英美音乐论文 Music Is The Voice Of The Time To Which It Belongs.docx
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英美音乐论文MusicIsTheVoiceOfTheTimeToWhichItBelongs
MusicIsTheVoiceOfTheTimeToWhichItBelongs.
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英美音乐及文化
MusicIsTheVoiceOfTheTimeToWhichItBelongs.
AmericanMusicianRichardRodgersOnceSaid:
“MusicIsTheVoiceOfTheTimeToWhichItBelongs.”Throughthecourseof“TheBritish&AmericanMusicAndTheCultureConcerned”,Ithinkanti-warsongsisthebestexampletoillustratetheview.
An anti-warsong isa musicalcomposition thateitherstatesanti-wardirectly,onewhichthepublicand/orcriticsdefineashavingananti-wartheme,oradvocatesuniversalpeace.Someanti-warsongscommentontheaspectsof war,whileotherssatirizewar.Mostpromote peace,insomeformoranother,whileotherssingoutagainstspecific armedconflicts.Stillotherssingaboutthephysicalandpsychologicaldestructionthatwarfarecausestosoldiers,innocentcivilians,andthehumanraceingeneral.Manyofthesesongsareconsidered protestsongs,andsomehavebeenembracedbyvarious peacemovementsandpeaceactivities.
Iwilllistsomeanti-warsongsintimeorderasexampletoanalyzethe
relationshipbetweenthesongsandtheperiodtowhichtheybelongto.
ThebigbattleisasongsungbyJohnnycash.ThebigbattlestandsforAmericanCivilWar.Thelyrictellsusthecrueltyofthewar.ThewarbroughtAmericancatastrophe.Peopledesirepeace.Fromthetwo,songswhichIlistasexamples,wecanseethatanti-warsongsarecloselylinkedtotheperiodwhenitwasreleased.Whatananti-warsongwantstoexpressdependsonthebackground.Forinstance,thebigbattlewasbornduringAmericanCivilWar,soitpresentedusthewhatpeoplehadsufferedfromthewar.Therefore,musicisthevoiceofthetimetowhichitbelongs.
"MastersofWar"isasongbyBobDylan,writtenoverthewinterof1962–63andreleasedonthealbumTheFreewheelin'BobDylaninthespringof1963.Thesong'smelodywasadaptedfromthetraditional"NottamunTown".Dylan'slyricsareaprotestagainsttheColdWararmsbuild-upoftheearly1960s.OnJanuary17,1961,PresidentDwightD.EisenhowergavehisfarewelladdressfromtheOvalOffice.Inthisspeech,hewarnedthat"wemustguardagainsttheacquisitionofunwarrantedinfluence,whethersoughtorunsought,bythemilitary-industrialcomplex."Inaninterview,publishedinUSATodayonSeptember10,2001DylanlinkedhissongtoEisenhower'sspeech,saying:
"MastersofWar'...issupposedtobeapacifisticsongagainstwar.It'snotananti-warsong.It'sspeakingagainstwhatEisenhowerwascallingamilitary-industrialcomplexashewasmakinghisexitfromthepresidency.Thatspiritwasintheair,andIpickeditup."Thissonghasastrongrelationshipwiththeperiodwhichitbelongstoandthissongexpresstheprotestagainstthemilitary-industrialcomplex.
"UniversalSoldier"isasongwrittenandrecordedbyCanadiansinger-songwriterBuffySainte-Marie.ThesongwasoriginallyreleasedonSainte-Marie'sdebutalbumIt'sMyWay!
in1964."UniversalSoldier"wasnotapopularhitatthetimeofitsrelease,butitdidgarnerattentionwithinthecontemporaryfolkmusiccommunity.ItbecameahitayearlaterwhenDonovancoveredit.Sainte-Mariesaidofthesong:
"Iwrote'UniversalSoldier'inthebasementofThePurpleOnioncoffeehouseinTorontointheearlysixties.It'saboutindividualresponsibilityforwarandhowtheoldfeudalthinkingkillsusall."
"GivePeaceaChance"isasongwrittenbyJohnLennon(originallycreditedLennon–McCartney),andperformedwithYokoOnoinMontreal,Canada.Releasedasasinglein1969bythePlasticOnoBandonAppleRecords(catalogueApple13intheUnitedKingdom,Apple1809intheUnitedStates),itisthefirstsolosingleissuedbyLennon,releasedwhenhewasstillamemberoftheBeatles,andbecameananthemoftheAmericananti-warmovementduringthe1970s.Itpeakedatnumber14ontheBillboardHot100andnumber2ontheBritishsingleschart. ThesongquicklybecametheanthemoftheantiVietnamWarandcounterculturemovements,andwassungbyhalfamilliondemonstrationinWashington,D.C.atthe VietnamMoratoriumDay,on15November1969.The movement againsttheinvolvementofthe UnitedStates inthe VietnamWar beganintheU.S.withdemonstrationsin1964andgrewinstrengthinlateryears.TheU.S.becamepolarizedbetweenthosewhoadvocatedcontinuedinvolvementin Vietnam andthosewhowantedpeace.
Thecountercultureofthe1960sreferstoananti-establishmentculturalphenomenonthatdevelopedfirstintheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom,andthenspreadthroughoutmuchoftheWesternworldbetweentheearly1960sandthemid-1970s,withLondon,NewYorkCityandlaterSanFranciscobeinghotbedsofearlycounter-culturalactivity.TheaggregatemovementgainedmomentumastheAfrican-AmericanCivilRightsMovementcontinuedtogrow,andbecamerevolutionarywiththeexpansionoftheUSgovernment'sextensivemilitaryinterventioninVietnam.
FortunateSonisasongbyCreedenceClearwaterRevivalReleasedin1969.WithAmericankidsbeingdraftedandsenttodieinVietnam,JohnFogertywrotethisanti-waranthemforthealbum“WillyandthePoorBoys.”FogertysaidthesongwasinspiredbyDavidEisenhower,thegrandsonofPresidentEisenhowerwhoavoidedthedraftandVietnamandgotintothenavyreserve,muchlikeanotherfortunateson.Thesongisacountercultureeraanti-waranthem,criticizingmilitantpatrioticbehaviorandthosewhosupporttheuseofmilitaryforcewithouthavingto"paythecosts"themselves(eitherfinanciallyorbyservinginawartimemilitary).Thesong,releasedduringtheVietnamWar,isnotexplicitinitscriticismofthatwarinparticular,buttheclearattacksontheeliteclasses(thefamiliesthatgivebirthto"fortunatesons")ofAmericaandtheirwithdrawalfromthecostsofnationalisticimperialismareeasytocontextualizetothatconflict.ThesongwasinspiredbytheweddingofDavidEisenhower,thegrandsonofPresidentDwightDavidEisenhower,toJulieNixon,thedaughterofPresidentRichardNixon,in1968.Thesong'sauthorandsinger,JohnFogerty,toldRollingStone:
"JulieNixonwashangingaroundwithDavidEisenhower,andyoujusthadthefeelingthatnoneofthesepeopleweregoingtobeinvolvedwiththewar.In1968,themajorityofthecountrythoughtmoralewasgreatamongthetroops,andeightypercentofthemwereinfavorofthewar.Buttosomeofuswhowerewatchingclosely,wejustknewwewereheadedfortrouble."
WarisasongofEdwinStarr.Releasedin1970.ThissongwasactuallywrittenbyWhitfieldandStrongofTheTemptationsayearearlierbutthesongwaspopularizedthefollowingbyEdwinStarr.TheVietnamWarwasattheheightofitsconflict,andStarr'sintensevocalstransformedtheTemptationsalbumtrackintoanumberonechartsuccessandananthemfortheantiwarmovement."War"isacountercultureerasoulsongwrittenbyNormanWhitfieldandBarrettStrongfortheMotownlabelin1969.Whitfieldfirstproducedthesong–ablatantanti-VietnamWarprotest–withTheTemptationsastheoriginalvocalists.AfterMotownbeganreceivingrepeatedrequeststorelease"War"asasingle,Whitfieldre-recordedthesongwithEdwinStarrasthevocalist,withthelabeldecidingtowithholdtheTemptations'versionfromsinglereleasesoasnottoalienatetheirmoreconservativefans.Starr'sversionof"War"wasanumber-onehitontheBillboardHot100chartin1970,andisnotonlythemostsuccessfulandwell-knownrecordofhiscareer,butitisalsooneofthemostpopularprotestsongseverrecorded.Itwasoneof161songsontheClearChannelno-playlistafterSeptember11,2001.
TheTemptations'versionof"War",featuringPaulWilliamsandDennisEdwardsonleadvocals,wasmuchlessintensethantheEdwinStarrversion.WilliamsandEdwardsdeliverthesong'santi-war,pro-peacemessageoverastripped-downinstrumentaltrack,withbasssingerMelvinFranklinchantingarepeatedrecruittraining-like"one,two,three,four"inthebackgroundduringtheverses.
ThesongwasincludedasatrackontheMarch1970PsychedelicShackalbum,whichfeaturedthetitletrackasitsonlysingle.Thetrack'sdirectmessage,summarizedbyitschorus("War,whatisitgoodfor?
Absolutelynothin'!
"),struckachordwiththeAmericanpublicandresonatedwithgrowingpublicoppositiontothewarinVietnam.Fansfromacrossthenation,manyofthemcollegestudentsandotheryoungpeople,sentletterstoMotownrequestingthereleaseof"War"asasingle.Thelabeldidnotwanttorisktheimageofitsmostpopularmalegroup,andtheTemptationsthemselveswerealsoapprehensiveaboutreleasingsuchapotentiallycontroversialsongasasingle.Thelabeldecidedtowithhold"War"'sreleaseasasingle,adecisionthatWhitfieldfoughtuntilthelabelcameupwithacompromise:
"War"wouldbereleased,butitwouldhavetobere-recordedwithadifferentact.
"SouthamptonDock"isasongfromPinkFloyd's1983album,TheFinalCut.InWorldWarII,manysoldiersdepartedfromSouthamptontofightagainsttheGermans.Intheeighties,Southamptonwasagainusedasadeparturebase,thistimefortheFalklandsWar.Thesongdescribesawomanwhowavesthesoldiers"Goodbyeagain".
Fromallthesongsabove,wecanseethateachanti-warsongshasitsownbackground,suchastheCivilWar,WorldWarI,WorldWarII,VietnamWarandColdWar.Thelyricsofthesongsmainlytellusaboutwhathappenedatthattimeandwhatpeoplesufferedfromthewar.Theyspreadaroundpeopleandweresungbypeople.Theyexpresstheprotestagainstthecrueltyofthewaranddesireforpeace.Theanti-warsongisthevoiceoftheperiodtowhichitbelongsto.Itreflectsthetim
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