This has been a topic that's bugged me for a long time. People always praise music for having a message, but never act upon that message. This is annoying because sometimes the messages can have such a practical application in the real would that they really shouldn't be disregarded as "just music," and maybe people should take more notice.
The greatest instance I know of this is the Dead Kennedys song In-Sight:
Quote:
In-Sight
Who's that kid in the back of the room
Who's that kid in the back of the room
He's setting all his papers on fire
He's setting all his papers on fire
Where did he get that crazy smile
Where did he get that crazy smile
We all think he's really weird
We all think he's really weird
[Chorus]
We never talk to him
He never looks quite right
He laughs at us
We just beat him up
What he sees escapes our sight
We never see him with the girls
We never see him with the girls
He's talking to himself again
He's talking to himself again
Why doesn't he want tons of friends
Why doesn't he want tons of friends
Says he's bored when we hang around
Says he's bored when we hang around
[Chorus]
We're all planning our careers
We're all planning our careers
We're all planning our careers
He says we're growing old
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That seems like a song that would be released in the aftermath of Columbine, no? Sounds like a direct detail of that event, doesn't it? WRONG. It was written and recorded well over 10 years before the Columbine school shooting. Maybe if people payed more attention to this song, would that tragedy have occurred? Just food for thought.
Any thoughts? Any other instances anyone can think of? Or am I just insane?