This harks back to 1970 when Neil Young wrote "Ohio" after seeing the photos from Kent State in Life Magazine. He wrote it and recorded it with the rest of Crosby Stills Nash & Young in only a couple of takes, and released it as a single within days. Joan Baez name the victims of the 16th Street Church bombing in Birmingham, AL in "Birmingham Sunday" (which has been covered by several artists but none as artfully (in my opinion) as Rhiannon Giddens.
Bravo! An important read....Having lived through the 60's and 70's I saw first hand the power artists could wield in the name of social justice. Back then the civil rights movement and the Vietnam war were sparking unrest on college campuses, an unrest that had its soundtrack provided by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Joan Baez, Sam Cooke and Barry McGuire, to name but a few. The words of Springsteen and Bragg brought back the feeling of outrage I felt back then. I hope their work sparks more of it today.
This harks back to 1970 when Neil Young wrote "Ohio" after seeing the photos from Kent State in Life Magazine. He wrote it and recorded it with the rest of Crosby Stills Nash & Young in only a couple of takes, and released it as a single within days. Joan Baez name the victims of the 16th Street Church bombing in Birmingham, AL in "Birmingham Sunday" (which has been covered by several artists but none as artfully (in my opinion) as Rhiannon Giddens.
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Music has always been the voice of protest. Now is no different.
Bravo! An important read....Having lived through the 60's and 70's I saw first hand the power artists could wield in the name of social justice. Back then the civil rights movement and the Vietnam war were sparking unrest on college campuses, an unrest that had its soundtrack provided by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Joan Baez, Sam Cooke and Barry McGuire, to name but a few. The words of Springsteen and Bragg brought back the feeling of outrage I felt back then. I hope their work sparks more of it today.
Thanks Ernest! I completely agree. And it has. I’ve been sent a pile of protest songs and intend to listen to and then share them. Stay tuned!
I will be listening 👂
I heard Bruce's song yesterday and shared it far and wide. I didn't know about Bragg's. Good on him. Looks like I'll be spreading another one.
Keep on keeping, songwriters.
Right? I adore Billy's song.
Loved these song! They brought tears to my eyes.
Me too! I got choked up with both, and especially Billy's. The way he sings "When they murdered our sister--I got in their face" gives me goosebumps.
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Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon...KNOW MORE THAN THEY SAY! CONGRESS: SUBPOENA THEM NOW!
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