So, one afternoon I was hanging out at a local college bar near campus, and the song by Bob Marley 'Get Up, Stand Up' came on. I recognized the tune because I wrote about it in a previous blog. Little did I know that it was a song that was still listened to today and known. I saw numerous college students mouthing the words, and, to me, this was a shock. It's astounds me that a not so popular protest song written years ago is now a popular song that college kids jam to. While listening to the song that afternoon, it occurred to me that the song's powerful message can still be applied to today to many different groups of people. Whether it be an ethnic group, religious group, or age group, the song's message is timeless. It pleased me to see that people today are still familiar with this tune. I think we underestimate the power and life-span of protest songs such as this. The tune's ability to still apply to this day interests me, forcing me to ask myself how far we have actually come. I also find it interesting that this tune was being played at a bar where its customers are mainly made up of college students. What do you think?
I wonder, how many people in the bar are acting towards enacting some of the ideals that the song would recognize a beneficial to society?
ReplyDeletePersonally I think Bob Marely's music are very popular music no matter where you go and im not surprised to find his music being played in a college bar because most young and college students think that Bob Marley's music reflects smoking weed which when you come to College is a big thing to try or do since your not under the supervision of your parents. They are naive though to the fact that most of his music is a reflect of protest songs.
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