In reading my classmates blogs I noticed a common fandom that was in so many of them I just couldn’t escape it. Nothing wrong with it, I just noticed that it was a very big thing, and it’s not always a medium that is associated with some of the connections that were made. For instance, I first noticed in Sarah Murphy’s 4th week blog post that she picked her favorite Anti-Trump songs. And this went along with protest music, something I actually know a little bit about.

One of her chosen songs was this one here:

Certainly a different one than the only one I knew.

My first experience with protest songs was a song not intended for protest at all actually. If anyone here has heard of Buffalo Springfield or POCO, you probably know this song. Hell, even if you’ve never heard of Buffalo Springfield or POCO you now this song. I am willing to bet money most people reading this have heard of it. It’s called “For What It’s Worth”. Still don’t think you’ve heard of it?

Still saying that? Alright. I trust you now. But listen to it, it’s a good song. And I’m not just saying that because I know someone who may or may not be in that music video. Anyway. Not the point here.

The point here is this is something I don’t often consider but is an important note. Music does count as a fandom, something I sort of forgot about actually, and it is a great way to help make the world a better place.The important thing to remember with music is that it’s much easier to spread it around. To quote my classmate Sarah Murphy here “What is different today about protest music is that the digital era has allowed for songs to spread faster than ever before. Music spreads like wildfire in the online public sphere, and musicians are taking advantage of this fact.”

Unlike most of my usual fandoms, this is an easier spread. One click, and three to four minutes later you have fully taken in this fandom. You don’t have to sit down and read a whole book or get invested in a TV show. You don’t even have to sit through an hour and half movie. Less than five minutes later and you’ve absorbed this medium that does a great way of getting the message across. Sometimes it’s subtle, sometimes it’s obvious.

And since we are discussing music I want to leave you with my favorite feels music video that may have actually saved lives.