Rock and roll away boundaries!

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I have learned from the lecture this morning that rock and roll music has reduced the level of racial tensions in the U.S at that time. This reminded me of the scene in the movie "Cadillac Records" where the whites and blacks were separated when watching a performance. The music that the musician eventually broke down the barriers between the blacks and whites. Perhaps this is what rock and roll is meant to be! This really shows that music have no barriers! It doesn't matter who is singing it. As long as it is something you like, you can listen to it. Even if the language was different, music still bonds us together.

Another thing that I found out was that many Rock and Roll artistes actually covered songs that were originally by black artistes.Somehow or rather, the music performed by white artistes got more famous. Could this be that people are still racist against the black? But since the white artistes chose to cover the black artistes songs, does this means that they enjoy the music the black artistes created? Could it be that they like the black artiste's music and discovered that the tunes created are much better than the ones they have came up with?

Rock and roll is still a genre of music that is enjoyed by many. What is the significant of Rock and roll on newer genres of music? Would there be a newer form of rock and roll in the future after much fusion between the different genres of music?


Zi Xuan