The following videos all represent songs about social injustice. Whether the issue was poverty, child abuse, gang violence, or racism, a song promoting awareness existed within the popular music landscape. Although I am a fan of current pop music, rarely does a song move beyond sex, drugs, and rock & roll (pardon the cliche). Now, don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the frivolities espoused in popular music. Everything from Ke$ha's drunk texting to Gaga's Bad romance, but I do miss the more socially relevant songs. The songs that made you actually listen to the message. No passive engagement, you didn't simply nod your head to the beat.
Here are a few that clearly have a point to convey. What do you think; is pop music missing some of the late 80s to early 90s socially conscious music?
Expose- 'Tell Me Why'
Janet Jackson- 'Rythm Nation'
Phil Collins- 'Another Day in Paradise'
Suzzanne Vega- 'Luka'
