However, it is not just a coincidence that the two major Motown songs are sung by the main kids of the show. These four characters all believe in integration and an end to racism although Link takes a little while longer than everyone else. This piece, interestingly enough, was also the only song in the whole show written in a minor key, giving Velma a more villainous feel. They are thought to be poised, proper, and prudent, with exception to Brenda who will be leaving the show for nine months.
Despite this, everyone counts on this group to show them the latest dance craze and be their models for life. This same type of thing carried on to , where every teenager glued their eyes to MTV when it still actually played music , and waited for their favorite artist to come on and show their new music video.
In , it was Britney Spears. This can be very dangerous in society, because whether it was intended or not, fans will model themselves after their idols. If an artist is a stupid racist, their fans will become stupid racists. If an artist dresses and dances inappropriately, thousands of little girls will follow suit.
We always hear songs from different time periods, whether it be because we choose to listen to an old album, or an artist puts a modern twist on an old song.
Whatever the reason be, we hear these songs because they still mean something to us today. In Hairspray , the kids sang Motown songs when that style had yet to be created during that time period because it meant something, and the creators could not pass the opportunity up.
The parallelism between a working progress in music and a working progress in the civil rights movement gives the show deeper meaning. Along with this aspect of the music, the large effect that a famous musical group has on society plays a huge role in Hairspray.
This especially relates to the year Hairspray was written, along with today and future decades. Hairspray: The Roots. New York : Faber and Faber, Our Price.
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