I remember the shift between the saccharine early 1960s pop to the "message" music of the mid and later 1960s. Not that it all went message of course, I mean there was still Snoopy and the Red Baron and a lot of other stuff by bands that sang about "lerve" but the serious stuff was anti-nuclear war and anti-Vietnam war. But those were very simple messages. Nowadays the issues are far more complex and conscience singers or bands would have a hard time working in issues concerning foreign debt or the sub-prime crisis into their songs.

But then maybe Pete Seegrer could do a reprise of "Little Houses" for the sub-prime meltdown and Bob Dylan could freshen up "Masters of War" just for BushCheney.

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