Comments on: I need to know why rock music became so popular in the early 1950’s? http://www.amadermali.org/rock-and-roll-music/i-need-to-know-why-rock-music-became-so-popular-in-the-early-1950s Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:45:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.amadermali.org/rock-and-roll-music/i-need-to-know-why-rock-music-became-so-popular-in-the-early-1950s/comment-page-1#comment-2166 Patrick Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:18:59 +0000 http://www.amadermali.org/rock-and-roll-music/i-need-to-know-why-rock-music-became-so-popular-in-the-early-1950s#comment-2166 Because it simulates sex. The "rocking" back and forth. The driving beats. People liked Elvis Presley up there shaking their hips. It was all part of the sexual revolution. Plus, for the previous 2,000 years, music was mostly just religious in nature. People probably loved hearing songs about fun and hip stuff instead of just praising God.<br><b>References : </b><br> Because it simulates sex. The "rocking" back and forth. The driving beats. People liked Elvis Presley up there shaking their hips. It was all part of the sexual revolution.

Plus, for the previous 2,000 years, music was mostly just religious in nature. People probably loved hearing songs about fun and hip stuff instead of just praising God.
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