Comments on: PLEASE – Just shut up and SING! http://denas.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/please-just-shut-up-and-sing/ (I promise - NO latin credos!) Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:21:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: A.G. http://denas.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/please-just-shut-up-and-sing/#comment-50 A.G. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:21:27 +0000 http://denas.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-50 Music has always had a political message - from it's beginnings as communications methods in ancient times, carrying oral traditions, and the biases of the people who wrote the songs, on through the use of work songs in afrian american slave communities to communicate messages to fellow slaves, make fun of slave owners, and save sick and wounded slaves from being found out (by setting a slower temper), right on up to the undeniable messages of music in the 60s. Art and entertainment have two distinctive differences - Art INFORMS YOU, where as entertainment just placates you. If you want to be entertained, there are plenty of "entertainers" out there. If you want art, then don't complain when real ARTISTS give it to you. Music has always had a political message – from it’s beginnings as communications methods in ancient times, carrying oral traditions, and the biases of the people who wrote the songs, on through the use of work songs in afrian american slave communities to communicate messages to fellow slaves, make fun of slave owners, and save sick and wounded slaves from being found out (by setting a slower temper), right on up to the undeniable messages of music in the 60s.

Art and entertainment have two distinctive differences – Art INFORMS YOU, where as entertainment just placates you. If you want to be entertained, there are plenty of “entertainers” out there. If you want art, then don’t complain when real ARTISTS give it to you.

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