How Music Can Be Used to Inspire Political and Social Change: My Final Project
To many people, music is nothing but something to listen to. It is just entertainment, and there is little to no meaning behind the production, lyrics, instrumentals, or talent. To others, though, music can initiate great change, whether it is social, spiritual, emotional, or political change. In this post, I will explore how music can inspire social and political change by both providing a common ground on which people can unite and by offering new and unique perspectives on certain subjects that have the potential to influence the audience's opinions. First, music can provide a common ground on which people can unite and fight certain issues. Take Imagine Dragons for example. Imagine Dragons is a funk rock band that came together in 2008 and is known for hits such as "Radioactive" and "Thunder". One of their songs off of their 2017 album, Evolve , is called "Beli ever", and was written to highlight the unbelievably high LGBT+ teen suicide rates in
