Laird Galloway
English 102
Michael Vonie
March 22nd, 2017
Controversy Analysis
WAR. One of the many great Irish rock band, U2, albums, but WAR was different it was U2’s greatest albums ever and was all about changing the tides and fighting the power. The song that did so was Sunday Bloody Sunday it not only brought national but worldwide attention to the police brutality on Bloody Sunday. Bloody Sunday was and still is one of worst cases of police brutality in history. Bloody Sunday was a demonstration in Londonderry (Derry), Northern Ireland, on Sunday, January 30, 1972, by Roman Catholic civil rights supporters that turned violent when British opened fire, killing many people and injuring even more. The song Sunday Bloody Sunday is all about
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Many people did not want to believe because Edmond at the police could be in the wrong and could be so far in the wrong at the world at this time there were many police cases of police brutality and many people believed or false however bloody Sunday in Ireland proved AD police and make mistakes in this case it was a huge mistake by the police. Here in the US that maybe the police were in the wrong believe that is creating a very controversial topic about whether or not to believe U2 or believe the government. However, it not a very big due to the fact that you two were releasing their album 10 years after the events that happened Sunday bloody Sunday many people just had no idea what the band was …show more content…
Expression in Pop-rock Music: Critical and Analitical Essays. New York: Routlege, 2009. Print.
• Walter Everett’s book Expression in Pop-rock Music is about what the different songs we Love and listen to daily are about on a deeper level. As well as what the different bands and singer want to express. It relates to my song Sunday Bloody Sunday because there is a large chapter about and what Sunday Bloody Sunday represents and how strong of a conflict U2 was fighting for. Steverud, Jonas, and Brian Russell. "U2MoL." U2MoL - War - Sunday Bloody Sunday. Mourji, 22 Feb. 1998. Web. 01 Mar. 2017.
• U2MoL is a cite that has a very good explanation for the songs on the album WAR and especially the song Sunday Bloody Sunday. Much like N.W.A’s N***** with Attitude U2 received many threats from the police to the army about stopping their music because it reflected badly on them and just like N.W.A the did not and that’s what U2MoL is about it is a website about honor how these tragedies to light. Weigant, Chris. "Sunday Bloody Sunday." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 16 June 2010. Web. 01 Mar.
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In the Bogside area of Derry, there was a tragic incident known as Bloody Sunday or the Bogside Massacre for sometimes. Twenty-eight unarmed civilians were shot down by equipped British soldiers when protesting internment without trial introduced to deal with the escalating level of violence peacefully.(Gillespie). As a reaction to the tragedy, Bano in an Irish band called U2 wrote a protest song called Sunday Bloody Sunday, in which he asked for the peaceful future without conflicts. Repeating “how long must we sing this song?” among the whole lyric, this protest song Bano wrote utilized a peaceful way to depict the scenes of Bloody Sunday, the loathing for the horrible massacre, and their beautiful expects for the future filling with hopes.
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At 2.40pm on Friday 21st July 1972, the first bomb planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) exploded outside Ulster Bank in Limestone Road, Belfast (BBC, undated). Over the next ninety minutes, 18 more bombs exploded around the city, whilst a further 2 were defused and 2 failed to detonate. In total, 9 people were killed, including 7 civilians, and 130 were injured in the attack that later became known as ‘Bloody Friday’ (BBC, undated). The PIRA were a republican paramilitary group that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland during a period known as The Troubles after the British Army was drafted in to help with rioting between nationalists and unionists in 1969. As nationalists, the PIRA believed that the ‘Six Counties’
Irish nationalists planned to take Dublin and all of Ireland by force and rid themselves of the British. On the morning of Monday April 24, 1916, the day after Easter, a force between 1,000 and 1,500 men and women began a rebellion that they hope...
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On the night of March 5th, it is believed that a small group of boys began taunting a British soldier. Over the boys’ nonsense, the soldier battered one of his oppressors with his musket. Soon after the alleged incident a crowd of about fifty or sixty people surrounded the frightened solider. The enraged crowd of people sounded the soldier, encouraging him to call for backup. Soon after calling for help, seven soldiers along with Captain Preston...
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The song that I choose to do this assignment on is Fight the Power by Public Enemy. Fight the Power was written in 1989 and quickly became a street anthem for millions of youths. It reflects with issues dealing with both the Civil Rights Movement and to remind everyone that they too have Constitutional Rights. This particular song is about empowerment but also fighting the abuse of power that is given to the law enforcement agencies. It gave citizens of the U.S a more modern outlook on the many struggles that not only the African American community is up against but the other minority groups as well. The song’s message was eventually supposed to bring people together and make the world a better place, even though some teens saw it as a way
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The 1960’s was a time of war and fear for the United States and many people were turning their accusations towards the government. “Masters of War” was written by Bob Dylan in late 1962 and early 1963. The focus of this song is a protest against the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis that was happening during the early 1960’s. The song is protesting on the American government having its citizens live in fear of a constant attack and hiding behind their shroud, unaffected by anything that would happen to the people. It shook the nation with its fierce and angry tone against the “military industrial complex.” Dylan’s lyrics stated that it was not contained by declaring a pointless war and not taking responsibility for the problems it was causing. “Masters of War” is a powerful song against the government and the military. The protest song “Masters of War” by Bob Dylan highlights how the looming aspect of the Cold War affected the people of the United States and demonstrates Dylan’s view on the governments involved.
Zarick, A. (2007). Shades of martyrdom. Dean's Book Course, 2. Retrieved from http://scholar.googleusercontent.com/scholar?q=cache:9vRoYLhK_6QJ:scholar.google.com/ shades of martyrdom Allison Zarick&hl=en&as_sdt=0,3