Topic summary
Social critic
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Social criticism.
In music
Social criticism is present in opera (e.g. The Cradle Will Rock or Trouble in Tahiti) and other types of classical music, such as the Symphony No.13, called "Babi Yar", of Dmitri Shostakovich. Musical expressions of social criticism are also found in rock and rap music, with examples that include "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols and "Brenda's Got a Baby" by 2Pac.