Bob Dylan and Eminem

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The paper traces the lives and careers of both artists, focusing on the influence their lyrics and music have had and still have on their fans.
The paper explores the way Dylan's music embodied the civil rights movement of the Sixties, especially the popularity of the folk anthem "Blowin' in the Wind". The paper looks at the impact Dylan's music has had on successive popular musicians. The paper also analyzes the popularity of the controversial rap music of Eminem with its violent lyrics and asks whether he will also be regarded as a music icon in years to come like Dylan.

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"Every generation has its own musical sound that defines who they are and where they are on the time line both politically and socially. When one hears the sounds of Tommy Dorsy or Benny Goodman, one immediately recalls the 1930's and 1940's generation with visions of chiffon dresses and double breasted suits gliding on the dance floors. Mozart brings up images of powdered wigs and corseted gowns. The bobby-sox generation of the 1950's held cooed to such artists as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennet. Each generation is defined by its music, whether the balladeers of the Victorian Era or the hip hop rappers of today. Moreover, each era expresses the mood of that particular generation. Mozart wrote for royalty, balladeers put poetry or folk lores to music, Goodman played jazzy dance music and Sinatra sang to lovers. Each era had artists that seemed to express the generation more than others, that led the way for future artists. Two such artists are Bob Dylan and Eminem. Though their lyrics may sound dramatic to the nave, both Eminem and Bob Dylan have paired painfully truthful lyrics with song."

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