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"You needed songs to cut through all the messages."

In a recent interview American artist  Lana Del Ray spoke about the history of protest songs whi...

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18.30 26 Sep 2019


"You needed songs to cut through all the messages."


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18.30 26 Sep 2019


In a recent interview American artist  Lana Del Ray spoke about the history of protest songs which got us thinking here on The Hard Shoulder about famous songs that were used as a political tool as part of the Civil Rights Movement in America. 

Bill Hughes of Mind the Gap Films joined Ivan on this evenings Hard Shoulder to discuss the history of protest songs. 

 

 


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