Kendra elm US vs John Lennon
John Lennon had a very different way of getting people to listen to him. Instead of causing violence or destroying things he used his musical talents to speak to people. Lennon and Yoko Ono were two of the most important anti-war activists of their time. In the film when Gloria Emerson asked Lennon if he thought his music actually saved a life, he replied yes. I agree with Lennon, because without all of their anti-war propaganda the war might have lasted much longer than it did. Yoko Ono and Lennon did many things to try and raise awareness and peace in the United States and around the world. One that caught a lot of attention was the “Bed In” where they sat in bed for seven days. Many reporters came to see them, and around the country people began to think peace was an option. Besides things like the bed in music was their most powerful communicator was their music. Music has a way of reaching to a lot of people that words can’t get too. They wrote many songs that people could relate too. A lot of people were confused about why we were fighting the war, and Lennon’s music gave them something to latch on too. Music is not just something that rebellious youth enjoy, it attracts all kinds of people and does have the ability to save lives.
If you talk about music in the context of today’s world, there is a type of music for everyone. There are so many different genres with different rhythms and different beats. This versatility of music gives it the ability to save lives. There is music for every kind of feeling and mood. For people over seas, like today in Iraq, and then in Vietnam, music can help keep them sane. It can give them an out for all the frustration, anger and fear that they feel. For these reasons I believe music does have the ability to save lives, and John Lennon was a huge factor in saving lives with music.