>===== Original Message From "Miller, James Andrew (UMC-Student)"
=====
>Zornlist:
>
>I'm looking for examples of what I'm calling "topical pop songs"-- the most
obvious examples would be protest/folk songs, but they don't have to be
specifically in that tradition. The criteria would be something like this:
>
>-- A song intended for "popular consumption," with lyrics that take a
definite stand on a specific issue or event.
>
>-- The issue or event needs to be something relatively limited in scope or
scale. For example, a straightforward anti-Cold War song would be too big,
but Phil Ochs' "Talkin' Cuban Crisis" would be perfect. Here, Ochs is making
statements about a relatively specific historical event, while at the same
time saying something about larger political and ethical concerns. The topic
of the song needs to be narrow enough that students could go to newspapers and
the like to research the event and the various contemporary perspectives on
its significance.
>
>-- It would be great if I could find songs that take a variety of stands. I'm
not specifically interested in songs that reflect my own political views.


The entirety of Randy Newman's album "Good Old Boys."

Or just his song "Political Science." Or "Birmingham."

andrew


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