ABSTRACT
Bob Marley, father of Jamaican Reggae, called on the disposed of the world to stand up for their rights. Bob Dylan heralded times that were changing and demanded that people either join the movement for social change or get out of the way. However, John Lennon and the Beatles cautioned that they would not blindly support calls to overturn society and replace it with something they found equally or even more repressive. Meanwhile Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones were ambivalent about participating in street actions because they were just poor boys who sang in a rock and roll band. The lyrics to all of these songs, “Get Up, Stand Up,” “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” Revolution,” and “Street Fighting Man,” are available at https://www. metrolyrics.com (accessed January 7, 2010).
