In the wake of the Columbine, Colo. shootings this past
April, music has come under fire for its subject matter and
its ability to incite teenagers, among other things. But
there's no doubt that music, which speaks to youth on a
level that few other mediums can, also has the ability to
heal.
At Ani DiFranco's Saturday (June 19) show at New
York's Jones Beach Theater, the singer/songwriter
showed music's ability to both heal and incite when she
sang "To the Teeth," a stunning new song written just a
few weeks ago, which she is debuting on her current
summer tour.
The song, which she plans to include on her next album,
due the beginning of next year, according to her label,
Righteous Babe, was obviously inspired by the
Columbine shootings. In the track, DiFranco accuses
society of "confusing weaponry with liberty." Later on in
the song she proposes, "In my humble opinion, this is
what we should do -- Open fire on Hollywood, open fire
on MTV, open fire on NBC, CBS, and ABC, open fire on
the NRA."
As DiFranco began naming her laundry list of targets, the
mostly youthful crowd rose in volume with each
subsequent name. The media may be right: Music can
incite teenagers to action. But who said that's always a
bad thing?
-- Steve Baltin Hollywood
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