eFestivals Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Inspired by the passing of Nelson Mandela.So let's start there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spindles Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Not sure this is a song that changed the world, but certainly a song of the era and theme with lyrics that inspired me. Edited December 6, 2013 by Spindles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Not sure this is a song that changed the world, but certainly a song of the era and theme with lyrics that inspired me.great choice ... it's an album I love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 and keeping it Afrika, this song was massive .... and this is the version which does it for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) I'll go way back but music that was made in equally oppressive society. And this. Slave music basically. http://vimeo.com/15307890 Edited December 6, 2013 by The Nal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) And now for something completely different...Perhaps not the first things which might spring to mind, but the first helped change attitudes to gays in a big way, and the second exposed that the Cold War wasn't about us but was instead about them.... Edited December 6, 2013 by eFestivals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Good shit fellas. Nice turn to give Frankie some credit for using pop music to talk about social and political issues without ever sounding preachy, they were a perfect storm of production, media people and the right time to be heard. Still some of the best basslines in the business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZigster Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Just brilliant. I've had a Jerry Dammers earworm in my head since I heard the news last night. I never did get my free one. And as for Frankie. They were epic sonically weren't they? Trevor Horn showing the world what a Fairlight could do. And yes the politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Just brilliant. I've had a Jerry Dammers earworm in my head since I heard the news last night. I never did get my free one.now I have to wipe up the coffee I've just spat out, you git. Edited December 6, 2013 by eFestivals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZigster Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 And, having read the other thread on this... I have just recalled a moment from my school days. Mid eighties. We're all sweating about the cold war and possible nuclear annihilation and our form master speaks up along the lines of: If anywhere is going to kick off it's South Africa where you have millions of black people being ruled by a couple of hundred whites. Just how did that go on for so long? The human race can be so stunningly stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) And, having read the other thread on this... I have just recalled a moment from my school days. Mid eighties. We're all sweating about the cold war and possible nuclear annihilation and our form master speaks up along the lines of: If anywhere is going to kick off it's South Africa where you have millions of black people being ruled by a couple of hundred whites. Just how did that go on for so long? The human race can be so stunningly stupid. Edited December 6, 2013 by The Nal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 By the standards we live by today the world has been a pretty fucked up place even in it's recent history. Funny how easily we forget this when judging other nations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed209 Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Kind of tragic really. But it deserves it's place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyhack Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) This has to be the anthem that started it all. ] A whole host of people affected by the song perform at Pete Seeger's 90th birthday party. And Pete talking about the song Edited December 6, 2013 by grumpyhack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisty Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) Maybe not a world changer but this tune immediately brings a certain period of futility to mind. Edited December 9, 2013 by whisty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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