Canzoni, politicizzazione e vaghezza

In this article I discuss the relationship between politicization and vagueness. Apparently, the vagueness of a song seems to hinder its political reading. My hypothesis is that this can only happen if we adopt a very limited and polarized idea of politicization processes. If, on the other hand, we think of politicization as something to do with openness of meaning and articulation, a vague song can be endowed with a powerful political force. In this article, I will present this thesis through various references to pop songs of the past decades. [Publisher's text]