The Conversation Website The writer links the song to cinematic soundtracks and music hall tradition a similar to 'mood music'. The mournful flute solo is the reason why the writer chooses this link. He states that it 'it reflects and engenders anxiety' The subcultures that 2 Tone emerged from in the late 1970s was Mod and Punk. The social contexts that were discussed regarding the UK in 1981 was a recession in England. Many riots occurred in urban areas. This anger that was shown by residents was seen by Dammers and was later incorporated into Ghost Town. This music video has often been described as 'eerie'. The eerieness of the video could be the emotionless faces the artists possess whilst singing in the opening of the video. Other aspects could be the dark and barren streets that the car drives down. The writer of this article suggests that this song and the music video is a cry out again injustice and against closed off opportunities by those who have
Music Video: Common - Letter to the Free Social and cultural context Common has been involved in a project with John Legend in which these two successful artists wrote Glory as the soundtrack for Selma. Selma was a 2014 film portraying the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, a key moment in the Civil Rights Movement The 13th Amendment of the American Constitution was passed on January 31 1865 and it was to abolish slavery in the United States and provides that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist in the US. The Black Codes were laws in the Southern states that had an intent of restricting African American's freedom to ensure their availability as a cheap labour force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War People suggest that the legacy of slavery is still a crucial aspect of American culture 150 years after it was abolished by the 13th Amendment. This is because a lot of sacrifices were made to reach that point. Countless fighting and lives taken r