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why is girls just want to have fun of freedom song and how has music contributed to female empowerment. do you think the music can carry messages to people and be a really strong salsa of our people and it always has been i do believe and how. can he. use it also mobilizes people it can help people to survive music as protest liberation hope a song can become the statement of thousands of people. she says. ca's is associated with liberty equality and fraternity but it was originally a war song. what is it that still fascinates people about this piece of music. francis the french national anthem is such an extraordinary composition it gives me goosebumps as. the mass e.a.'s represents the values of the enlightenment which have been honored and revered for more than 200 years in an age of global terrorism the song is more relevant than ever. following the murderous attack on the satirical magazine charlie a bill that helped to bring unity and reassurance to france. it was sung in a public defense and affirmation of the values of freedom. something it's an incredibly moving experience to see how music and songs can really sweep a crowd away and create a sense of community. joining forces to support a cause it's a wonderful feeling with music and the power that he has you can you can hear something you can identify with and you make that your own and you make that into your song your fight. music has also played a role in the ongoing protests by the yellow vests in france of the of the songs of freedom have been used throughout history for a wide range of causes a tradition that lives on today. this kind of resistance is a typically french trait he says taking to the streets to say enough is enough. it's no coincidence that the most serious was born here. in 1789 the french people freed themselves from the monarchy with the storming of the busty and event that laid the foundations for our understanding of modern democracy in the western world. as the nobility elsewhere in europe tried to challenge the revolution army officer and poet who wrote the patriotic song. it was a call to arms for the people of france soon the troops of the revolution were marching to the rhythm of the musée is. more music in its root. as something with you that's like. going you know it's different to hear dancing queen we just want to dance. the downfall of it into some. there's a temple of $120.00 beats per minute similar to the speed of someone marching into a fast human heartbeat until soul for the most of years as an organic rhythm. and that's why it has such a positive feel to it was reason for the move the. issue of the law of the law have this desire to feel that we're part of something big something important and that something is good and the measure of all things and so sometimes a good song with you know trumpets into nice and and the whole yeah were good were great can have a very strong influence on the masses of people. everyone knows the song and most people sing it without realizing that some of the lyrics are kind of embarrassing today and the horse was swindled 3rd. player on. the must see is hardly a peaceful song the lyrics are bloody and violent and so the context in which the song is used today can seem contradictory. as it's often it's strange for a country that isn't actually a war to get to its feet and sing about taking up arms and we're not even talking about metaphorical arms here. minds and through is it still ok to sing the song today in the must be part of contemporary society to her i think certain songs deserve an upgrade you know i think if you're not in a situation of war in a situation of moral or political freedom that is needed. maybe certain lyrics should be adapted or renewed. a 979 french singer songwriter said. james ball recorded a reggae cover and his version to citizens becomes a slightly less reference to arms etc. very famous french news. groups in particular version was an affront and a provocation. of the song a whole new. energy. the patriotic and historical nature of national anthems means they've often been used as political tools in the debate over national identity especially during times of crisis in the late 1960 s. american society was divided by the conflict in vietnam many saw it as a pointless and unjust war. the woodstock festival in 1969 was a mass celebration of love and protest. jimi hendrix stood before the crowds to perform the national anthem of his homeland. his performance transform the song into a political protest. it was an incredibly powerful expression of rage suddenly he used his guitar to create the sound of. jimi hendrix guitar version of the national anthem. it was probably one of the most powerful nonverbal messages that were ever set in music and he as an american was kind of saying i'm not with this war and this is how i hear the national anthem. to this day there is an ongoing debate about which ideals and values are associated with the star-spangled banner and 2016 american football are calling capper nick refused to stand for the u.s. national anthem and in fact meant as a protest against racism and police violence in his country and somebody disrespects or fled to say get that son of the field right now out of the sky. trumps threats became something of a reality for capper nick who was effectively shut out of the sport by the national football league. his symbolic neil divided society and he became an icon a protest. frustratingly music doesn't have agency it doesn't actually have the power to actually change things like a key on locks the door but what it cost as the ability to make you feel as if you're not along good too it would have to put where the pop culture is good or bad always has a lot to do with the concept of freedom does this you tube or rap singer or d.j. stimulate my mind or not and i'm order house so if i just blindly follow them that's bad pop culture. but if they have something that unsettles me and gets me thinking so i have to use my brain and i develop intellectually good pop culture. much the fight for freedom can also come in satirical form. * controversial figures such as trump. and decisions like breaks that are all too inviting targets for pop culture. the greatest. british history. the british. people very powerful. powerful. attacking. the most the most powerful people in our country. and ridicule in music are not a 21st century phenomenon. originates from a cute spanish nursery rhyme but then became a mexican revolutionary song. not only a cockroach but also a colloquial term for a bandit who was the butt of the joke in the original song. music has also played a big role in the struggle of women for self-determination and equal rights. in 1903. betrayed feminism as a carefree danced. towards empowerment. girls just want to have fun it was a breakout hit for the singer the song zany music video fueled the hype it was among the 1st to place the spotlight firmly on women could you please to be physically. female listeners in particular were quick to interpret the song as a message of liberation. is a pop song but also it's a liberation. allowing. for it just like everyone else. women were being given the chance to live their own lives and realize their true selves. just want to have fun. for squire. feminism these huge with. your experience. are so many prescription. it's a great song but i think that when it came out it just early eighty's just the girls just went to fun we just went out you know party and have sex and at that time people are very controversial. 70 years earlier the fight for female empowerment was more about marching than dancing the song march of the women from 1910 was written by british suffragette ethel smith. the activist used radical methods to fight for women's right to vote. and in 1018 women in britain finally gained the right to vote. one year later parliament welcomed its 1st female member of parliament. a lot of the rights that we take for granted is something that people fought for. people died for you know the radical ideas of today are just going to be hopefully be tomorrow's world. back in the 1960 s. african-american singer a wreath of franklin to use the power of soul music to fight for emancipation respect is a call reason for him to come on. i used to read the franklin in my car when i was in college and roll down the windows and sing that. you know just like really feeling my liberated self as a young woman. in 1967 many women were housewives seen as an extension of their husbands without their own needs and dreams. suspect is such an important subject is the kind of shows like look what's important to me is to be seen for why yeah and not for us 2nd class be not someone or something you can just use and abuse and misuse and play around with you have to respect me. something that i had that was another version by otis redding right was the song was written by otis redding but the message he was conveying 2 years before franklin's hit version was entirely different. this is not it was the other way around he comes home and says i will old and show you some respect and bring me my slippers and did a book for. this change of perspective touched on some poignant issues. i was in that sides back then in the early sixty's the songs were full of your my baby my baby here my girl it was all about men owning women was its archive. respect became an anthem of the women's liberation movement especially among african-american women. aretha franklin wasn't an activist as such but she knew how to use her platform. well mainly and was kind as you say a woman's anthem a battle cry. mantra. but everyone wants respect everyone needs respect from the young to the very old and in the middle male female . we all want to respect. the 1960 s. saw more and more women putting themselves and the empowerment of women at the center of their art another prime example was 17 year old lesley gore with you don't own me and british style icon dusty springfield proclaiming i want to be a free girl. helen reddy as i am woman also became a key song of the feminist movement. westerman singer nico with her dark and non-conformist demeanor established a new image of women. in 95 dolly parton song about unequal treatment in the workplace suzi quatro was the 1st female bass player to become a major rock star. in the early 1970 s. patti smith conquered yet another male bastion punk she crushed and cast aside practically every stereotype about how women should look and behave. nicely at certain power female hand punk rockers. machine broke those tie blues of the girl having to have makeup on i mean it's going to look like the guy of. the rock sort of guitar player or the rock god it's. for men for a very long time and i think it's fantastic that women are just just pushing us aside and taking that role and being like you know this is who we are not like your bullshit i think it's great. to do and so she became a huge influence and inspiration for generations of female musicians. since the ninety's women have been increasingly claiming center stage in the upper echelons of pop today they are the superstars fighting for equal rights in their own unique way. for them to be artists like beyonce have this attitude of hey dude sit down listen so powerful. it's cool to. be. strong women and generate a sort of excitement and i think that that's just to see stuff like that is very empowering they have so many followers and there's so many people that actually listen to what they have to say so i think it it does matter i would like to see more of that. the song was expressing the idea freedom from any kind of restraints i'm feeling liberated and. i'm just expressing some kind of trial and she. says look it. is beginning to. give a club like this probably a shot. so he doesn't mince her words female empowerment is becoming the new norm but it's not without its risks says the rapper. if you miss most of them an ism is in serious danger of being co-opted by capitalism and some kids becomes a consumer good then it's not much use to us. if you can get to the pharmacy and buy the feminist i should. range something's gone wrong what we needed things like fighting for abortion rights and soon after starting heat some biospheres simpson had several. the current political situation isn't always aligned with pop music trends. good great i guess i'm a sexist comments by donald trump have also helped to fuel female protest he dismissed as irrelevant and infamous recording of him making vulgar comments about women inappropriate words 12 years ago locker room whatever you want to call it. trump plays down his massage mystic statements and the countless accusations of harassment. musician milk is among the many american women who say he's not their president. is. the language terms actions can vary. such an ist you know talking about diving and all that i felt was very disrespectful so i feel like it's take a stand and say something i was. told. by song why it gives women a voice she performed it shortly before president trump was sworn into office. 2 a video of the flash mob what viral on the song was sung by thousands of girls and women across the globe. i. think you can. just. move i got this underground movement of the song because i don't think the institutions were able to digest such a message. that the internet people will not have heard quiet and they would have been able to share the song at 2 weeks at the us to god. i want to change in my heart my words and then change it to you was the internet and social media are also changing the opportunities that music offers and the struggle for freedom. i but mass protest movements predate the online era of course some songs have changed the course of history others only later became part of the soundtrack of revolutionary change. in 1909 the citizens of communist east germany finally game their freedom. as a applications for private trips abroad may be submitted without preconditions reasons for travel family times comments will be issued a choice now to secure by i. as you know is again top on. when the people came over to the west in their truck van sit felt like we were suddenly discovering a foreign country and its people were now our friends one was the oldest son in the back and. look at that one without any finance. peaceful revolution is possible and it came from the people i mean the change by west german rock band the scorpions became the anthem to the fall of the berlin wall. i almost think it's cold these days. it's hard to whistle into a mike. at the right time in the right places that can be liberating like love. you know it was everywhere and i think about it but casting song for a german band to write. i can almost see my no walking through gorky park and just reflecting and thinking like something's right he had this wind which is bringing about a change and then 3 or 4 months later the wall in berlin fell i wind of change had nothing to do with the ball as such and had been written some time before the historic event in the summer of 89 the scorpions traveled to russia to play at the moscow music peace festival alongside acts like bon jovi and ozzy osborne it was the soviet union's 1st rock festival with bands from the west. as the olympic flame was burning for rock n roll. a change was indeed in the air. i'm sure i wasn't the only one of the moscow music peace festival who sense that the world was changing before our eyes. were playing the red army soldiers working in security at the front all took off their jackets and threw their caps and do their business how they turned toward us on the stage and become part of the audience one time because. of africa's even. see it a lot of young people in moscow told us to the cold war would soon be like these but. i. guess that feeling inspired wind of change. history. the wind of change was not released as a single until january $91.00 the song is now in extra linked with the fall of the wall for a year earlier. the single arrived as the event was already receding into the history books and how did it was featured in documentaries about the fall of the wall all there were didn't even come out until around a year after that the thing is the scorpions are an international band but they come from germany. so to fans in the us the song has an authenticity about its own . sometimes certain songs they have their own attic because something happens in history that is not in your hands now a sign that something comes in the end to a certain historic moment people choose their own freedom songs it's a process that's very difficult to influence so it's often surprising even for the musicians themselves. the song would've come to symbolize the fall of the wall if we just taken advantage of the images on t.v. and said cool marketing idea the wall fell 2 years ago no we'll release an anthem to celebrate it no one would have been shameless at all it kind of is. after the fall of the wall the techno scene in a unified berlin began to boom and for many it became the soundtrack to a new life of freedom. here for you my experience we're going to for cation through east germany is i could feel the energy there was something very naive about it because east germans were sort of in the dark. they stumbled into the doesn't world of the west a bit like kids. suddenly so much was possible they could listen to any music be loud and do what they liked. suddenly they could get drugs and all the things that the stone regime warned would happen did happen it was a sudden promise of salvation. and peace for which. the love in berlin became one of the biggest music festivals of the ninety's attracting crowds of over 1000000 people. freedom songs are songs of celebration to you know celebrating our successes celebrating who we are celebrating our culture that is also a part of that freedom song family that notion that you are. the things in life was perhaps best summed up by the american radical emma goldman who said when she was criticised for dancing at. a party event and that she was serious enough about politics she said if i can't don't i don't want to be part of your revolution. the love parade in berlin became one of the biggest music festivals of the ninety's attracting crowds of over 1000000 people. freedom songs are songs of celebration you know celebrating our successes celebrating who we are celebrating our culture that is also a part of that freedom song family that notion that you are. the things in life was perhaps by the american radical emma goldman who said when she was criticised for dancing at. a policy event and that she was serious enough about politics she said. if i can't dance i don't want to be part of your revolution. dancing was a statement and an act of liberation. the love parade was seen by many as much more than an expression of hedonism. the love. i think the love for a it was the most political development in the history of music in germany. as well as polluters to most people see it played a huge role in the reinvention of the country. and the world outside got to see germany in a different light because we always believed in the liberating force of music and. music obviously has several different functions one is to entertain one is to inform one is to inspire another is to question and obviously the entertainment that we got that covered. but you can spend your life on the docks floor you know you do have to engage with reality. in today's america one rapper in particular is holding a mirror up to society. to childish gambino you know this is america i mean that's probably the most radical thing i've heard in the 21st century. with. just living the childish gambino paints a dark picture of hate and extreme violence in america with america we're talking about a whole different level of expression in sports and obviously. what you can watch is the full moon which is all about this crazy entertainment which kind of live to the fact that world destructed want to be entertained but if you forget about it for going to look at what's going on in the background oh my god you know oh my god . in just 2 days the video for this is america amassed 30000000 views the rapper referenced racist attacks and the reality of life for people of color in the united states. of america his song triggered a huge public discussion. you could have to go out and face reality over whenever people are suffering pop music becomes more political because it often expresses what they're going through with the fewest so. the fight against the oppression of the black population is deeply ingrained in american music in the 1st half of the 20th century the ku klux klan terrorized the southern states of the us racially motivated violence was endemic. and. lynchings of african-americans were part of everyday life. one young woman laments that the state of affairs with a deeply moving piece of music. really leaves. and. back in the day when my great great great great grandparents were being lynched from trees. and billie holiday was touring around the south she unfortunately would see what she described the strange fruit which were black people hanging by the neck stand in trees. that is swinging. in this at the end of the 1930 s. the song strange fruit by jazz singer billie holiday was the 1st to openly deplore the lynch laws of america for impassioned protest sparked violent reactions this is something pretty hard to date and billie holiday 1st made the song known in the clubs of new york then she wanted to record it for her label columbia records but her producer john hammond said it was too much and they couldn't do it and then she went to another label commodore music where old friend milton glaser said ok let's record this as it is now said. billie holiday experienced racism firsthand on a daily basis strange fruit was a song of a deep pain and billie holiday being able to carry that song or that pain and that story in the way that she did there's no one else who could have done the work. as a mother heard memoirs give you a glimpse into her turbulent life drugs prostitution all kinds of humiliating experiences because she went through everything you can imagine kierkegaard once wrote the mouth of an artist is molded in such a way that when they let out a cry of pain it sounds like beautiful music that's billie holiday holiday. just was. missing in that music is it really hit soon and very profound the brain gets into implant strange strange right in a way that other forms can't and its ability to communicate means and i do think it can carry messages to people and be a really strong sosa of power. by the early 1960 s. the civil rights movement had emerged to fight discrimination against african-americans. was i have a dream. but one day. this nation will rise up. and live out the true meaning of its green. world was also at the historic march on washington in 1963 joan baez perform the song that united people in protest we shall overcome was originally a gospel song it combines a simple melody with an appeal for a peaceful future. the music from the struggle doesn't always have to be called or sad or angry it can sometimes be unleashed in your trying to empower people to try to psych people yeah we're going to do this this is going to happen you know change is going to compete for the. it's and spirit of unification it's about that we need the take knowledge that we're not alone in this in our pain in our inner and in our resistance. but the spirits of we shall overcome quickly became a distant memory. of the 1960 s. continued to see racially motivated murders and brutal police action. in the song mississippi goddam nina simone was explicit and her condemnation of this reality. while other musicians also stood up for the african-american struggle for freedom. so you sing from anger no i sing from. intelligence i sing from letting them know their i know who they are and what they have done to my of people around the world that's around angola it anger anger rises fear is anger as far and if i am. lose think this is. going to get it. right don't you know nina simone became an activist through her music and not meet me at nino's was a liberated place her dynamics were incredible you know very very brave very very radical. did. you think of those songs from the civil rights movement in the night and sixty's those songs chose stars or those those issues pressed on those artists to such an extent of forced to articulate their feelings about politics well then just what songs about russian ships. in the 21st century controversy continues to rage with police violence and racism in the u.s. . new protests broke out across the country following a series of police killings of innocent young african-american men. are superior. we share carries with them i was. gonna be one of the beautiful things about pain is that. it awakens us you know pain is a very powerful tool to awaken us to move towards action. the black lives matter movement was born a range of music stars have also addressed the issue and their material. to the money came out with a song called the hell you talk about as musicians in the mainstream to speak about police violence is a very radical thing to do you know. things have been filling you sound as i living there remain silent as. what. the song lists the names of those who have been killed a litany of police violence. for me the challenge has always been like how do you. take all these ideas that you know that you have and then how do you put them in another room how do you talk to people about political ideas that maybe they're not used to it or maybe they don't agree with you like how do you go on stage and communicate that with people. even mainstream pop can be political as illustrated by superstar beyond say. isn't really a civil rights act to restore a protest singer beyonce as an entertainer did it help them. but the code she uses convey a message that goes beyond that. imagery of her videos speaks primarily to the african-american community and is subtle enough not to put off less politically minded fans. beyond say also make statements with the outfits she chooses are dancers costumes are a reference to the black panther movement in the 1960 s. and seventy's. if you. use an opportunity. focus of american culture for a moment. when she makes a statement about. they're not dangerous and almost you know. i kind of oh i said i like the poetry. i also like the actions well i like the things that get you off your ass and get you involved. protests on the street turn this song into an anthem. for mars all right. if you're looking for someone who communicates with words who depicts the complexity of life for african-americans in the u.s. then that's kendrick lamar on his in. the observes things and in a really interesting way. he won the pulitzer prize which to a certain extent says the white establishment has recognized him as a poet. sometimes to say. the black lives matter movement demonstrates the enormous spectrum of music that plays its part in today's struggles for freedom. in the end the question remains what can the songs of childish gambino beyond kendrick lamar really achieve can music change the world in times of social crisis the truth is revealed lucian really. we can't count on pop musicians to save the world for us because it won't happen but we can use pop music to help save the world that's what. i'm here because of music and i have friends that are lawyers and human rights activists and because of music so i do think the music in itself changes things and changers. people's trajectory life. music has always accompanied great historical changes sometimes it can even change the course of history because music is a mobilizing force more than that it can articulate our aspirations and be the soundtrack to our individual freedom music has always gone hand in hand with the struggle for hope justice and peace. was. i was. i. was i. was. to the conflict zone here in london it's still all about bricks a brick cigarette soup to break up for example what we all stood for was making our own decisions of steering our own ship we want to stay friends with our british neighbors stressed since it is that good girl things those special this week we look back at some of the key arguments that have shaped this often during the great breakthrough debate conflicts are. 30 minutes on d w. 4. i'm scared that the a war that's hard and in the end it's a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers what alliances of the what's your story ready. i mean when i was a women especially of victims of violence in. take part and send us your story we are trying all with to understand this new culture. another visitor not the guests you want to become a citizen. in for migrants your platform for reliable information. this is data over the news line from berlin a thai soldier goes on a shooting rampage place a more than a dozen people a dead and several more wounded top 3 opened fire at a shopping center in the city of herat the attacker is reportedly still at large we'll go live to thailand also coming up germany's federal coalition parties are calling for fresh elections in for. political scandal in the. country's ruling angela merkel's conservative tasse held process talks with a junior coalition.

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