08 Aug After reading the the text and listening to the examples, and then to Martin Luther King’s Speech, what is your impression of the “message” of the music in the early 60’s

1 After reading the the text and listening to the examples, and then to Martin Luther King’s Speech, what is your impression of the “message” of the music in the early 60’s, vs. what struggles were going on then? Who was singing about struggle, and who wasn’t, and why?-Please post your thoughts in the thread, and try and thoughtfully comment on other’s posts as well-:

2 After watching / listening to the to the Week 2 Media, write a short, half to one page response on two of the selections you find interesting. If you choose to, you may compare “live” versions to the “tracked” versions of the songs posted. Draw upon the reading from the text, to further illustrate your points when possible.

1. The Kingston Trio, Tom Dooley (链接到外部网站。)
2. The Coasters, “Down in Mexico”: (链接到外部网站。)
3. Roy Orbison, “Only the Lonely”: (链接到外部网站。)

1. The Beach Boys. “Surfin’ U.S.A.” original: (链接到外部网站。)
2. The Beach Boys, “Surfin’ U.S.A” live: (链接到外部网站。)
3. The Beach Boys, “Don’t Worry Baby” (链接到外部网站。)
4. The Drifters, “There Goes My Baby”: (链接到外部网站。)
5. The Ronnettes, “Be My Baby”: (链接到外部网站。)
6. The Ronnettes, “Be My Baby” live: (链接到外部网站。)
   
7. “I Have a Dream Speech” (链接到外部网站。)

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