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'Get Up, Stand Up'
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Posted by quick85 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 2, 06 at 21:34
Did anyone catch the PBS special "Get Up Stand Up: The
Story Of Pop and Protest"? From Joe Hill to NWA protest
music was covered in a very interesting way. We heard
from Pete Seeger, Springsteen, Wayne Kramer (MC5), Ed
Saunders (The Fugs), Chuck D, Bob Geldorf, Bono and others.
We got to hear clips of a wide range of protest songs
and see some heart wrenching Viet Nam era images. After
spouting off a bit on another thread about my dislike for
rap, I realized while watching this program that I had
forgotten about the good, bad, strong, forceful messages
that came from Ice T, NWA, Public Enemy along with the
those of Dylan, Guthrie, and so many others.
A great quote from Bob Geldorf: "While Bono would like to
give the world a hug, I'd like to punch its' lights out." |
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RE: 'Get Up, Stand Up'
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| Ha, good old Saint Bob... What protest music did Springsteen do? I'm only familiar with his top hits (all a bit too testosterony for my taste...) |
RE: 'Get Up, Stand Up'
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| Springsteen covered Edwin Starr's "War". |
RE: 'Get Up, Stand Up'
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| I missed the special,but ive certainly enjoyed many protest songs over the years. |
RE: 'Get Up, Stand Up'
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Aside from the cover of "War", "Born In The USA" certainly
qualifies. When it comes to Springsteen maybe I should
have said that he sings about the human condition which I
think is the basis for folk and protest music. His music is
not all testosterone and machismo. And even when those
elements are present they don't lessen the message; work,
struggle, hard times, doing what's needed to get by. If
you won't listen to songs like "Night", "Backstreets",
"Meeting Across The River", "Badlands", "Factory" or even
"Racing In The Streets", you won't get it. |
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