Social Issues in Song

Social Issues in Song

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Hard Times of Old England
Then: unemployment, hunger, war. Now: Farmers' debt, village shops lost to supermarkets, empty holiday homes, and vanishing wildlife. #英検2級 #TOEIC450…
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Louise Haynes
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Dance Me to the End of Love
An adaptation of Gloria Horton-Young's post "Dance Me to the End of Love" telling of Nazi horrors & the song's relevance today. Love & resistance. 英検2級…
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Louise Haynes
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I'm Beautiful!
Now, get up and dance! Bette Midler's "I'm Beautiful" (1999): Embrace self-love & defiance! This powerful song, originally by Uncanny Alliance…
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Louise Haynes
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My name is Penny Evans
They say the war is over, but I think it's just begun. War's human cost: drafted men, young widows, and lasting grief. "Penny Evans": a song about the…
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Louise Haynes
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They're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same. "Little Boxes" by Malvina Reynolds critiques mass-produced suburban homes and the resulting social conformity.
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Louise Haynes
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May 2025

Calm down
and don't step on my gown! Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" celebrates LGBTQ+ pride, condemns online bullying and homophobia, and urges kindness…
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Louise Haynes
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One Candle
Learn about the K-Pop song "One Candle" and its role in peaceful protests, including the 2016-17 Candlelight Revolution against President Park…
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Louise Haynes
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A Housewife's Blues
Nakagawa Goro's song "Housewife's Blues" reflects post-war Japanese women's societal expectations, arranged marriage, war's impact, motherhood, and…
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Louise Haynes
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Ay, Carmela
A song from the Spanish Civil War, "Ay Carmela", about Republicans vs Nationalists, foreign aid for some, lack of it for others. Battle of the Ebro…
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Louise Haynes
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The Death of Stephen Biko
Apartheid in South Africa (1948) separated people by race, causing inequality. Stephen Biko fought against it but died in custody in 1977. #英検2級 #TOEIC…
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Louise Haynes
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Don't Laugh at Me
I'm deaf, I'm blind, in a way, aren't we all? Bullying hurts. This song encourages kindness and understanding towards those who are different. Choose…
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Louise Haynes
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During the quarantine
What matters truly matters. 2020 COVID-19 Memories: Quarantine life, boredom, and changes. Recall where you were, how life shifted. Living with…
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Louise Haynes
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