Did music influence your political/social views? If so, who?

[DODI]

As a child of old time a.m. radio I feel CCR, Three Dog Night, Chicago, Temptations, CSN, Marvi Gaye and Stevie Wonder had a huge impact on my current political and social views.

[lilymidnite]

1. Bruce Cockburn

[tmooses]

2. In the day, George Harrison and Lately Steve Earle

n/t

[nosmokes]

3. did and does...

i used to listen to the black stations in alabama growing up in the '60s and '70s. that, along with the ususal subversive R&R mix pretty much shaped my political audiology...

[AnnInLa]

16. Hey....did you ever listen to the one out of Nashville,

I think it was WLAC, or something similar? We could catch it late at night....had Redd Foxx, Moms Mably, and all the great soul music? Sponsored by Randy's Record Mart!

[nosmokes]

20. sounds sorta familiar.

that was a whole lotta grey cells ago...

[Mojambo]

4. Two artists leap to mind

1. Phil Ochs - the greatest topical song writer to ever live.
2. Bad Religion - they got me going the right way as a youngster.

[paulk]

13. I hadn't thought about this in years

I have an older brother, (12 years older), who was really into folk music, and back when I was 9 - 10 years old his record collection was my first real introduction to music. He had a lot of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, and ... Phil Ochs. Phil Ochs was my favorite. I was attracted to the wordplay, even though I didn't really understand much of what it was about. My favorite was "Knock On the Door".

Thinking about it now, I realize that that music had a huge impact on my political development...



:wow:

[supernova]

5. Yes, and always will

the music I love best is that of social protest and all that peach and love stuff.

[miss_kitty]

6. No but my political views influence music choices.

[KT2000]

7. Peter Paul and Mary & Joan Baez

Bob Dylan - Pete Seeger

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Yep - Zappa, Dylan, the Beatles, Sabbath, Rush, Mahler

and, I'm sure, an awful lot more.

[Radical Activist]

9. Pete Seeger

Mostly my political views impact my musical tastes. I like a lot of politically themed music.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. Great book on this subject

We All Want to Change the World, a History of Rock and Politics from Elvis to Eminem by Tom Waldman


All you lovers of social and political themes in music would really enjoy this book.

[EstimatedProphet]

11. Me too

I listened to that list when i was a kid and still do.
I knew the lyrics to "One Toke Over the Line" long before I knew what they meant...

[flamingyouth]

12. Dylan, the Clash, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion

All of them influenced me when I was younger. But I'd say that my political/social views were mostly shaped by my parents. The music was just an added bonus. :D

[jdots]

14. Listening to the blues and R&B since i was potty trained

made me figure out that eveyrone isn't from the good side of the tracks . Music is a social education that kind of searchs us out

[Peachhead22]

15. Frank Zappa, Rush, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd etc

examples:

FZ-Joe's Garage (The Central Scrutinizer=precursor to Ashcroft)

Rush-2112 (totalitarianism), Moving Pictures

Tull-Aqualung (religion and humanitarianism)

Floyd-Wish You Were Here (war, corporate greed)

[KG]

17. Grateful Dead

found them right after HS, influnced my worldview and music-view...

[AnnInLa]

18. When I was a little girl, the Vietnam War was being

protested and the Civil Rights struggle was being waged, and the music I listened to was protest music: Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary, Dylan. Looks like a perfect time for a revival of protest music. That music kept whole movements going strong...it put people in the streets. It helped bring down the evil Nixon Admin and helped end the Vietnam war. There doesn't seem to be same spirit in the young people today, but maybe it will come.

[welshTerrier2]

19. Dylan, Phil Ochs, Crosby,Stills, Nash and Young, Arlo Guthrie

Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Country Joe and the Fish, Peter Paul and Mary

[Forkboy]

21. Yep...still does

Dead Kennedys/Jello,Crass,Bad Religion,early Chumbawamba,DRI,Black Flag,The Clash...stuff like that.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

22. yes>>>>Dylan...nuff said

[SidDithers]

23. I grew up with Motown...

My parents always had the Temps or Tops or Stevie or Marvin playing. Influenced my tremendously.

Sid