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A. Speaking

1. Protest songs of the 1960s-1970s

1. Protest songs of the 1960s-1970s

a. Name each singer

1. Protest songs of the 1960s-1970s

a. Name each singer

A Bob Dylan

B John Lennon

C Bob Marley

1. Protest songs of the 1960s-1970s

Look at the 3 following song extracts

Extract 1

Extract 2

Extract 3

Listen to the 3 extracts from these songs and try to find their title.

Song 1

Song 2

Song 3

Song 1 : Masters of Wars

Song 2 : Get up ! Stand Up !

Song 3 : Give Peace a Chance

Match the singers to the songs

A Bob Dylan

B John Lennon

C Bob Marley

Song 1 : Masters of Wars

Song 2 : Get up Stand Up

Song 3 : Give Peace a Chance

Masters of Wars, Bob Dylan, 1963

Get Up, Stand Up, Bob Marley, 1973

Give Peace a Chance, John Lennon, 1969

b. What did these singers protest against ?

Masters of Wars is an anti-war song, in which he denounced the government leaders who were getting ready for war.

Give Peace a Chance is a pacifist song in which Lennon explains he does not care about the words in -ism, implying he is not fighting against / targeting any specific ideology, his only concern is peace.

Get up, Stand up urges people to rise up against oppression / rebel / and stand up for their rights.

c. Explain why the protest song movement was so important in the 60s-70s.

Songs played an important part in the various protest movements which spread all over thewestern world and particularly in the United States in the 1960s and 70s.

Many committed protest singers raised their voices to denounce “the established society”.

Folk singers (Bob Dylan, Joan Baez) were involved in the civil rights movement which reached its climax with mass demonstrations in the mid-60s .

As the US increased its military presence in Vietnam in 1965, folk and rock singers appeared at anti-war rallies

(Country Joe Mc Donald)

With the rise of the counter-culture and the hippie movement, the nature of protest songs changed as rock music replaced folk music (Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Jimi Hendrix).

In music festivals – such as the Woodstock festival in 1969 – young people got together to enjoy the music but also to denounce US involvement in Southeast Asia.

2.Singers emblematic of the 1980s-1990s

a. First, name each singer

Can you match each singer with one of the following sentences ?

b. In your opinion, which one of these singers is the most emblematic of the 1980s-1990s ?

Explain why and give as many details as you can about him/her.

c. Can you think of any other singer who could figure on the list of the top-five singers of that period ? Justify your choice.

B. Listening

1 The topic

a. Describe the photo taken in New York in 2011.

2. Watch

Watch the video.

3. In your own words

How does Dorian Lynskey explain the rise and fall in popularity of protest songs ?

What examples does he give ?

C. Discussing

Pair work

If you had to pick three songs emblematic of the last decade, which one would you choose ?

Discuss with a classmates and try to agree on 3 songs.