POST-WAR & WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Joan Baez (Born 1941)
- “Where are you now, my son?” (1973) - Post-War
Joan B, an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and activist. Her songs had a focus on nonviolence, civil rights, human rights and environmental awareness. During the Christmas season 1972, Baez joined a peace delegation traveling to North Vietnam. The main reason for the trip was to address human rights in the region.
"Where are you now, my son" is a melody of grief and questioning of those lost in the battles.
"It's walking to the battleground that always makes me cry
I've met so few folks in my time who weren't afraid to die
But dawn bleeds with the people here and morning skies are red
As young girls load up bicycles with flowers for the dead
They say that the war is done
Where are you now, my son?"
- “Where are you now, my son?” (1973) - Post-War
Joan B, an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and activist. Her songs had a focus on nonviolence, civil rights, human rights and environmental awareness. During the Christmas season 1972, Baez joined a peace delegation traveling to North Vietnam. The main reason for the trip was to address human rights in the region.
"Where are you now, my son" is a melody of grief and questioning of those lost in the battles.
"It's walking to the battleground that always makes me cry
I've met so few folks in my time who weren't afraid to die
But dawn bleeds with the people here and morning skies are red
As young girls load up bicycles with flowers for the dead
They say that the war is done
Where are you now, my son?"
Freda Payne (Born 1942)
- "Bring the Boys Home" (1971) -– Post-War
Freda Payne is an American singer and actress famous for her million selling hit single “Band of Gold”. This song is an attempt to urge the U.S government to bring all the surviving soldiers back home.
"Mothers are praying - send our sons back home
You marched them away - yes, you did - on ships and planes
To the senseless war, facing death in vain
Bring the boys home."
- "Bring the Boys Home" (1971) -– Post-War
Freda Payne is an American singer and actress famous for her million selling hit single “Band of Gold”. This song is an attempt to urge the U.S government to bring all the surviving soldiers back home.
"Mothers are praying - send our sons back home
You marched them away - yes, you did - on ships and planes
To the senseless war, facing death in vain
Bring the boys home."
Helen Reddy (Born 1941)
- "I am woman" (1972) –- Women’s Liberation Movement
Reddy is a singer, actress and activist. She is often referred to as the “Queen of 70s pop”. She became the first Australian to win a Grammy Award and top the US charts. I Am Woman is her signature song and was co-written with Ray Burton. The song gained much exposure in the media and became the anthem of the women's movement. The song has a clear political message and she came to be known as a "feminist icon".
"I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore.
You can bend but never break me
'Cause it only serves to make me, More determined to achieve my final goal"
- "I am woman" (1972) –- Women’s Liberation Movement
Reddy is a singer, actress and activist. She is often referred to as the “Queen of 70s pop”. She became the first Australian to win a Grammy Award and top the US charts. I Am Woman is her signature song and was co-written with Ray Burton. The song gained much exposure in the media and became the anthem of the women's movement. The song has a clear political message and she came to be known as a "feminist icon".
"I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore.
You can bend but never break me
'Cause it only serves to make me, More determined to achieve my final goal"