Song 13: The Times They Are A-Changin'

The Times They Are A-Changin' was written in 1964 and is about, uh, times changing. These changes range from political to ethnic. In the song, the author is pleading for society as a whole to embrace these changes arguing that if people dont change, they will lose their past and their future. I think that the way the author appealed to each specific group of society (writers, politicians, parents, etc) was very intelligent because it highlights the differences between them, celebrates that difference, yet encourages a new difference to evolve between each of these groups. I really thought this song had a good message, even though I didn't like that song itself. The fact that the author has to ask for an easy change tells me that people resisted the social and political changes occurring in America at this time.