60's Lyrics Project
We are studying in the music of the 1960s and the effect that the turbulent political and social culture had on it. Below you will find four videos featuring famous folk songs from this time period. Your job is to listen to the video and try to read between the lyrics. What is the artist actually trying to say through their music? Answer the following questions below and see if you can match the music to events from this era.
For each video answer the following questions:
1. What is the literal interpretation of the lyrics?
2. What do you think the songwriter is actually trying to say?
3. What events from this time period do you think the artist might be referring to?
We are studying in the music of the 1960s and the effect that the turbulent political and social culture had on it. Below you will find four videos featuring famous folk songs from this time period. Your job is to listen to the video and try to read between the lyrics. What is the artist actually trying to say through their music? Answer the following questions below and see if you can match the music to events from this era.
For each video answer the following questions:
1. What is the literal interpretation of the lyrics?
2. What do you think the songwriter is actually trying to say?
3. What events from this time period do you think the artist might be referring to?
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