Music Then and Now
Organic vs. Manufactured: Music Then & Now
There are so many differences between music then and now. Music in the 60’s and 70’s was so much simpler. It was fueled by peace, love and drugs. Much more pure and organic. Music today, although entertaining, has lost itself in the pre-fabricated money machine. It is fueled by notoriety and fame. Lyrics, appearances, and the reasons behind making music are not the same now as they were back then.
The 60’s and 70’s were a time of revolution, self affirmation and definition. Music then reflected that. Songs with lyrics like “Give Peace a Chance” and “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” were songs of protest against the Vietnam war. Songs were written and sang about peace, love, and unity. Their performances were based on the feeling of the music and their surroundings (or the drugs they were on at the time). They didn’t wear elaborate meat costumes, or dresses made from razorblades. They wore everyday clothes, flowing dresses and jeans. Artists sang about their feelings, and they were not so much concerned with if they made money off of their feeling or not. They played music for the sheer joy of making it, and to bring attention to political situations.
Todays times are comfortable. Yes, there is a terrible war going on, but we have other things to think about like getting the party started, whipping our hair back and forth, or our ice cream paint job. We hear lyrics like: ”honey got a booty like pow, pow, pow; honey got some boobies like wow, oh wow” and it makes you think, “where is the sincerity and truth in a lyric like that?”. Lyrics in songs have no true meaning anymore. Music today is what the media and producers think it should be about. Artists are no longer original, and the ones who are end up succumbing to what everyone wants them to be anyways . They wear insane costumes, put on elaborate laser shows and circus spectacles that distract from the music itself. Artist create songs and
There are so many differences between music then and now. Music in the 60’s and 70’s was so much simpler. It was fueled by peace, love and drugs. Much more pure and organic. Music today, although entertaining, has lost itself in the pre-fabricated money machine. It is fueled by notoriety and fame. Lyrics, appearances, and the reasons behind making music are not the same now as they were back then.
The 60’s and 70’s were a time of revolution, self affirmation and definition. Music then reflected that. Songs with lyrics like “Give Peace a Chance” and “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” were songs of protest against the Vietnam war. Songs were written and sang about peace, love, and unity. Their performances were based on the feeling of the music and their surroundings (or the drugs they were on at the time). They didn’t wear elaborate meat costumes, or dresses made from razorblades. They wore everyday clothes, flowing dresses and jeans. Artists sang about their feelings, and they were not so much concerned with if they made money off of their feeling or not. They played music for the sheer joy of making it, and to bring attention to political situations.
Todays times are comfortable. Yes, there is a terrible war going on, but we have other things to think about like getting the party started, whipping our hair back and forth, or our ice cream paint job. We hear lyrics like: ”honey got a booty like pow, pow, pow; honey got some boobies like wow, oh wow” and it makes you think, “where is the sincerity and truth in a lyric like that?”. Lyrics in songs have no true meaning anymore. Music today is what the media and producers think it should be about. Artists are no longer original, and the ones who are end up succumbing to what everyone wants them to be anyways . They wear insane costumes, put on elaborate laser shows and circus spectacles that distract from the music itself. Artist create songs and