Songs for Change

 

Behind all music lays a message or meaning that artists want to deliver to listeners. There is almost always a reason why some artists write songs about certain life events, such as friendship, poverty, hunger, love, making a difference in the world, etc. As listeners, we then infer the meaning of lyrics that help us understand what the issue is really about. A charity record (also known as a charity single) is a release of a song to raise money for a specific cause, like famine or after a natural disaster. 

1) Spend your tech time today compiling a list of songs about world issues (some websites to get you started are below). 

http://globalsolutions.org/blog/2007/05/social-justice-top-40

http://www.sojust.net/songs.html

http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1014321/2013-mtv-vmas-best-video-with-a-social-message-nominees

http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/arts/songs.html

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1317521-social-issues-in-songs

http://www.discogs.com/lists/Charity-singles/24904

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_record

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30074650

2) Create a Google Drive document and make a chart similar to the one below. 

Song Name	Song Artist	World Issue/Theme