Rock radio, of course, lives or dies by the music thats played.
These two states are common to the human condition but rarely acknowledged at cocktail parties.
I believe Lewis is correct here, and I believe that classic protest songs embody this principle effectively.
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But he does so simply by pointing to our shared reality.
Without any affectation, he reminds us thatthisis the world in which we find ourselves.
It requires no exaggeration to make the point, no hyperbole to stoke the outrage machine.
It simply tells the truth.
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Rather, they call us toworkfor better days.
And the refrain insists that these choices will lead us to a world of greater peace.
In other words, the messaging resonated, even with a multigenerational time delay between writing and delivery.
The principles that allow these songs to be heard as fresh several decades later are yours for the taking.
