Melodies of the Dust Land Chapter 16

Its first characteristic is reflected in its subject matter.

According to the information currently available, among the 8,000 northern Shaanxi folk songs, more than 300 northern Shaanxi revolutionary historical folk songs account for more than 300. Although the number is not large, it is not a small amount in a short period of more than 20 years. 

These three hundred songs, with the exception of "Tuo Tail", "Qiutan Song" and a few short songs, are almost all based on the theme of the Chinese revolutionary struggle led by the party. "He is a human being and we are human beings. Why is he rich and we are poor? Why did he drain all our blood and sweat?" ------ It talks about the principle of class exploitation; "When the government forces the people to rebel, the world will be in great turmoil." , he has not finished killing our common people." ------- Calling on the people to rise up for revolution; "The etiquette in the past was too old, men and women were married by old people, which was really unlucky. 

"------ Oppose feudalism! Etiquette and propagandize the independence of marriage; "The army and the people are firmly united to fight against Japan and save the nation" ------- The army and the people are united to fight against Japan and save the nation; "The waves of the Yellow River are surging, and the sea dragons are about to rise. The Chinese people want to take power, and the People's Liberation Army must Counterattack"------is about the national struggle situation.

Many songs, such as "Everyone is Making a Revolution", "Song of the Workers' and Peasants' Dictatorship", "Song before the Support", etc., we can tell at a glance what they are about just from the title of the song. Even the works with different themes mentioned earlier in "Take the Tail" contain phrases such as "Go to the frontline today and fight Japan tomorrow".