As we began to look at how women were in the 50s and 60s it was eye opening in a way. It was crazy to see how different things were back then with women and music. If you look at todays female artists, most of them are all about their looks and making sure they stand out from everyone else. Back then it seemed that the artists were really just focusing on their music and connecting with their audience on a more personal level.
Within the songs we heard in the 50s, they all mainly focused on a man in their life. Which today does still happen but in a very different style than back then. Back then these women were taking their songs and making them express their rights and trying to reach out to others in spreading a message.
The songs we listened to in class were very powerful and definitely shaped the time into what it was.
I find it interesting how men were talked about in most of the songs from the 50's and 60's that we listened to in class and we first perceive that as a bad thing, but we don't realize it still happens today. I feel like music today is just a lot less conservative, however I still think women have come a long way in terms of being able to say what they want through their music.
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