Certain music from the ’60s and ’70s endures, and that’s because of the Vietnam War. Soldiers in Vietnam and those at home connected to songs by The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, The Animals ...
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Phil Ochs, “What Are You Fighting For” (1963). Ochs wrote numerous protest songs ...
Music from the '60s and '70s wasn't just about catchy tunes and groovy beats. Many legendary songs carried secret messages, political statements, and hidden stories that listeners might have missed on ...