Music and Its Expression in Politics and Life

Music has been a part of our lives for centuries and dates back to the ancient history. Greeks and Christians use music as a means of making souls. Indeed, the power of music is infinite; it has a way to reach out to us and talk; it talks a lot. Music can touch our emotions with or without lyrics: happiness, sadness, bitter taste, restlessness But having such a strong power can be disadvantageous. Music and politics are not necessarily well integrated. According to some political views, music violates the morals of the country and people.

When scholars discuss the political significance of music, they usually refer to lyrics. People often express political feelings with music. People with political commitment will definitely look at music as a means of expressing their ideals. I usually hope that the lyrics can convince the lyrics. And sports often produce songs that reflect their core beliefs. There are more and more questions about how lyrics can effectively convey information and how persuasive they are. French fries insisted that there was no evidence that the content of the lyrics would affect (and even reflect) the belief. He said that the words of the song are about expression, not about thought. A song is necessary (1996: 164; Frith, Hall and Du Gay 1996). 12

The relationship between music and politics, especially political expression in songs, was seen in many cultures. Although music influences political movements and rituals, it is unknown how much the general audience is related to music at the political level. Music can express the theme of anti-systemism and protest, including anti-war songs, but you can also build ideas in national anthem, patriotic songs and political campaign. Many of these songs can be described as theme songs

If music is being used to convey protest actions, how is it done? There are several very important questions in creating protest music. First, how is politics music or political expression in music? Is it related to political function, or is it related to its own structure, expression and rule? Is music politics without words? Can you make music politic without resorting to the clear meaning of the words? In a relatively early and few attempts to define protest music, Serge Denisoff (1968) classified the protest song from a theoretical point of view and presented a functional model of the protest. Whether it is individualism or part of a political movement, the function of political protest is an important factor in judging whether songs or certain kinds of music are political.