Where is the Love??

"Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA fightin'
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK"
"Where Is The Love?" By: The Black Eyed Peas

This song was released the same year that US troops were sent to Iraq. In the year 2003, The Black Eyed Peas were singing a song about “Where is the Love”, that same time our troops were sent to find out what’s going on in the world. Now nothing has changed except that The Black Eyed Peas dress better than they did back then. Like back then, hate and violence is still around. This song relates to 9/11 and the War in Iraq. Also, it talks about the terrorists that are on our own soil, such as the KKK, Crips, Bloods and many more gangs that exist. This song talks about the current issues we had back then and now. A lot of songs about taking action and peace were released. This song gave attention to the current events that were causing issues in the place we call home. These lyrics are similar to those of songs from the Vietnam Era because they talk about current issues of the time and have a call to action to do something about the problems the problems the country faces.