Rodriguez Cold Fact Analysis

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Izikhothane, Smarteez, Kom Ons Braai are just a few of the subcultures that exist in South Africa today. There have been many different types of subcultures all over the world throughout history created for different reasons. A subculture is a cultural group within a larger culture that usually has varying beliefs and interests of those of the larger group. In Rodriguez’s era of fame in South Africa, apartheid was a current issue and there were many people part of subcultures and the underground movement, who did what they could to obtain Rodriguez’s album Cold Fact because the South African government banned it. Rodriguez used his lyrics to tell people that it is okay to disagree with your government and to express your feelings freely. …show more content…
He was instantly loved and people started to buy his music and never stopped. Despite his success in South Africa, no one really ever knew who he was or anything about him. Towards the end of the movie during an interview with Rodriguez, it comes clear that until after his concerts, he was not aware of his success in South Africa and how much people liked him. Because no one knew a lot about him, he was a mystery to them and that intrigued people. In fact, there were many stories about Rodriguez’s supposed death and how it happened. Some thought he lit himself on fire while on stage while others said he took a gun to the head after singing the lyrics, “Thanks for your time and you can thank me for mine and after that's said, forget it.” (Jane S. Piddy, Rodriguez). The whole documentary was based on the supposed disappearance and death of Rodriguez and finding out what happened to him and who he was. His mysterious persona was a big part of what was so intriguing about him along with the taboo access of his music. Rodriguez represented a strong liberal idea of a better future. The people of subcultures rebelled along with the rest of South Africa that was fighing through apartheid, fighting for a reason, just as his music told them
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