Pop culture idols have had a great impact on our lives starting from the roaring 20’s to to todays technologically motivated era ,some may say our fascination with these idols has turned into an impulsive obsession that our society cannot rid itself. it is hard to overlook pop culture influence on our society,when we look at our social media and our fashion and sporting events there's a clear component, celebrities. There is a biblical commandment that says “thou shall not worship false gods or idols”, In our society we have idolized our celebrities and turned them into our false idols.To fully understand our obsession with pop culture idos we must first relflect on the worlds first pop culture idol, Elvis Presly. Elvis not only effected music but he created his own genre of “Rock and roll” and changed the way our society looked at entertainers.
Elvis Presley is one of the most significant figure thats has ever existed in music history. he is not only dubbed too king of his genre of music but the creator oh his genre Elvis Presley revolutionized music and captured everyone's attention. When elvis thrived the country thrived and when he fell everyone noticed.His influence changed the entire entertainment world forever.
In the 1950’s, the South was very racist and highly segregated , but elvis’s music changed the boundaries of music. He took the African American gospel music and performed it for whites allowing African American Music to be distributed and accessible to whites and blacks in a bigger way. Elvis was challenging both the social and moral values of the united stated with his new provocative style of music and also in his provocative dance moves which captured the entirely new generation.Elvis is a prime example of how a pop culture icon can change a society, and his influence is still echoed in our society. His music is still influencing artists, his hip gyrating and funky dance moves can still be seen in music videos today, and rock music is one of the most popular genres in music.
In elvis’s era without much technology it would be easy for his music to die with him but he made such a great impact that him and his music have become a staple in entertainment in America and around the world.
