semente Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 2:42 AM, Soothsayerman said: Semente, that is such a great list you've put together, the songs you've picked are iconic, thanks for the effort! Interesting reading. These pale in comparison but here is one I think from the 1980's New Wave era. The song is about the spread of nationalism/fascism in the USA vis a vis President Ronald Reagan. This period witnessed the weakening of labor unions both in the US and in the UK which caused some civil unrest. History will repeat itselfCrisis point we're near the hourCounterforce will do no goodHot you ass I feel your powerHitler proves that funky stuffIs not for you and me girlEurope's an unhappy landThey've had their fascist groove thang Brothers, sisters, we don't need this fascist groove thang Democrats are out of powerAcross that great wide oceanReagan's president electFascist god in motionGenerals tell him what to doStop your good time dancingTrain their guns on me and youFascist thang advancing I was away on a work trip and missed this post. Thanks for your contribution, I'd never heard this before. "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
semente Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 England Lost - Mick Jagger [Intro] Lost, lost, lost, lost [Chorus] I went to see England, but England's lost I went to see England, but England's lost [Verse 1] And everyone said we were all ripped off I went to see England, but England lost Lost, lost, lost It wasn't much fun standin' in the rain And we all yelled loud and we all complained Wasn't much of a game I got soaked Didn't look home anyway [Chorus] I went to see England, but England's lost I went in the back, but they said, "Piss off" I went to see England, but England's lost I went to see England, but England... I went to see... I went... I... [Verse 2] I lost a blunt, think I lost the pint She can go home and smoke a joint, anyway Do you wanna go? I went to find England, it wasn't there I went to find England, it wasn't there I think I lost it in the back of my chair I think I'm losing my imagination I'm tired of talking about immigration You can't get in and you can't get out I guess that's what we're all about [Chorus] I went to find England, but... I went to find England, but... I went to find England, but... I went to find England, but England's lost [Bridge] Lost, lost, lost, lost Lost, lost, lost, lost [Verse 3] Had a girl in Lisbon, a girl in Rome Now I'll have to stay at home So lock the shallows, bolt the doors Nothing's gonna be like Singapore Don't know what's home Lost, lost, lost, lost They didn't turn up, the comments complain No real person is matching their shame They're much too young and much too old Growing much too hot and much too cold That's what I thought [Chorus] I went to find England I went to find England I went to find England I went to find England, but England's lost "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
semente Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh 1971 Paul Gambaccini remembers this 1971 concert, which set the benchmark for pop-music charity events with the help of some of the performers and those who were in the audience as well as Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof. podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0076hyr christopher3393 1 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
semente Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 2013 - A flamenco flash mob performance in a Spanish bank Flamenco flash mobs - seemingly spontaneous dance and song performances - have been taking place in banks all over Andalusia in Spain, causing short, if amusing disruptions to the working day. The brainchild of an anti-capitalist group known as Flo6x8, they are designed to express anger and frustration at the economic crisis. Watch footage of a recent performance in a branch of Bankia. sphinxsix 1 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
semente Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Flashmob Flamenco 26 Mar 2013 In recent years, flamenco has become an increasingly respectable art-form, both in Spain and internationally. But it has also been used as a voice of protest against the current financial meltdown, which is hitting the Andalucia region particularly hard. Most notable is the flamenco flashmob, a sudden public assembly of dancers and musicians performing in branches of Spain's under-fire banks, with massive YouTube success. This continues a long tradition of political dissent within flamenco that's little known beyond its inner circle - and even here, it is often played down. Author and erstwhile flamenco student Jason Webster explores this history, meeting musicians who have protested against the Franco regime and the contemporary economic situation, and examining some of the contradictions of Spain's recent past along the way. podcast - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b01rg228 sphinxsix 1 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
Popular Post semente Posted May 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 9/14/2019 at 8:47 AM, semente said: Why do we build the wall?My children, my childrenWhy do we build the wall? Why do we build the wall?We build the wall to keep us freeThat's why we build the wallWe build the wall to keep us free How does the wall keep us free?My children, my childrenHow does the wall keep us free? How does the wall keep us free?The wall keeps out the enemyAnd we build the wall to keep us freeThat's why we build the wallWe build the wall to keep us free Who do we call the enemy?My children, my childrenWho do we call the enemy? Who do we call the enemy?The enemy is povertyAnd the wall keeps out the enemyAnd we build the wall to keep us freeThat's why we build the wallWe build the wall to keep us free Because we have and they have not!My children, my childrenBecause they want what we have got! Because we have and they have not!Because they want what we have got!The enemy is povertyAnd the wall keeps out the enemyAnd we build the wall to keep us freeThat's why we build the wallWe build the wall to keep us free What do we have that they should want?My children, my childrenWhat do we have that they should want? What do we have that they should want?We have a wall to work upon!We have work and they have noneAnd our work is never doneMy children, my childrenAnd the war is never wonThe enemy is povertyAnd the wall keeps out the enemyAnd we build the wall to keep us freeThat's why we build the wallWe build the wall to keep us freeWe build the wall to keep us free The video I linked in the original post got removed from YouTube for some reason: sphinxsix and orresearch 1 1 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
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Popular Post semente Posted June 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 A History of American Protest Music: When Nina Simone Sang What Everyone Was Thinking “Mississippi Goddam” was an angry response to tragedy, in show tune form. On June 12, 1963, in the early morning after president John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights address, activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back as he stood in the driveway of his Mississippi home. He was returning from a meeting with NAACP lawyers and officials, and carried an armload of T-shirts that read “Jim Crow Must Go.” Evers was taken to a local hospital, where he died less than an hour after being admitted. On September 15, 1963, four girls were killed when white supremacists planted more than a dozen sticks of dynamite beneath the side steps of the African-American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The children were preparing for a sermon titled “A Love That Forgives.” According to one witness, their bodies flew across the basement “like rag dolls.” When she heard the news, jazz musician Nina Simone was paralyzed. “It was more than I could take,” she remembered, “and I sat struck dumb in my den like St. Paul on the road to Damascus: all the truths that I had denied to myself for so long rose up and slapped my face. The bombing of the little girls in Alabama and the murder of Medgar Evers were like the final pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that made no sense until you had fitted the whole thing together. I suddenly realized what it was to be Black in America in 1963, but it wasn’t an intellectual connection…it came as a rush of fury, hatred and determination. In church language, the Truth entered into me and I ‘came through.'” Simone’s initial reaction was less than Christian. “I had it in mind to go out and kill someone,” she remembered. “I tried to make a zip gun.” Andy, her husband and manager, intervened. “Nina,” he said, “you can’t kill anyone. You are a musician. Do what you do.” An hour later, Nina Simone had composed a song called “Mississippi Goddam.” “It was my first civil rights song,” she recalled, “and it erupted out of me quicker than I could write it down.” continues here -> https://longreads.com/2017/04/20/a-history-of-american-protest-music-when-nina-simone-sang-what-everyone-was-thinking/ DuckToller, sphinxsix, orresearch and 2 others 2 2 1 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
Popular Post sphinxsix Posted December 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2020 People were put in jail for music': a brief history of Latin American rock semente and orresearch 1 1 Link to comment
semente Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 56 minutes ago, sphinxsix said: People were put in jail for music': a brief history of Latin American rock Well spotted! Should be interesting. sphinxsix 1 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 36 minutes ago, semente said: Well spotted! Should be interesting. I don't know any of these bands but if it ..smells like rebel spirit (and it does) I'm in! Link to comment
Popular Post orresearch Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 Stand Up: A Global Citizen Prize Project https://www.highresaudio.com/en/album/view/43k9js/various-artists-stand-up-stand-up-a-global-citizen-prize-project sphinxsix and semente 2 Link to comment
Popular Post sphinxsix Posted January 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2021 IMO music of protest rarely gets more real than this. "The night 1,000 soldiers descended on Fela Kuti’s home, set it on fire and threw his elderly mother out of the window is etched into his family’s memory and music folklore for ever.." Fela Kuti's son's and grandson's new album will be out soon. Different beat: how Fela Kuti’s son and grandson are modernising the dynasty semente, orresearch and christopher3393 2 1 Link to comment
Popular Post DuckToller Posted February 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2021 A piece of haunting beauty, part of the Makarrata Project, written by Peter Garrett and the late Bones Hillmen (May 1958 – 7 November 2020), sung by the Wergaia women & singer/songwriter Alice Skye. For getting a better understanding, here's a link to a recent reportage at the Guardian These are the words: You can't think about the future still running from the past Tall tales lie in history and flames burn through the memories There's a country that is aching for a way to call its own You can feel the mansions shaking as the first real seed is sown Now you can't talk about the future if you're running from the past It’s a terror in Australia, jails and guns and failure [Pre-Chorus] Can you see the ships a coming, stately through the heads? And arched out over the white sails is the merchant’s flag of red Now Captain Cook spawns Captain Coke and beer flows over rum In a twinkling of an eye, my friend, they spent your dollars very well [Chorus] And those traditions they can't sell sit silent in the sun Where ignorance and wealth combine to crush the fruit upon the vine It’s a terror in Australia [Verse 2] And those traditions they can't sell sit silent in the sun Where ignorance and wealth combine to crush the fruit upon the vine You can't think about the future still running from the past It’s a terror in Australia, jails and guns and failure [Outro] It’s a terror in Australia It’s a terror in Australia It’s a terror in Australia I plan to include this song in an upcoming review, I have included the song "Melbourne" from Alice Skye already with the A80 review in my blog. christopher3393, sphinxsix and semente 1 2 Link to comment
bobbmd Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Barry McGuire “eve of destruction” listened to it in the evening of Jan 6th—sent to my adult 40 year olds who thought it was as apropos then as on Jan 6th Link to comment
Popular Post Qhwoeprktiyns Posted March 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2021 England in the mid-70s. Great album. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dread_Beat_an'_Blood#%3A~%3Atext%3DDread_Beat_an'_Blood_is%2CWeathers_and_Linton_Kwesi_Johnson.?wprov=sfla1 christopher3393, semente, sphinxsix and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, hopkins said: England in the mid-70s. Great album. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dread_Beat_an'_Blood#%3A~%3Atext%3DDread_Beat_an'_Blood_is%2CWeathers_and_Linton_Kwesi_Johnson.?wprov=sfla1 LKJ - a great poet of protest! Link to comment
Popular Post DuckToller Posted April 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/13/right-wing-take-over-protest-music-bruce-springsteen-born-in-the-usa-american-politics Rockin' in the free world? Inside the rightwing takeover of protest music Bruce Springsteen in 1984, the year of Born in the USA, which was appropriated by the right. Photograph: Steve Granitz/WireImage It’s easy to laugh at hardcore patriots misunderstanding Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA, but such appropriation is increasingly widespread – and dangerously twisting the truth ..... semente, orresearch and christopher3393 3 Link to comment
botrytis Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 47 minutes ago, DuckToller said: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/13/right-wing-take-over-protest-music-bruce-springsteen-born-in-the-usa-american-politics Rockin' in the free world? Inside the rightwing takeover of protest music Bruce Springsteen in 1984, the year of Born in the USA, which was appropriated by the right. Photograph: Steve Granitz/WireImage It’s easy to laugh at hardcore patriots misunderstanding Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA, but such appropriation is increasingly widespread – and dangerously twisting the truth ..... The mis-appropriation of this song is laughable. All they saw was the title w/o understanding the lyrics and meaning. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Popular Post botrytis Posted April 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2021 One could also look at sarcasm as a form of protest in music. The Dead Kennedy's really hit home on this style. Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor - YouTube Efficiency and progress is ours once more Now that we have the neutron bomb It's nice and quick and clean and gets things done Away with excess enemy But no less value to property No sense in war but perfect sense at home The sun beams down on a brand new day No more welfare tax to pay Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light Jobless millions whisked away At last we have more room to play All systems go to kill the poor tonight Gonna kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight Behold the sparkly of champagne The crime rate's gone, feel free again Oh life's a dream with you, Miss Lily White Jane Fonda on the screen today Convinced the liberals it's okay So let's get dressed and dance away the night While they kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight Behold the sparkly of champagne The crime rate's gone, feel free again Oh life's a dream with you, Miss Lily White Jane Fonda on the screen today Convinced the liberals it's okay So let's get dressed and dance away the night While they kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight sphinxsix and semente 2 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Popular Post DuckToller Posted April 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2021 Fresh fruit for rotten vegetables, Botrytis! My preference here: Holiday in Cambodia, perhaps as well in a cover version by Sister Double Happiness sphinxsix and semente 2 Link to comment
botrytis Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 There are many protests songs out there, just some are more obvious than others. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
botrytis Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I am really interested in the hearing the new Prince LP coming out this year, one he didn't release before. The LP is called 'Welcome 2 America'. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Popular Post botrytis Posted April 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2021 Bob Marley's Redemption Song sphinxsix and christopher3393 2 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Popular Post christopher3393 Posted April 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2021 Thanks again for this thread. Just discovered this one: "This Man" Robert Cray Band, 2020 semente and orresearch 2 Link to comment
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