Music and politics are often at an impasse. It's arguable the affect music can have as a force behind political motion--and how music can ultimately effect change on a large scale.
John Lennon may have had a handle on the general public, in that it might have been his popularity and public outreach that would allow an artist like him to rally supporters and pass an idea on.
The Folk Revival of the 1950s and '60s, too, may have had a similar impact on general concerns and issues (namely, the Civil Rights Movement that was going on just down the road).
Even at the March on Washington in 1963, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez opened Dr. King's speech with "When the Ship Comes In," certainly a metaphor for the changing tide.
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