Protest Song Analysis

In response to protest songs during and after the Vietnam war 

In todayns music the mass of the public listens to very popular singers like; Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, and many more who are all mainly POP music singers. POP music is repetitive and is commonly easy to dance and sing to, that's one of the reasons there is a huge love for it. Todays popular music is a lot different than the popular music listened to in the 60s or 70s. Back in the time of the Vietnam war music was a way to protest against the war. During the Vietnam war was the first time we as citizens have seen a war televised and the public was able to see the awful things war was doing to other people in different countries. There were singers like Buffalo Springfield 'For What It's Worth' which was written 1966 to join the people fighting the police over a potential new citizen curfew. Bob Dylan 'Masters of War' this song was written by Dylan in a feeling of rage against the arms industry who were feeding off the war. Country Joe And The Fish 'I-Feel-Like-Im-Fixin'-To-Die Rag' this song was written to speak to the young people who were Anti-war and was huge at the music festival Woodstock. All of these songs and more spoke to the public and fueled progression and change. Do famous musicians do that today? Can we find meaningful themes that push for a better tomorrow in most popular music listened to today?