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Music defines a generation. As it is something that shapes an individual’s identity it becomes engraved with the styles and sensibilities of the time, with the most popular music effectively tapping into a social consciousness and current events.
Take the 1960s. Music from this period is easily identifiable and had strong links to the hippy movement that was concerned with world peace. This meant that there were countless political songs and other songs seemingly inspired by less than favourable activities (such as drug use). Fast forward to the eighties and much of the music is identified with synthesisers and other electronic types of music with the fashions of the time reflected in the clothing of musical artists. Punk music is also something that became popular due to the cynicism people held for authority in the form of the government, therefore the songs were anti-establishment.
So what music defines today’s generation? It is hard to say. Perhaps it will only become obvious in the future when forms of music have replaced today’s. Suffice to say, music is something that is routed in society and is part of the cultural makeup of the planet.
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