From Prince's "Party Up" to "Baltimore": Three Decades of Social Protest and Social Awareness.

This article explores the stances, ideas, and political vision of Prince Rogers Nelson through some of the songs he wrote and recorded. Prince used the term "aware" to describe someone who was knowledgeable. As he often demonstrated, he was concerned with some of the world's big problems. Prince was...

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Published in:	Popular Music & Society Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 321 - 337
Main Author:	Williams, Derek A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2020
Subjects:	Prince, 1958-2016 Princes Sound recordings Shootings (Crime) Song lyrics Social injustice Las Vegas Strip shooting, Las Vegas, Nev., 2017 Baltimore (Md.)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost