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I even find myself attempting to imagine what that must be like day after day living in what seems like a hopeless situation, and the one organization that I should be able to find help and leadership, the government, is empty and thoroughly dysfunctional. I then wonder were dose that leave my people? How do they make there voices heard without bluntly getting in the face of the government and risking the posabilty of imprisonment and even death for deifying the popular opinion of the present administration This has been the timeless question for many generations in almost every country on earth. No matter what the problem, poverty, unstable government or inadequate health care people have always found away to make known there demand for change now to the governing power of the time. In some countries it can mean certain death for speaking out against the government in public. So that meant that any group protesting something wrong about there country was forced to find better outlet for expressing there ideas. A much more peaceful and covert means of expression was defiantly in order, after all a violent protest in that environment will only get someone killed or imprisoned and it's very difficult to get one's ideals to the public under either one of those conditions. As a result politics and protest found there way into the music of that society. Music of that time did and still to this day dose often speak of the many deep social problems that become so rooted in a society that governments and citizens alike stop looking at an issue as a problem, and start accepting it as a norm. They tend to come to the conclusion that this has been going for so long that there is no way to correct now, so they just have to live with it. I think this is where music comes in, it can without even realizing it become the leadership and inspiration for a resolution. This is the best way for an artist under those conditions to assert passive aggression and through music the artist is able to wake people up and make them think, make them feel inspired about how they can change things for the better. I order for a group not to fall into norm trap they have to be enlighten and have sincerity and truthfulness in it's leadership. The best thing is it doesn't take a whole gang to make this happen it only takes one, one persons music can become the voice of a group to its government. That is why you can bet the governments in the smaller less developed countries pay attention to the music of the people because it can be just as powerful a weapon as any military infantry division. The most popular example of the phenomenon would be BOB MARLEY with songs like "Stir It Up", "Exodus" and especially "Redemption Song" it's not hard figure why people where so attracted to his music. Just thinking of what he's singing about and hearing the sounds is like a five star dinner for the brain that you just can't say no to. "Emancipate yourself from inter slavery" is a lyric from Redemption Song that even the people of today can relate to, the purging and freeing of yourself from yourself to always try to see thing's from a different angel. Bob Marley was good making the listener see things from a different point of view and that is why he is one of my favorite artists. I think also that is why I prefer a reggae or calypso kind of music over Jazz or Blues because of the way the subject or theme is presented. Reggae always sounds like no matter what your problems or issues are there will always be another day and life is never as bad as it seems and when I listen to jazz or blues I don't get that at all very off center and unproductive. Though I do intend to listen to a lot more Jazz it doesn't hold the same weight that reggae does for me, that doesn't make it bad or good just that I haven't decided yet. Can you geuss this line "Ever since I can remember I've always wanted to be a gangster"? It's from one of the movies I watched this week and I think one of the best movies ever. The movie "Good Fellas" is a supposedly true story about life in the mob and crosses through a whole septum of what I would call American ideas. The other movie I watched also represented many of the American ideals and it was called "An American in Paris". They both are out for the american dream. In one sense there is the mob, a group of people daring to live life on there own term and using any means at there disposal to ensure they have the best life possible without being forced to use any conventual means to obtain that life. Then on the other hand there is an "An American in Paris" seeking the same thing only not by such drastic outlets. The song "I've Got Rhythm, I've Got Music, I've Got My Gal Who Could Ask For Anything More" pretty much sums it up as to what there looking for. It's something simple yet fulfilling that will make them happy. I does vary to an extent how they go about obtaining happiness, but they go through life trying to make money be happy and live on there own terms. Bibliography: Word Count: 957
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