History class

In my history class, out teacher wants us to bring in a song that shows the social attitudes during a certain era or time..something that reflect social conflict or issues...I want to bring in a Queen song but, I am not sure what to bring in...I was thinking of Hammer to Fall because it supposedly represents the fall of communism..I'm not sure...any suggestions?

HtF is great, also...
Put Out the Fire - gun control, Lennon's murder
White Man - the overtaking of native lands
Seaside Rendezvous - a big date...OK maybe not

Is This The World We Created - The poorness in Africa in the middle eighties (Think of Life AID).

Queen wasn't a band who projected a strong political message... It would be hard to find more songs.

So maybe Roger's "Nazis" ?

Working Class Hero though it's not Queen song...
Well, maybe Roger's Revelation?

Some non-Queen propositions:

Scorpions- "Wind Of Change"
Sex Pistols- "God Save The Queen"
Sex Pistols- "Anarchy In The UK"
Manic Street Preachers "A Design For Life"
and most of the U2 songs ;-)

Does the song have to be political?? if not, how about "I want it All" It represented the excess of the era.
If it does have to be political, try "White Man" (or BoRhap, since no one knows the real meaning you can make it mean anything you want it to)

A non-Queen suggestion: John Lennon's "Imagine" or "Five to One" by the Doors

hammer to fall:

Toe your line and play their game yeah
Let the anaesthetic cover it all
Till one day they call your name
You know it's time for the hammer to fall

Rich or poor or famous
For your truth it's all the same (oh no oh no)
Lock your door the rain is pouring
Through your window pane (oh no)
Baby now your struggle's all in vain

For we who grew up tall and proud
In the shadow of the mushroom cloud
Convinced our voices can't be heard
We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder

Thanks for the suggestions...Now I'm deciding between "Hammer to Fall" and "Is this the World We Created"....I might also consider "White Man"

In that case, let me suggest "Is This the World We Created" as it could be easier to back up. You could even use the whole Live-Aid event to show the concern the whole world felt with the starvation in Africa that is refrenced in this song

White Man. "Man learned how to teach, then forgot how to learn." One of Brian's best lyrics. "You build your muscles as your body decays" from Hammer is also great.

I think I will use "Is this the World we Created" because it reflects the time very well..but, did Brian ever mention that "Hammer to Fall" was about communism?....it does represent the age of nuclear weapons very well too...both are very good songs...thank you very much for the suggestions...

the ghost of tom joad-bruce springsteen

I love White Man, it's a great and powerful song, good lyrics. One of my favourites. You should try this one. Good luck.
What is left of your dreams?
Just the words on your stone
A man who learned how to teach
Then forget how to learn. Oh Yeah!

White, Discussion by Live

I talk of freedom
You talk of the flag
I talk of revolution
You'd much rather brag
And as the decibels of this disenchanting
Discourse, continue to dampen the day
The coin flips again, and again, and again,
And again as our sanity walks away

All this discussion
Though politically correct
Is dead beyond destruction
Though it leaves me quite erect
And as the final sunset rolls behind the Earth
And the clock is finally dead
I'll look at you, you'll look at me
And we'll cry a lot
But this will be what we said
This will be what we said

I warned you,
I prepared you,
I instructed you,
I told you what to expect
All the times and seasons...

Look where all this talking got us, baby!

You, yourselves know perfect
That the day so cometh...