Song

Blowing in the wind  Bob Dylan

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, and how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, and…

Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

 

Written by Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan, Blowin in the wind is one of the song which has the strongest impact on the whole world. The song was written by Bob Dylan at 1962 and was widely spread to the whole country. It was the time of Vietnam war, during when young people was drafted to serve the country while they are already doubting whether they should do so. At the time of country music’s golden age, the song was popular among college students, who’s trying to use country music to express their idea. The song stand against the idea of “being a man” or being a martyr to give their to the war. It was just like a rebellion against the authority who’s asking people to involve themselves in the war, the idea expressed in the song had been used in many circumstances all over the world. Bob Dylan asked a couple of ‘wired ’ questions like how many times must the cannon balls fly before they're forever banned and asking when can people hear other’s crying. Innocent people dies as cannon balls fly. Those questions contains a very strong emotion to make people think about those brutalities of war and victims’ suffering. It seemed that all of those question have a very easy answer—and it’s quite obvious. People are just pretending that they don’t know and ignoring those sounds. The shaking voice of Bob Dylan or Peter Paul & Mary along with a slow, sad melody are just expressing those helplessness and sadness created by the war—and not just war. When people are facing injustice, unfairness and suffering, those lyrics and melody can still give us empathy. Yes, the answer is blowing in the wind, in the broad light, everybody can see it—as long as you care. The song still have a strong influence today, it was widely used by films(like Forrest Gump) and in a variety of occasions.