MUSIC 2II3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Royal Variety Performance, Pete Seeger, Ringo Starr
30 Nov 2017
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Many of the fans of rock and roll are older now (college-aged) and looking for more serious music. Folk music was serious because it dealt with social issues. Despite new innovations, worth of music industry remains stagnant this is not a time of growth. The weavers, with pete seeger and woody guthrie. Instrumentally, music is simple and deliberately not self-conscious, as to not want to appear as. Lyrically, this song portrays a message about stopping mass-privatization of land. Blacklisted in "53 because of left-wing connection. Those questioned could name names : say who they know was a communist. Pete seeger was called to name names but did not, causing end of weavers" career. Folk music was target, disappeared during this. Model of older, pre-revival folk: very simple but dealt with complex social issues. Timelessness meaning, the song could"ve been written at any point in time. Vivid imagery and old language: use of numbers is reference to bible.
