n response to, among other things, the Vietnam War. For instance, Creedence Clearwater Revival spouts anti-patriotic lyrics as a way to show their nonsupport for Vietnam in their song Fortunate Son. CCR calls to the hypocrisy of the government when they say, "And when the band plays Hail to the Chief they point the cannon right at you." According to CCR, the general feeling of the counter culture is to wonder why support a government (or country) who will so willingly stab its citizens in the back by sending them off to sure death in a useless war. Support for such a government could only come from someone who was born into wealth or prosperity like a millionaire or senator's son. "It ain't me," CCR says. In a final display of rebellion in the fast, curt song, CCR says, "some folks inherit star spangled eyes,/ ooh, they send you down to war./ And when you ask them: 'How much more should we give?' Oh, they only answer: 'more, more, more.'" CCR voices common feelings in the counter culture, that no matter how one supports the government, it will not watch out for the interests of its people. Unlike Dylan, CCR does not call for a rebellion or for a storming of the Senate. Instead, they only call for a symbolic rebellion and a plea for the government to actually recognize that the college-age students do not support the war. Though both Dylan and CCR call for actions, their main point is only for the counter culture to have a voice in how the country is being run.Unlike the two previous counter culture artists, Jimi Hendrix takes rebellion a step further. Known for his musical flare and wild guitar smashing, Hendrix's music mirrors the distraught nature that America's youths feel towards being ignored in regards to policy. Therefore, in the revolutionary Hey Joe, Hendrix calls for a more violent method of making the government notice. Hendrix starts his song wondering where Joe is going carrying a gun. He is not specific as to...
