Message song (English)

Japanese: message song(英語表記)messagesong
Message song (English)

…Folk songs that have been sung by the people for a long time often contain antipathy towards those in power, but the main protest songs are songs written by modern composers such as Pete Seeger and Phil Ochs (1940-76) as a means of conveying political opinions. In that sense, the term “message song” is used almost synonymously. [Toyo Nakamura] …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "message song" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…民衆の中で古くから歌われてきた民謡には,権力者への反感をこめたものがしばしば見られるが,そうしたものよりも,ピート・シーガー,フィル・オクスPhil Ochs(1940‐76)ら現代の作者が政治的主張の伝達手段として書いた歌が,プロテスト・ソングの中心となる。その意味で〈メッセージ・ソングmessage song〉という語もほぼ同義に使われる。【中村 とうよう】。…

※「message song」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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