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Why was Bob Dylan “the voice of his generation” in the sixties and why do his songs continue to resonate today?
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Why was Bob Dylan "the voice of his generation" in the sixties and why do his songs continue to resonate today? With little doubt, Bob Dylan has been one of the most influential characters in popular music within his 40 year career. Although he has experienced significant success in his later work, it has been his sixties material that has caused the biggest impact. His songs of protest were extremely popular in the sixties, particularly among the hippie subculture that was so prominent at the time. As his career and popularity soared, Dylan was soon branded as "the voice of his generation" and became synonymous with the anti-war and civil rights movements at the time. How Dylan managed to be branded with this tag and how he became to embody the movement is comprehensible through an analysis of his work. Dylan began his career as part of a vibrant folk scene that...
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