[Music] here’s a third fantastic theme that has
here’s a third fantastic theme that has
here’s a third fantastic theme that has influenced some of the most beautiful
influenced some of the most beautiful
influenced some of the most beautiful and profound protest songs of all time
and profound protest songs of all time
and profound protest songs of all time and that is the killing of a peaceful
and that is the killing of a peaceful
and that is the killing of a peaceful protester think Bloody Sunday think Kent
protester think Bloody Sunday think Kent
protester think Bloody Sunday think Kent State these are just these are just
State these are just these are just
State these are just these are just perfect examples that have become really
perfect examples that have become really
perfect examples that have become really really publicized over the years and
really publicized over the years and
really publicized over the years and essentially what i’m talking about is
essentially what i’m talking about is
essentially what i’m talking about is when people very often students go in
when people very often students go in
when people very often students go in and they’re protesting a fantastic
and they’re protesting a fantastic
and they’re protesting a fantastic example of this is Kent State University
example of this is Kent State University
example of this is Kent State University for example where there was a peaceful
for example where there was a peaceful
for example where there was a peaceful protest going on to demonstrate against
protest going on to demonstrate against
protest going on to demonstrate against the Vietnam War but it was it was a
the Vietnam War but it was it was a
the Vietnam War but it was it was a protest that was really a student-based
protest that was really a student-based
protest that was really a student-based protest and these students at Kent State
protest and these students at Kent State
protest and these students at Kent State University went out and they were
University went out and they were
University went out and they were peacefully protesting and the police
peacefully protesting and the police
peacefully protesting and the police came in to break it up and at the end of
came in to break it up and at the end of
came in to break it up and at the end of the day there were 44 people killed nine
the day there were 44 people killed nine
the day there were 44 people killed nine injured one of them one of them was
injured one of them one of them was
injured one of them one of them was confront was paralyzed and and it was
confront was paralyzed and and it was
confront was paralyzed and and it was just a horrible horrible display that
just a horrible horrible display that
just a horrible horrible display that really shocked and offended a lot of
really shocked and offended a lot of
really shocked and offended a lot of people and and a ton of artists over the
people and and a ton of artists over the
people and and a ton of artists over the years have had looked back at that one
years have had looked back at that one
years have had looked back at that one particular instance and said whoa there
particular instance and said whoa there
particular instance and said whoa there was something wrong there the most
was something wrong there the most
was something wrong there the most quintessential song ever written about
quintessential song ever written about
quintessential song ever written about it is is the cs my song crosby Stills
it is is the cs my song crosby Stills
it is is the cs my song crosby Stills Nash and young song Ohio and let me
Nash and young song Ohio and let me
Nash and young song Ohio and let me quote from that song I think it may say
quote from that song I think it may say
quote from that song I think it may say it better than I could ever than I could
it better than I could ever than I could
it better than I could ever than I could ever they say got to get down to it
ever they say got to get down to it
ever they say got to get down to it soldiers are cutting us down you should
soldiers are cutting us down you should
soldiers are cutting us down you should have been done long ago what if you knew
have been done long ago what if you knew
have been done long ago what if you knew her and found her dead on the ground how
her and found her dead on the ground how
her and found her dead on the ground how can you run when you know I just thought
can you run when you know I just thought
can you run when you know I just thought that was so interesting and so fantastic
that was so interesting and so fantastic
that was so interesting and so fantastic and so indicative of what these people
and so indicative of what these people
and so indicative of what these people were trying to do and what they were
were trying to do and what they were
were trying to do and what they were trying to say a guy like me Leon for
trying to say a guy like me Leon for
trying to say a guy like me Leon for example isn’t out there telling you to
example isn’t out there telling you to
example isn’t out there telling you to go pick up a gun he’s just asking you to
go pick up a gun he’s just asking you to
go pick up a gun he’s just asking you to open your eyes into
open your eyes into
open your eyes into to to look around what’s going on in the
to to look around what’s going on in the
to to look around what’s going on in the world Neil Young actually a fun fact was
world Neil Young actually a fun fact was
world Neil Young actually a fun fact was also a member of another band it was
also a member of another band it was
also a member of another band it was really known for its peaceful protest
really known for its peaceful protest
really known for its peaceful protest songs which is Buffalo Springfield
songs which is Buffalo Springfield
songs which is Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield are the ones who who
Buffalo Springfield are the ones who who
Buffalo Springfield are the ones who who asked us to stop and look around and
asked us to stop and look around and
asked us to stop and look around and it’s also interesting because Neil Young
it’s also interesting because Neil Young
it’s also interesting because Neil Young was in Buffalo Springfield with Stephen
was in Buffalo Springfield with Stephen
was in Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills who later became a member of
Stills who later became a member of
Stills who later became a member of causes too much I’d like to read you a
causes too much I’d like to read you a
causes too much I’d like to read you a quote from David Crosby it was given a
quote from David Crosby it was given a
quote from David Crosby it was given a 2000 interview and I thought it was
2000 interview and I thought it was
2000 interview and I thought it was great and I thought it was really
great and I thought it was really
great and I thought it was really indicative of what these artists were
indicative of what these artists were
indicative of what these artists were trying to do so David Crosby says you
trying to do so David Crosby says you
trying to do so David Crosby says you know our main job is to entertain but
know our main job is to entertain but
know our main job is to entertain but there’s also the part of us to be the
there’s also the part of us to be the
there’s also the part of us to be the town crier to be the troubadour the guy
town crier to be the troubadour the guy
town crier to be the troubadour the guy that says 12 o’clock all’s well 1130 and
that says 12 o’clock all’s well 1130 and
that says 12 o’clock all’s well 1130 and not so darn good and Nash felt strongly
not so darn good and Nash felt strongly
not so darn good and Nash felt strongly that it was a travesty of American
that it was a travesty of American
that it was a travesty of American justice and it was it was a complete
justice and it was it was a complete
justice and it was it was a complete travesty you can’t chain a man to a
travesty you can’t chain a man to a
travesty you can’t chain a man to a chair and gag him and say that you’re
chair and gag him and say that you’re
chair and gag him and say that you’re having a free trial it just doesn’t work
having a free trial it just doesn’t work
having a free trial it just doesn’t work that way I just thought that was amazing
that way I just thought that was amazing
that way I just thought that was amazing and I thought that really kind of was
and I thought that really kind of was
and I thought that really kind of was indicative of what crosby Stills Nash
indicative of what crosby Stills Nash
indicative of what crosby Stills Nash and young we’re trying to do they were
and young we’re trying to do they were
and young we’re trying to do they were just essentially saying hey everybody
just essentially saying hey everybody
just essentially saying hey everybody wake up this is what’s going on in our
wake up this is what’s going on in our
wake up this is what’s going on in our world this is what’s going on in society
world this is what’s going on in society
world this is what’s going on in society it’s not right and we really need to
it’s not right and we really need to
it’s not right and we really need to take a look at it
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