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Jimi Hendrix Question

Hey! I'm writing this biiiig assignment, which will influence my final grades, and so I have to pick a song by Jimi Hendrix to analyse. I should deal with the society in USA in th 60's. Know any, cause I sure don't..

Of course there's his version of star spangled banner at Woodstock back in 1969, but I don't write in music, but history and english, so I will need som lyrics to analyse, and can't find any with social or political content...
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DaleRudy said:
Look up 'Machine Gun' on youtube. Jimi sings about the Viet Nam war. It was one of his best protest songs. I have a live performance of it on the DVD of the Dick Cavett show circa 1970. Also listen to 'House Burning Down', Jimi's angst against the Watts riots where there was alot of senceless violence that was racially motivated. The late sixties were rife with all kinds of tensions. Good luck on your paper. Dale.

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