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(2015-04-17) 英語歌詞賞析 第16講
by 王瓊玉 2015-04-17 08:15:55, 回應(0), 人氣(841)
Imagine
the theme of the song: world peace

promoting the world peace through
give up the human nature and

Would John Lennon have given up HIS possessions or sacrificed his privileged lifestyle for the "greater good" of mankind?

People need to understand the fact that there are religions and/or cultures that absolutely refuse to live in peace with differing religions or cultures! We cannot live in harmony with such people. To think otherwise is to live in some liberal "everyone is good" fantasy land?

Who is excluded?


Joan Baez
activist
songwriter, musician
baby booming
protest or social justice
released over 30 albums
fluent in Spanish as well as in English
folk singer 民謠歌手
king of folk songs

Diamonds and Rust
counterculture 反文化
encompasses everything from folk rock and pop to country and gospel music.
Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan

Other songs associated with Baez include
Farewell, Angelina
Love is Just a Four-Letter Word
Joe Hill

Catholicism
Methodist minister
advocate for
a Spanish-speaking congregation
x-ray microscope
civil rights and non-violence
social justice
social and political involvement
Martin Luther King, Jr.
social change which brought tears to her years
civil disobedience
Civil Rights Movement
permanently
Vietnam War
became more vocal
opposing the death penalty 反對死刑
negro spiritual
Armed Forces Induction Center
I am made to live alone
Steve Jobs