Alright, By Bob Marley

Music has been around for a long time, from the Harlem Renaissance all the way to the Grammys. Music has been an everyday part of society whether people notice or not. Mostly, music is used for entertainment purposes, to lighten somebody’s day or to just get in the mood for a workout. Whatever the purpose of a song may be, other songs are there to inform the society about the social issues that are going on. Some artists decide to use their talent to tell people their opinion on the issue that are faced by most in society or call for action to people who want to make a change for the better.
To begin with, one song that shows a social protest is Kendrick’s song, “Alright,” focuses on today’s police brutality against African Americans. Greene
Bob Marley talks about white supremacy and how if someone has whiter skin then they would get a different treatment than someone who has darker skin. “Until the philosophy which hold one race superior/ and another/ inferior/ is finally/ and permanently/ discredited/ and abandoned/ Everywhere is war/ Me say war.” (lines 1-9). Marley explains that until there is no more racism and everyone is equal in how they are treated then the wars will continue between us. Bob Marley believes that if people with whiter skin are held inferior to the people with darker skin, society will continue to fight between each other. Ortiz mentions, “he disagrees with racism because as long as there is racism, there will be hate, as long as there is hate, there will be fighting, and as long as there is fighting, there will be war”. Bob Marley believes that as long as all of those social issues are going on, there will be no world peace. Bob Marley is against racism and is for world peace where everyone is treated equally. “That until there no longer/ First class and second class citizens of any nation” (lines 10-11). Bob Marley wants world peace and does not want any racism or for someone with whiter skin to be considered more “first class” than somebody with darker skin. Bob Marley wants equality everywhere and for
“My country 'tis of thee/Sweet land of kill em all and let em die” (lines 7-8). Wayne explains how the government is not what it is used to be. How now, they just kill everybody in their way even their own people. “God bless Amerika/This ole' godless Amerika/I heard tomorrow ain’t promised today/The end of time is like a hour away” (lines 9-12). Wayne discusses how “godless” America has become. Wayne believes everyone can die at any time if the government wanted. Wayne explains that tomorrow is not promised that everything can be gone within an