing to do with music.
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