| We All Want to Change the World: Rock and Politics from Elvis to Eminem Contributor(s): Waldman, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589790197 ISBN-13: 9781589790193 Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: This book provides a fascinating evaluation of post-World War II American commercial music and its complex, multifaceted impact on the world of politics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock - Political Science | Political Process - General |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| LCCN: 2003010314 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.08" W x 9.34" (1.42 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We All Want to Change the World provides a cogent and fascinating evaluation of post-World War II American commercial music and its complex, multi-faceted impact on the world of politics. Tom Waldman offers articulate and compulsively readable insights into such issues as: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's fiercely political period and its decidedly mixed effect on both of their careers and the causes they championed; the violence that erupted over the Sex Pistols' performance of "God Save the Queen" at Her Majesty's Silver Jubilee; Ronald Reagan's misinterpretation of "Born in the USA"; popular song and feminism and gender issues in the political sphere; the recent trend of rock tunes being reworked as campaign songs, such as Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop," and Sam and Dave's "Dole Man"; and much more. There is also extensive commentary on the events of September 11th, when many of the biggest names in the history of rock music took part in two benefits to raise money for the victims' families and to lift the spirits of the country. |
