You Haven't Done Nothin'...Where has all the (political) music gone?

Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfiled, Joanie Mitchell, John Lennon and Bob Marley. Where are they today?

There used to be time, not too long ago, when music, a songwriter and then radio was a politicians worst nightmare. Music has always been a powerful medium for social change, whether it was about, poverty, women rights,human rights, racial tension, war, or the ecology.I'm not sure if it was the disco movement or when, but somewhere down the line, people stop listen to the radio reasons other than, liking how a song sound. Radio music used to be the voice of the people. Artist stood up for a cause other than glorification of themselves. The record industry has sold us out. Our children now have to choose betwwen Lil' Wayne, Justin Timberlake and who ever else is out there trying to become rich and famous by the time they're twenty five.

In 1975 Stevie Wonder wrote a song called, " You Haven't Done Nothin". The song was about the tenure of then president, Richard Nixon. Artist back then would challenge politicians on there job performances, after all, they were elected officials. We, the people had elected them. The song drove Nixon into a corner and along with Watergate, eventually drove Nixon out of office. The IRS, true enough, did come after Stevie, but he survived. Mostly all artist, up until the 80's displayed social consciousness in their music and lyrics back then. If they do today, where are they, and why aren't they on the radio. All we hear is, "Radio Ga Ga"

Feel free to comment on this post, if you will, with a song by an artist that you feel is saying something to help make us better people and the world a better place, or just comment. Songs will always be much more powerful than one voice. That's why they still let us sing "The Star Spangled Banner" ( Try Youtube.)