McCartney Times

Some songs are written with emotion at the forefront: love, anger, and joy, all universal and timeless. Other tracks are more of a reflection of their time, and this applies specifically to protest songs. Many musicians hesitate to write about something of their time because they don’t want to date their music. However, protest music is essential – it provides a voice to those who are often unable to speak up for themselves, and no one wrote it better than John Lennon.Lennon became much more political during his solo career than in The Beatles. He wrote ‘Imagine’ as an ode to potential peace on earth, and then he penned ‘Power to the People’, which was also intended to be a political rallying cry. While his passion for politics and trying to right injustice was at the forefront of this song, he also created it out of guilt.

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