Economics....it's in the music
I've been toying with the idea of incorporating an assignment into my courses that requires students to locate a song whose lyrics could be interpreted from an economic point of view. For an example of such assignments, check out From Abba to Zeppelin, Led. Do you know of any songs that contain some sort of economic lesson that might be ripe for such an assignment?
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[This comment is by Chunzi.]
The song: Capitalism - Oingo Boingo
There's nothing wrong with making some profit
If you ask me I'll say it's just fine
There's nothing wrong with wanting to live nice
I'm so tired of hearing you whine
About the revolution
Bringin' down the rich
When was the last time you dug a ditch, baby!
We can see how capitalism works that rich people are getting richer and poor people are still people. As the capitalists are taking away labors’ surplus value, this is the part which capitalists collecting their benefits and values. Within the capitalism societies, the distances between rich and poor is very obvious. Everybody wants to earn money, as the song sings, it’s not a fault. But within capitalism societies it makes poor people’s situation worse off.
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