Music and Politics

There are an ample amount of songs that have political messages, both outright and as undertones. There are many artists, such as Toby Keith, who is very explicit in the way that he feels about the War in Iraq, Taliban, and America in general. Other artists have songs that contain more implicit undertones.



The first artist that I chose to show the link between music and politics is Toby Keith. He is a very patriotic musician and it is very evident through his songs. He sings songs like "Courtesy of the Red,White, and Blue", "American Soldier", and "The Taliban Song". I chose to embed "The Taliban Song" because I thought it was a funny way to show the link between music and politics; however, the lyrics of the song actually make fun of a real situation that has to do strictly with politics. In this song, he creates comedic relief for a sore subject for so many people.

The next artist that I chose was Miranda Lambert. She is also a country singer that mostly sings about love and memories, but she does have a song that has a political undermining that may not have been meant to be so. Her song "Only Prettier" is about girls being alot alike, but one being better than the other. In this song, the chorus says "Let's shake hands and reach across those party lines. You got your friends just like I got mine. We might think a little differently, but we got alot in common you will see, We're just like you, Only Prettier". This chorus makes me think of the differences in partisanship. There is a great similarity between Democrats and Republicans regarding platform, but there are some small differences that make each party unique.

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pp66FNd54M
There are so many other songs that talk about soldiers fighting in wars, peace, and others that talk more about politics alone, but these are the ones that stuck out to me.