Throughout the 1960s, popular music empowered young people and highlighted this part of the population as a whole. As the Cold War comes to an end, society, especially among new generations, has gathered ideas in order to create some understanding of their desires. However, unlike most social uprisings of the past where demands were normally drawn up in official documents, in the sixties the rebellion was introduced lyrically through rock music. The fascination with this type of music reflects wartime controversy regarding race, gender, and class. The propositions called for by the lyrics of Rock Music influence today's society, as they uncompromisingly but significantly involve the political and economic conditions imposed by the government as well as its need for war in the 1960s. Rock Music she herself glorifies anti-war ideals and drug use through her lyrical treatment of the war, which led to a change in the attitudes and actions of adolescents, as they integrated the songs into their lives and consolidated them individually according to their understanding of the war. their meaning. With music playing a major role in society at that time, great musicians considered today as “rock classics” appeared, contributing to this new cultural change across the world. The rise of artists such as James Brown, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Grateful Dead, and Bob Dylan made these important figures into historical cultural icons. As rock music has developed throughout the 1960s to the present day, it has not only received social appreciation, but it has also had a major impact on changing society. ... middle of paper ......jections to the lyrical content of particular songs", since the show requested censorship or change of lyrics with "themes of sex, drugs and politics" (560 ). When Bob Dylan released his first album, he performed the song "Talkin' John Birch Society Blues" at the show, which mocked government-imposed conservative policies and compared them "to those of Hitler" (560). But before broadcasting the concerts, CBS asked him to perform a different song, creating a discussion and banning Dylan from the show. On the other hand, artists such as the Rolling Stones “intended to use their television appearance to promote their” music (562). The group would then agree to the terms and conditions of The Ed Sullivan Show and change several sections of the lyrics. For example, their song “Let's Spend the Night Together” became “Let's Spend Time Together.”