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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam
I've been grappling with this issue for a while now and I think the answer is rather ambiguous. I'd like to hear other people's views on the matter, because it's certainly a discussion worth hearing.
I'm not talking about within the music community; e.g. psychedelia on hippies, but a broader sense of music's influence on how the world revolves.
Are there any outstanding contributions to the world by musicians?
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absolutely, although i can't name any of the top of my head. the best examples i can think of are propaganda soundtracks, the bombastic military pieces that precede speeches by heads of state to bolster the morale of their troops prior to an attack. the music does have an indirect influence on the world as being a reflection of the culture of one side of the conflict.
as for the idea of a song like 'a wonderful world' or any other pop tune influencing the global population to stop and smell the roses or stop fighting... well, that's just a hippie technicolour dream.