OT: Songs that reference historical events
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"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that was first released on their 1972 Plastic Ono Band album with Elephant's Memory, Some Time in New York City. The song addresses the Bloody Sunday massacre of 1972 and is one of two on the album that addresses the contemporary Northern Ireland conflict, "The Luck of the Irish" being the other.
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that was first released on their 1972 Plastic Ono Band album with Elephant's Memory, Some Time in New York City. The song addresses the Bloody Sunday massacre of 1972 and is one of two on the album that addresses the contemporary Northern Ireland conflict, "The Luck of the Irish" being the other.
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Could this be the greatest classical, historical song ever written? Written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to commemorate the successful Russian defense against Napoleon's invading Grande Armée in 1812.
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I could fill this thread up with stuff from Steeleye Span, but I'll try to restrain myself. This is a song put together by Rick Kemp (bass and bass vocals). It's entirely traditional lyrics and snippets of poetry written by the subject, James Graham, Fifth (I think) Earl of Montrose, with some of the music traditional and some written by Rick and the band. Montrose was a Scottish general caught up in the crisis created by the same man becoming king of Scotland and England (the "historical accident"). This is pretty much a brief history of his whole life. My daughter was so taken with the song that she did a whole unit of home school on him and the era of the war.
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The assassination of JFK—and much more.
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
As to be expected, a fair amount of Dylan in this thread. This is one that never fails to move me; one that very directly puts to rest the fallacy of “and justice for all”.……”Bury the rag deep in your face for now’s the time for your tears”
Fun fight scene from the movie North To Alaska.
Fight scene from North to Alaska
Now back to our regularly scheduled thread.
Brighter Than A Thousand Suns.
Iron Maiden.
2006.
A Matter Of Life And Death album.
Another song about the Manhattan Project.
Whatever would Robert have said to his God
'Bout how he made war with the Sun?
E equals MC squared, you can't relate.
How we made God with our hands.
Iron Maiden.
2006.
A Matter Of Life And Death album.
Another song about the Manhattan Project.
Whatever would Robert have said to his God
'Bout how he made war with the Sun?
E equals MC squared, you can't relate.
How we made God with our hands.
Red Sector A.
Rush.
1984.
Grace Under Pressure album.
Geddy Lee's mother Manya Rubenstein was a survivor of the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
Geddy Lee’s father Morris Weinrib was a survivor of the Nazi concentration camp Dachau.
Live version.
Rush.
1984.
Grace Under Pressure album.
Geddy Lee's mother Manya Rubenstein was a survivor of the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
Geddy Lee’s father Morris Weinrib was a survivor of the Nazi concentration camp Dachau.
Live version.
Ruby's Shoes.
Lori McKenna.
1999.
Paper Wings & Halo album.
In 1960, six year old Ruby Bridges walked past hateful protesters to become the first Black child at a Louisiana school. Ruby was then taught alone for a year.
Ruby's shoes would take her.
A mile or so to school every day.
Where the white people hated her.
They'd scream and hold signs and tell her to go away.
Lori McKenna.
1999.
Paper Wings & Halo album.
In 1960, six year old Ruby Bridges walked past hateful protesters to become the first Black child at a Louisiana school. Ruby was then taught alone for a year.
Ruby's shoes would take her.
A mile or so to school every day.
Where the white people hated her.
They'd scream and hold signs and tell her to go away.