Any system where a small number of people get richer and the vast majority get poorer isn’t sustainable. Any system where people get left behind isn’t acceptable. I wanted to talk about socialism because with every day that goes by and every time I look at my bank balance or the bills, I see more and more why the current system at the very least has got to go. ![]() You’ve probably heard quite a few of these songs before, but did you ever think about the anti-capitalist message behind them before? In this first part, we’re going to be looking at songs from 1958-1970 starting with “Summertime Blues” and ending with “The American Ruse”. Like in that post, in this two part series I will talk about 20 different classic rock songs covering about 30 years of rock history and spanning lots of subgenres, highlighting lyrics that I think are important. I’ve written about four posts about political classic rock lyrics ( part 1, part 2, part 3), but never one that only was on one topic. Classic rock can also be poetic and philosophical. I wanted to prove classic rock isn’t white dad music and it’s not just about cars, sex, and hot chicks. It’s not about identities, but about stories and connections. ![]() The Diversity of Classic Rock has always been about social issues and approaching classic rock in a different way: talking about the underrepresented sides of it and telling the stories of the diverse people who made it and the diverse sounds. ![]() I wrote a more in depth rant about incrementalism (you know there’s gonna be at least some classic rock references, actually a lot) on my Medium page, where I will write about things that just don’t fit on this blog that’s about music, but I do like to share my opinions on current events and the world here too, I just make it even more about music. I think it’s years and years of propaganda and manufacturing consent that has made people complacent and accept the status quo, or rather things getting worse. Why is that? A lot of anti-capitalist leftists will describe socialism and Marxism without saying those words and people actually like it, until they hear it’s socialism or Marxism. Socialism and Marxism are two “scary”, misunderstood words even in the most liberal, socially progressive circles.
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