The purpose of this philosophical inquiry is to problematize the assumptions underlying elementary music teachers' choice to both erase folk songs from their curricula and to replace lyrics with racist associations. Erasing is defined as a process in which music educators remove certain ...
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This song about the racist lynchings in the US shocked audiences whenBillie Holidayfirst sang it in a New York night club in 1939. All these years later it still stands out as one of the most famous, most explicit and most powerful protest songs ever written, with Holiday’s version named...
It was a poor, and racist, man’s Hard Day’s Night. The plot: A group of cartoony and fanatical Indians chase after one of Ringo’s rings. Despite the conceptual problems, there are striking moments in the first half, not least the cutaway to the credits, and of course the conceit ...
Celia Cruz will make you dance, but her songs also force you to confront the political realities of the 60s in Cuba. “Bemba Colorá,” released in 1966, is perhaps the most famous anti-racist rumba in music history, but it’s not easy to extract these powerful themes from the infectiou...
there was a certain amount of leakage between the two – which is why 1985’s ‘Close to Me’ is a strong contender for the band’s best song, with its yearning lyrics matched by ultra perky brass riffs (inspired by a New Orleans funeral march, obvs). There’s also an album version...
Iggy Azalea came under fire following the release of her 2011 track “D.R.U.G.S” after fans deemed the lyrics, "When the relay starts, I'm a runaway slave / Master," racist. She later expressed regret, writing in a statement that it was never her intention to offend anyone and th...
Iggy Azalea came under fire following the release of her 2011 track “D.R.U.G.S” after fans deemed the lyrics, "When the relay starts, I'm a runaway slave / Master," racist. She later expressed regret, writing in a statement that it was never her intention to offend anyone and th...
Costello has been weighing in on societal issues since day one: his very first UK single, “Less Than Zero,” was written in disgust after seeing a notorious racist being politely interviewed on British TV. Because the meaning didn’t translate abroad, this was the song he famously cut short...
While there have also been some groups that have used the catchy tune to promote racist lyrics, the positive and upbeat message of the original song is alive and well at Oktoberfest today. Both in the large tents and at the afterparties, you’ll hear the chants of “people just want more...