{"id":4645,"date":"2013-08-12T18:46:26","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T18:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=4645"},"modified":"2013-08-12T18:49:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T18:49:22","slug":"musical-expression-and-freedom-of-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2013\/08\/12\/musical-expression-and-freedom-of-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Expression and Freedom of Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LYRICS<br \/>\nAs Fall falls upon us<br \/>\nWe start to reminisce<br \/>\nThinking past the present<br \/>\nTo the things we miss<\/p>\n<p>Looking back<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve been acting like cavemen<br \/>\nAs a matter of fact<br \/>\nWorse&#8230; Barbarians<\/p>\n<p>As Spring springs up on us<br \/>\nThoughts start to surface<br \/>\nThinking beyond the present<br \/>\nTo things we won&#8217;t miss<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead<br \/>\nIn my head, there&#8217;s a vision<br \/>\nWithout tread<br \/>\nOn our Constitution<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/camelot.kingarthur.com\/Daniel-Brouse\/Terrestrial-Planet\/000320_2057-Musical-Expression.mp3\"> MusicalExpression is Freedom of Speech.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ABOUT THIS SONG<br \/>\nChords &#8212; Am Dm<br \/>\nG Am C Am<\/p>\n<p>This song was inspired by a police officer that stopped us from playing music on the courthouse steps. Ironically, she couldn&#8217;t warn us about a noise violation because the traffic was too loud.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MpBjgN_-5eM\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Someone wrote into the YouTube channel and asked: &#8220;What do bongos have to do with freedom of speech?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The answer:<br \/>\nFrom the First Amendment Center&#8217;s &#8220;A Teachers Guide to Freedom Sings&#8221; &#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;This teacher\u2019s guide to music censorship over the past 50 years is intended to illustrate to students that the First Amendment doesn\u2019t just protect the speech\ufeff of the press and of politicians. It also protects music, dance, theater, poetry and film. In fact, it protects all creative expression that gives life flavor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Example from National Paralegal College &#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;A number of prominent musicians decide to get together and perform a song which is clearly meant to convey their lack of support for a military action currently underway. 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