This Land Is Your Land Analysis
Watching the film “Get Up Stand Up”, reminded me of just how important music is. It really can be a powerful voice for a cause or a movement. When I watched Woody Guthrie singing “This Land Is Your Land”, it reminded me of the whole debate about immigration today, and how this country is everybody’s land. Woody Guthrie, was singing back in the 60’s, he gave a voice to those who were frustrated with the policies of their government, but I could feel the same passion today that they felt. When he sings “This land was made for you and me”. It really hit home, and I felt like nothing could express that sentiment so potently beautifully as music.
I started wondering, with all the thousands and thousands of people across the country marching in …show more content…
She has picked up the anthem at a time it may even be more relevant than when it was written. Even though we know it’s a famous protest song and very political and even though Gaga was certainly aware of this, I think the fact that she used this technology like the drones, shows that she is taking songs from the past and renewing them for the 21st century.
Music being used to make a point doesn’t stop at renewing the old; musicians like Band Aid 30 are making new meaningful songs in the 21st century. The song,” Do they know it’s Christmas” helps raise the hearts of those who feel down, and brings a little light into the world. All people, myself included, can relate to music because it is something everyone can relate to, no matter who you are.
Songs like “Get up Stand up” help people heal and talk about respect. Respect means being nice to one another and caring for others, However before the activist Civil Rights Martin Luther King Jr., The laws with respect to African Americans were not respectful. Because people weren’t treated equally. For instance, the Montgomery Bus Boycotts were marches that held because black people had to sit at back of the bus, while white people could sit in the front. Struggle over civil rights are going on today. For instance racial profiling is a current issue, in which we are fighting for rights by standing up for own
I started wondering, with all the thousands and thousands of people across the country marching in …show more content…
She has picked up the anthem at a time it may even be more relevant than when it was written. Even though we know it’s a famous protest song and very political and even though Gaga was certainly aware of this, I think the fact that she used this technology like the drones, shows that she is taking songs from the past and renewing them for the 21st century.
Music being used to make a point doesn’t stop at renewing the old; musicians like Band Aid 30 are making new meaningful songs in the 21st century. The song,” Do they know it’s Christmas” helps raise the hearts of those who feel down, and brings a little light into the world. All people, myself included, can relate to music because it is something everyone can relate to, no matter who you are.
Songs like “Get up Stand up” help people heal and talk about respect. Respect means being nice to one another and caring for others, However before the activist Civil Rights Martin Luther King Jr., The laws with respect to African Americans were not respectful. Because people weren’t treated equally. For instance, the Montgomery Bus Boycotts were marches that held because black people had to sit at back of the bus, while white people could sit in the front. Struggle over civil rights are going on today. For instance racial profiling is a current issue, in which we are fighting for rights by standing up for own