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It always takes me a lot of words to get to the point. If you want two songs which each say, in five minutes, what it took several thousand words for me to say in my previous post, here you go.

The US version:



Lyrics.

The UK version:



Lyrics.

It is fairly obvious to me what Calexico in the first song, and Massive Attack in the second song are saying, but I am very happy to clarify if it's unclear.

Also, the notion that no one made viable protest music after the 1970s is patently absurd, and anyone who makes such a claim has not been paying attention.

Date: 2021-09-11 07:46 pm (UTC)
senmut: modern style black canary on right in front of modern style deathstroke (Default)
From: [personal profile] senmut
wtaf?

The 70s were CHOCK FULL of protests and social commentaries...

+calms+ Sorry, I must have had a MUCH BETTER grounding in Music With Meaning than I thought.

Date: 2021-09-13 12:29 pm (UTC)
senmut: modern style black canary on right in front of modern style deathstroke (Default)
From: [personal profile] senmut
I misread then.

And still seethe. As a severe fan of Tracy Chapman, for one.

Date: 2021-09-12 02:29 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] kore
"the notion that no one made viable protest music after the 1970s"

LOL WHA

//still has a copy of "Rock against Bush" on tape somewhere

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