Iranian Journal of Sociology

Abstract The songs are the most effective artistic messengers to the community by using the music-absorbing context. Research in songs due to their popular origin is an effective way to understand the culture of society. For this reason, this paper examined social songs in the second Pahlavi period. After expressing the characteristics of social songs, these songs have been classified in terms of usage and content, and we have dealt with their examples. The song is a general term that refers to a variety of melodic or accompanying forms of poetry, especially duets, quatrains, and ballads. Research findings show that social songs cover a significant part of the songs and the highest social frequency in songs occurs in the sixties and seventies. These songs are divided into sections of contemporary political songs and anthems of political organizations. In these songs, the realities of society and resistance against the dictatorship of the Pahlavi government were presented.