week 7 - can popular music be a genuine force for political change?

There are several examples over the years of how music and people involved in music have tried to use music to change world politics. Band aid and live aid are two of the most famous examples of music being involved in an attempt to change world politics. However, it still didnt change the world, and the way it ran, and people are still starving in the third world. However, it helped the third worlds cause, and helped bring attention to what is going on in poorer countries. This for me magnifys the fact that music cannot be a genuine force for political change. Live aid got one of the highest viewing figures for television in history, and billions watched it worldwide, yet it didnt fix the problem. I think this is evidence enough that yes, music can have a say in politics, but it cant actually change politics.