3 songs with social relevance

Bob Marley: War
This song is obviously about war, but it also speaks a lot about discrimination of all kinds such as race and class. There is a line that states, "Until the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes" which I think is a very powerful statement. I think that it is the most powerful line in this song because it is the truth but some people are too ignorant to realize that color of the skin does not matter. Bob is saying that one of the reasons war is created is because of discrimination of rights to people of a certain race. Another reason that war is created is because of "lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality" says Bob. I think that this is a very powerful song that brings out the ugly truth in this world. A lot of people think that racism does not exist anymore, but in some places it still goes on and still continues to be a very serious issue. There are a countless amounts of reasons to why war is started. I don't think that the world will ever live in complete serenity.

Sublime: Date Rape
This song describes how a guy can quickly pursue a girl into having sex with him. I feel that date rape in becoming more and more serious. I think that teenage girls this century are more naive which is the reason why date rape is so easy. Little girls think that having sex with an older man would make them seem cool or feel better about themselves. The rapist in the song is trying to impress the girl by saying he has a brand new car. When she said she had to think about it, he asked if he could buy her a drink. His plan is to get her drunk so she is more open to any suggestion. He asked her if they could have a little fun and she said no let's go home. Obviously, the rapist only wanted it his way and both of them knew that he was going to get whatever he wanted because the girl was drunk and weak. At the end of the song the girl brings the rapist to court and he is sent to jail. Karma comes around and he is now getting raped in jail. No one feels sympathy for rapists being raped because that is what they deserve.

Bob Marley: Redemption Song
This song is about slavery and taking any situation and making it a positive learning experience. This song represents what Bob Marley stood for and believed in his songs. Bob strongly believed in a black man's rights, especially the right of freedom. In the first verse the man is taken by the pirates and sold to merchants. He does not let this defeat him. He takes it as a good experience that made him stronger. This relates to slavery because any situation you are in, like being a slave, it should be looked at as something that can make you stronger, not weaker. A slave is discriminated so they immediately feel like they're on a lower level then the rest. The first emotion you feel would be defeat, but like it says in the second verse, "none but ourselves can free our minds." Bob is saying that only you can bring yourself peace of the mind and feel stronger after each situation in life. Many blacks are suffering from mental abuse still to this day. I don't think slavery will ever end due to the ignorance of the millions of people. Even if only one person is discriminatory, someone else is bound to follow.