A few days ago
sue

what songs have social values?

i’m doing presentation for my class an d my lecturer ask me to find a songs and video about social values…i’m quite blur on what kinds og songs have social values..

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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Many songs from the 60’s did. Consider Universal Soldier and Blowing in the Wind. Find the lyrics of songs you listen to and think about the words. Many songs have a social message.
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A few days ago
vpsinbad50
American Pie … the first rock stars actually , that were killed in a plan crash . and all the world knew about it by television and radio… in the 50’s everything was so innocent and fresh and clean then the tragedy happened and nothing was said about it until Don Mc Clean wrote the song . It’s funny that once you hear it you know the words to it …also A Bridge Over Troubled Waters by Simon and Garfunkel , The Beatles , Songs on the White Album and Led Zeppelins’ Stairway To Heaven
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A few days ago
NO!!!_Your_other_left
Depending on what kind of social values you are looking for, you could check out Savatage’s Dead Winter Dead album. It is a story about the war between Bosnia and Serbia with a poem in the liner notes that connects the songs together. There is one video from it (One Child – you can find it on Youtube). You can read the lyrics here:

http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/savatage/dead_winter_dead_1996.html

and there is a very good discussion of the story and it’s meaning here (scroll about 1/3 down the page to get to the article):

http://www.geocities.com/art_and_faith_online/Savatage.htm

Hope this helps.

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A few days ago
morganmccaine
Check out the songs “Deja Vu All Over Again” by John Fogerty and “Strange Fruit” by Lewis Allen and performed by Billie Holiday.

Hope these help. Good Luck.

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A few days ago
Ben H
this may sound odd but look into some punk songs Bad Religion’s sorrow is a great one for your project and system of a down has many songs that would work as well. Good luck.
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A few days ago
Sam
I’m not sure if this song is totally appropriate for your assignment, but maybe The Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix will work. It is pretty heavy stuff.
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A few days ago
kitty
There is huge difference between something “having social value” and being “about social values”. I’m not clear which you want, and I dont think you are either.
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A few days ago
Ether alchemist
Russians by Sting

This song is about the cold war but it could apply to many other wars.

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A few days ago
Miss M
We are the World – Michael Jackson
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Streets of London does, and that one is quite easy to explain.
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