The Songs That Changed The World

Like all forms of art, music is medium that can be used to convey a number of different messages to its listeners. Music can be mindless, repetitive, and upbeat, but it can also be overflowing with truth and deeper meaning, sometimes enough to make a palpable change to the world.

These are the songs throughout modern history that were so influential they changed the world forever.

1. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

I Wanna Hold Your Hand was among The Beatles' most well-known songs, so popular that it essentially revolutionised the music industry once it found its way to American. The band went from a relatively unknown band to the worlds most famous in a short space of time, and virtually kick-started the genre of rock that would come to dominate the charts for the next several decades. It's a song that can be heard at the shops or at a restaurant, and many will still let it play while reading or playing Lucky Nugget casino Canada games.

2. Imagine - John Lennon's

John Lennon, in his later years, was a strong supporter of peace throughout the world, and perhaps his most influential message came in the form of Imagine that was released in 1971. The song centres on the idea of global unity among all people, and it's a message that many believe was influential a number of movements, such as the anti-war revolution that took place when the Vietnam War was at its peak.

3. Fight The Power - Public Enemy

This 1989 song released by Public Enemy focussed most of its lyrics on black pride. It was a militant and confrontational song that shone light on the black community while stirring up plenty of controversy in the meantime. The song proved an important part of the black pride movement and was taken to heart by many different people, pushing many to have a more active involvement in politics throughout the USA.

4. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2

The Troubles was a nationalist conflict that occurred from the late 1960's to end of the millennium, and many of the members of popular band U2 grew up around this period. The song is a direct reference to the conflict that took place, and acts as a condemnation of the bloodshed and violence that left an eternal mark on the country of Ireland. Released in 1972 when the internal struggle was at its peak, Sunday Bloody Sunday added fuel to the fire in a time when Ireland was fiercely fighting for its own independence.

5. Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid

Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof put this song together as a Christmas single in 1984. The song was meant to inspire people to start donating to help the famine that was taking place at Ethiopia at the time where millions of people were dying of starvation. Some of the more famous singers that took part in the single include Sting, Boy George, Paul McCartney, David Bowie and Bono. It proved a success, and would become the blueprint for all awareness songs over 30 years later, raising funds and awareness for those in need.