Song Analysis Of Social Protest
Hemant Sah
FRC-14M
Analysis of Social Protest
The era is of static and contraband where bombs are louder than voices and feels like silence will echo through eternity. The generation we live in is midst of panic, fake promises, and fake prosperity, and therefore, people should be given hope and motivation. The song that I’m going to analyze is the title song of the album by name “21st century breakdown” by Green day, released in 2009. It’s a very negative and depressing song despite the poppy, diverse sound. The song is written for open interpretation and most of can relate ourselves to all or parts of it. I advocate justice and I want to be very clear that justice and equality are not the same thing. The song demonstrates this idea very nicely and that’s why it’s epic to me. As the name indicates, Billie Joe Armstrong(vocalist, Green Day) has described the album as “the snapshot of the era in which we live as we question and try to make sense of the selfish manipulation going on around us, whether it be the government, religion, media or frankly any form of authority.” Faith and politics are definitely called into question in the meat of the album and the song, and questioning them doesn’t negate American ideals or their influence in the world. It’s blind patriotism and faith that are taken to trial by fire in this song. Armstrong is trying to capture the feeling of a generation. The band is not anti-American and they don’t …show more content…
All that the song wants is what the people were promised- an authority that caress about people, does what is in the best interest of the population, and allows
FRC-14M
Analysis of Social Protest
The era is of static and contraband where bombs are louder than voices and feels like silence will echo through eternity. The generation we live in is midst of panic, fake promises, and fake prosperity, and therefore, people should be given hope and motivation. The song that I’m going to analyze is the title song of the album by name “21st century breakdown” by Green day, released in 2009. It’s a very negative and depressing song despite the poppy, diverse sound. The song is written for open interpretation and most of can relate ourselves to all or parts of it. I advocate justice and I want to be very clear that justice and equality are not the same thing. The song demonstrates this idea very nicely and that’s why it’s epic to me. As the name indicates, Billie Joe Armstrong(vocalist, Green Day) has described the album as “the snapshot of the era in which we live as we question and try to make sense of the selfish manipulation going on around us, whether it be the government, religion, media or frankly any form of authority.” Faith and politics are definitely called into question in the meat of the album and the song, and questioning them doesn’t negate American ideals or their influence in the world. It’s blind patriotism and faith that are taken to trial by fire in this song. Armstrong is trying to capture the feeling of a generation. The band is not anti-American and they don’t …show more content…
All that the song wants is what the people were promised- an authority that caress about people, does what is in the best interest of the population, and allows