Tuesday 13 December 2011

A Change Is Blowin In The Wind...

My partner & creative collaborator recently created a Be The Change series over at our sister blog, Surfing The Wave. Most recently she referenced a film (also a book) called The Help, which is set in the early 60s and focuses on racial oppression and the civil rights movement. This got us thinking about "change" songs of that time. Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' In The Wind' is one of the most iconic...



Another song which embodies the the feeling of the early 60s is Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come'. What you may not know is that Sam Cooke was apparently so moved that Bob Dylan - a white man - was singing about racism, that he found the courage to write about it too....



Do you love how music forever captures a moment in history? If you want to listen, switch off my audio player in the side-bar and click on the links above. Just close your eyes and be transported back in time....

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