Je vous salue Patries
Chorale des Chômeurs
Par la Kalachnikov et le fusil M16,
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Contributed by Marco Valdo M.I. 2008/6/30 - 23:55
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Non siamo mai stati sulla luna
![Non siamo mai stati sulla luna](img/upl/4708791.jpg)
(2005)
Di fatto, siamo "solo uno spillo nell'immenso cielo
" e dovremmo perdere la nostra superbia.
Di fatto, siamo "solo uno spillo nell'immenso cielo
" e dovremmo perdere la nostra superbia.
Non è vero, ci hanno mentito
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Contributed by Marco Valdo M.I. 2008/6/30 - 18:15
Song Itineraries:
Stories from Deep Space
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Victims Of Circumstance
![Victims Of Circumstance](img/upl/R-1442160-1.jpg)
Album: Victims Of Circumstance (1984)
This is an anti-war song, with some very bitter words for the politicians and leaders who keep their people in the dark and ignore their wishes. The lyrics are set to a deceptively innocuous melody, contrasting sharply with the message. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
This is an anti-war song, with some very bitter words for the politicians and leaders who keep their people in the dark and ignore their wishes. The lyrics are set to a deceptively innocuous melody, contrasting sharply with the message. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Saw the paper the other day
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 16:07
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Song For Dying
![Song For Dying](img/upl/R-1562780-1466846659-4133.jpeg.jpg)
Album: Once Again
An anti-war song written by John Lees, which according to one reviewer, may well owe its inspiration to the famous "Battle Hymn Of the American Republic". (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
An anti-war song written by John Lees, which according to one reviewer, may well owe its inspiration to the famous "Battle Hymn Of the American Republic". (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Two of them watched in the dawn's early light
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 16:00
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Kiev
![Kiev](img/upl/R-863324-1203429438.jpeg.jpg)
Album: Face To Face (1987)
Written by Les Holroyd who was inspired by the Chernobyl disaster in April 1986, when an accident at a nuclear power station in the then Soviet Union killed many and contaminated a wide area of the Ukraine, close to Kiev. The song is a lament for the people of the area, who were innocent victims. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Written by Les Holroyd who was inspired by the Chernobyl disaster in April 1986, when an accident at a nuclear power station in the then Soviet Union killed many and contaminated a wide area of the Ukraine, close to Kiev. The song is a lament for the people of the area, who were innocent victims. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
My friends it's not what you were famous for
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 15:54
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In Memory Of The Martyrs
![In Memory Of The Martyrs](img/upl/R-569730-1.jpg)
Album: Turn Of The Tide (1981)
This song refers to those who lost their lives attempting to cross the Berlin Wall. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
This song refers to those who lost their lives attempting to cross the Berlin Wall. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Life is like a tall ship
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 15:48
Song Itineraries:
The Berlin Wall, 1961-1989
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Copii Romania
![Copii Romania](img/upl/R-1015886-1201090643.jpeg.jpg)
Album: Caught In The Light (1993)
Written by Les Holroyd, this song concerns the plight of Romania following the break up of the Soviet block. The English subtitle was "Children Of Romania". Mr Holroyd donated all his proceeds to the fund for the orphan children of Romania.
Lautari are gypsy violinists, and "the mighty Karpatii" are the Carpathian mountains. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Written by Les Holroyd, this song concerns the plight of Romania following the break up of the Soviet block. The English subtitle was "Children Of Romania". Mr Holroyd donated all his proceeds to the fund for the orphan children of Romania.
Lautari are gypsy violinists, and "the mighty Karpatii" are the Carpathian mountains. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Gone you sons of darkness
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 15:39
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There's A War Going On For Your Mind
![There's A War Going On For Your Mind](img/upl/4c01c9b6feb1114a4234d4cebc0d4c576493dff9.jpg)
Dall'album "Fight With Tools" (2007)
There's a war going on for your mind
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Contributed by Alessandro 2008/6/30 - 15:34
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Cold War
![Cold War](img/upl/R-1015886-1.jpg)
Album: Caught In The Light (1993)
Les Holroyd dedicated this anti-war lament to his cousin Marguerette, living in the former Yugoslavia, at a time when the country was racked by a bitter civil war. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Les Holroyd dedicated this anti-war lament to his cousin Marguerette, living in the former Yugoslavia, at a time when the country was racked by a bitter civil war. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Born in a cold war
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 15:30
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Cheap The Bullet
![Cheap The Bullet](img/upl/barclay_james_harvest-cheap_the_bullet_s.jpg)
Album: Welcome To The Show (1990)
The streets run red with the blood of the innocent
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 15:24
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Child Of The Universe
![Child Of The Universe](img/upl/Barclay_James_Harvest_Everyone_Is_Everybody_Else.jpg)
Album: Everyone Is Everybody Else (1974)
I'm a child of South Africa
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 15:18
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Berlin
![Berlin](img/upl/R-1247990-1.jpg)
Album: Berlin A Concert For The People (1982)
Written by Les Holroyd who was inspired by the plight of the city of Berlin, which, at the time the song was written, was divided by the infamous Wall separating East and West Berlin. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Written by Les Holroyd who was inspired by the plight of the city of Berlin, which, at the time the song was written, was divided by the infamous Wall separating East and West Berlin. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Came to your border
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 15:11
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Ballad Of Denshaw Mill
![Ballad Of Denshaw Mill](img/art/t260370.jpg)
Album: Caught In The Light (1993)
Written by John Lees, this song is based on a Saddleworth legend which has its basis in fact. Denshaw Mill was a woollen mill which operated until the late 1880s, and was already derelict by the time of the first war, when the events described in the song took place. The line "a hole as rotten as ever fouled the green earth" is from a verse by local poet Ammon Wrigley, and the area is part of the Friarmere division of Saddleworth, known locally as the Darkside. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
Written by John Lees, this song is based on a Saddleworth legend which has its basis in fact. Denshaw Mill was a woollen mill which operated until the late 1880s, and was already derelict by the time of the first war, when the events described in the song took place. The line "a hole as rotten as ever fouled the green earth" is from a verse by local poet Ammon Wrigley, and the area is part of the Friarmere division of Saddleworth, known locally as the Darkside. (from www.bjharvest.co.uk)
On a cold starry night in the winter time
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 15:00
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African
![African](img/upl/R-863324-3.jpg)
Album: Face To Face (1987)
Through the eyes of a child
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 14:45
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They Shall Not Pass
![They Shall Not Pass](img/upl/a2265276951_16.jpg)
Music by The Ex
Lyrics taken from several revolutionary songs then turning them into a new one.
Il brano che apre "1936, the Spanish Revolution", il disco che The Ex realizzarono nel 1986, in occasione del cinquantenario della guerra civile spagnola. Solo quattro tracce (They Shall Not Pass, El Tren Blindado, Ay Carmela e People Again) accompagnate da un accuratissimo booklet di 144 pagine pieno di documenti storici e fotografie provenienti dagli archivi della CNT-FAI.
Lyrics taken from several revolutionary songs then turning them into a new one.
Il brano che apre "1936, the Spanish Revolution", il disco che The Ex realizzarono nel 1986, in occasione del cinquantenario della guerra civile spagnola. Solo quattro tracce (They Shall Not Pass, El Tren Blindado, Ay Carmela e People Again) accompagnate da un accuratissimo booklet di 144 pagine pieno di documenti storici e fotografie provenienti dagli archivi della CNT-FAI.
Just because we are human
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Contributed by Alessandro 2008/6/30 - 11:14
Song Itineraries:
The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 and Franco's Dictatorship
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Summer Soldier
![Summer Soldier](img/upl/R-1697727-1.jpg)
Album: Baby James Harvest (1972)
I feel sorry for the soldier
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/30 - 10:04
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Il Futuro del Mondo
![Il Futuro del Mondo](img/upl/lorenzo-1994-analisti-di-un-grande-successo-di-jovanotti-2.jpg)
[1994]
Album: "Lorenzo '94"
Non proprio una canzone contro la guerra, ma contro le cause di molte guerre, che troppo spesso sono solo le cause sbandierate per sostenere la "necessità" della guerra.
Se crollasse la "necessità", cesserebbe il sostegno e come la giustificheranno allora la guerra?
Album: "Lorenzo '94"
Non proprio una canzone contro la guerra, ma contro le cause di molte guerre, che troppo spesso sono solo le cause sbandierate per sostenere la "necessità" della guerra.
Se crollasse la "necessità", cesserebbe il sostegno e come la giustificheranno allora la guerra?
Il futuro del mondo è diverso dal mio
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Contributed by matteo88 2008/6/29 - 13:06
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La pianura dei sette fratelli
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THE PLAIN AND SEVEN BROTHERS
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Contributed by matteo88 2008/6/29 - 00:51
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Three-Five-Zero-Zero
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Pacifism pervades the book and score. The theme of opposition to the war is unified by the plot thread that progresses consistently through the book – Claude's moral dilemma over whether to burn his draft card. This theme is most intensely explored in the extended trip sequence in Act 2. The lyrics to "Three-Five-Zero-Zero", which is sung during that sequence, evoke the horrors of war ("ripped open by metal explosion") and point a finger at the Vietnam War directly when the tribe sing "256 Vietcong captured".
The song is based on Allen Ginsberg's 1966 poem, "Wichita Vortex Sutra". In the poem, General Maxwell Taylor proudly reports to the press the number of enemy soldiers killed in one month, repeating it digit by digit, for effect: "Three-Five-Zero-Zero." The song starts begins with images of death and dying and turns into a manic dance number, ironically celebrating the killing in an... (Continues)
The song is based on Allen Ginsberg's 1966 poem, "Wichita Vortex Sutra". In the poem, General Maxwell Taylor proudly reports to the press the number of enemy soldiers killed in one month, repeating it digit by digit, for effect: "Three-Five-Zero-Zero." The song starts begins with images of death and dying and turns into a manic dance number, ironically celebrating the killing in an... (Continues)
Ripped open by metal explosion
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2008/6/28 - 23:31
Song Itineraries:
War in Viet Nam as seen from the U.S.
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Rossana
![Rossana](img/thumb/c7614_130x140.jpeg?1329469731)
Un texte superbe. Une conclusion des plus saines; digne de Vian. Déserte !
Chanson italienne – Rossana – Mercanti di liquore e Marco Paolini – 2008.
Chanson italienne – Rossana – Mercanti di liquore e Marco Paolini – 2008.
ROSSANA
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Contributed by Marco Valdo M.I. 2008/6/28 - 21:12
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La ninna nanna de la guerra
![La ninna nanna de la guerra](img/thumb/c103_130x140.jpeg?1328567381)
Ora esiste anche una bellissima versione eseguita da Piero Brega (ex Canzoniere del Lazio) nel disco del 2007 di Sara Modigliani "Ma che razza de città" (i dischi del manifesto).
Luigi Piccioni 2008/6/28 - 18:21
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L'uomo che non dorme mai
![L'uomo che non dorme mai](img/art/t2775079.jpg)
De l'album « Qu'as-tu à faire d'un titre ? » (2005)
« L'homme qui ne dort jamais est un éloge de la sensibilité. Je pense qu'il y a des différences, parfois je me demande si l'être humain est d'un seul ou de différents – ne disons pas races qui est malvenu; cependant, il y a différents modèles totalement différents. Il y a des personnes qui détruisent tellement de choses en une seconde et qui n'ont pourtant pas le moindre problème; il y a des personnes qui passent leur vie pour sauver un petit bout de quelque chose et qui souffrent atrocement pour tout ce qui ne va pas. Je fais un effort pour les considérer comme des parties appartenant à la même espèce. Et dès lors, oui, je la définirais comme un éloge à la sensibilité, qui est peut-être ce qui nous sauve. »
Entrevue de Lorenzo Monguzzi des Mercanti di Liquore, dans Bielle.
« L'homme qui ne dort jamais est un éloge de la sensibilité. Je pense qu'il y a des différences, parfois je me demande si l'être humain est d'un seul ou de différents – ne disons pas races qui est malvenu; cependant, il y a différents modèles totalement différents. Il y a des personnes qui détruisent tellement de choses en une seconde et qui n'ont pourtant pas le moindre problème; il y a des personnes qui passent leur vie pour sauver un petit bout de quelque chose et qui souffrent atrocement pour tout ce qui ne va pas. Je fais un effort pour les considérer comme des parties appartenant à la même espèce. Et dès lors, oui, je la définirais comme un éloge à la sensibilité, qui est peut-être ce qui nous sauve. »
Entrevue de Lorenzo Monguzzi des Mercanti di Liquore, dans Bielle.
L'HOMME QUI NE DORT JAMAIS
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Contributed by Marco Valdo M.I. 2008/6/28 - 16:41
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Ska Against Racism
![Ska Against Racism](img/upl/Banda-bassotti-Figli-Della-Stessa-Rabbia.jpg)
1992
Figli della stessa rabbia
Contro ogni razzismo, per un futuro migliore.
Sicuramente questo e' il disco piu' famoso dell'etichetta Gridalo Forte. Figli della Stessa Rabbia è stato, e continua ad essere un inno. Tutto il disco nei concerti e' stato cantato a squarciagola da migliaia di persone. Brani come "Cararo Sindaco", "Barboni", "Giunti Tubi Palanche Ska", o la versione solo vocale della title track, sono ormai nel DNA di una generazione di giovani in Italia e in tutta Europa. La grafica e' come sempre di Cristiano Rea e rispecchia al meglio la band. Nel retro della copertina il testo di Bella Ciao, che dopo poco verra' incisa nel MLP omonimo.
Giunti, tubi, palanche e ska - Caput mundi - Fiere senza Dio - Somaro beat ska - Er Ciccione - Carraro sindaco - Barboni - 78 notturno - Poesia e realtà - La rotta degli schiavi - Ska Against Racism - Negli occhi il buio - Nazi-sion polizei - Novara no! - Figli della stessa rabbia
Figli della stessa rabbia
Contro ogni razzismo, per un futuro migliore.
Sicuramente questo e' il disco piu' famoso dell'etichetta Gridalo Forte. Figli della Stessa Rabbia è stato, e continua ad essere un inno. Tutto il disco nei concerti e' stato cantato a squarciagola da migliaia di persone. Brani come "Cararo Sindaco", "Barboni", "Giunti Tubi Palanche Ska", o la versione solo vocale della title track, sono ormai nel DNA di una generazione di giovani in Italia e in tutta Europa. La grafica e' come sempre di Cristiano Rea e rispecchia al meglio la band. Nel retro della copertina il testo di Bella Ciao, che dopo poco verra' incisa nel MLP omonimo.
Giunti, tubi, palanche e ska - Caput mundi - Fiere senza Dio - Somaro beat ska - Er Ciccione - Carraro sindaco - Barboni - 78 notturno - Poesia e realtà - La rotta degli schiavi - Ska Against Racism - Negli occhi il buio - Nazi-sion polizei - Novara no! - Figli della stessa rabbia
Ma chi sei,
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Contributed by Luca 'The River' 2008/6/28 - 02:49
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La peste
![La peste](img/upl/Anche_Per_Oggi_Non_Si_Vola.jpg)
Dall’album “Anche per oggi non si vola” (1974)
Un bacillo che saltella,
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Contributed by giorgio 2008/6/27 - 20:09
Song Itineraries:
2020-2023: COVID-19 Songbook
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Chansons de La bande à Bonnot: 02. Les joyeux bouchers
![Chansons de <i>La bande à Bonnot</i>: 02. Les joyeux bouchers](img/upl/montibonnot.jpg)
Da segnalare la versione italiana dell'intera commedia musicale di Henry-François Rey, con canzoni di Boris Vian, opera di Giangilberto Monti:
Giangilberto Monti
"LA BELLE EPOQUE DELLA BANDA BONNOT"
storia del bandito anarchico Jules Bonnot su canzoni originali di Boris Vian.
Roberto Carlotti, fisarmonica - Renata Mezenov Sa, voce e chitarra - Marco Mistrangelo, contrabbasso - Caroline Tallone, ghironda, violino, organetto diatonico.
Jules Bonnot, operaio, anarchico e poi bandito, viene braccato per anni dalla polizia in piena Belle Epoque e diventa suo malgrado un eroe popolare: la sua cattura avviene di fronte a cinquecento soldati e ventimila parigini, nell'aprile del 1912. Henry-François Rey nel 1954 trasforma questa storia in una commedia musicale e ne affida le canzoni all'eclettico artista francese Boris Vian. Dopo lo spettacolo gli spartiti originali si perdono e l'opera viene... (Continues)
Giangilberto Monti
"LA BELLE EPOQUE DELLA BANDA BONNOT"
storia del bandito anarchico Jules Bonnot su canzoni originali di Boris Vian.
Roberto Carlotti, fisarmonica - Renata Mezenov Sa, voce e chitarra - Marco Mistrangelo, contrabbasso - Caroline Tallone, ghironda, violino, organetto diatonico.
Jules Bonnot, operaio, anarchico e poi bandito, viene braccato per anni dalla polizia in piena Belle Epoque e diventa suo malgrado un eroe popolare: la sua cattura avviene di fronte a cinquecento soldati e ventimila parigini, nell'aprile del 1912. Henry-François Rey nel 1954 trasforma questa storia in una commedia musicale e ne affida le canzoni all'eclettico artista francese Boris Vian. Dopo lo spettacolo gli spartiti originali si perdono e l'opera viene... (Continues)
Riccardo Venturi 2008/6/27 - 14:53
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Zangra
![Zangra](img/thumb/c7005_130x140.jpeg?1458662060)
(da un po' di tempo non avevo più tradotto una di queste canzoni). un saluto da Nizza.
ZANGRA
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Contributed by Daniel Bellucci 2008/6/27 - 12:39
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I Don't Wanna Go To Vietnam
![I Don't Wanna Go To Vietnam](img/upl/John_Lee_Hooker_-_Simply_The_Truth.jpg)
Album: "Simply the Truth" (1969)
Sittin' down here thinkin',
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/27 - 11:02
Song Itineraries:
War in Viet Nam as seen from the U.S.
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I Don't Like Mondays
![I Don't Like Mondays](img/upl/_dwn1466113993_1721184158.jpg)
Bob Geldof wrote this song when he heard about the San Diego elementary school massacre.
In January 1979, Brenda Spencer , a troubled 16-year-old who lived across the street from a schoolyard in San Diego, took the semi-automatic rifle her father had given her for Christmas and began firing. Four people died and eight children were injured. When asked why she did it, she answered "I just don't like Mondays".
Nel gennaio del 1979 Bob Geldof sente la notizia di una sedicenne di San Diego, Brenda Ann Spencer, che si è resa protagonista di una sparatoria nella scuola di fronte a casa sua uccidendo due persone e ferendone altre nove. Alla domanda perché avesse fatto questo gesto lei risponde "I don't like Mondays" (ovvero "Non mi piacciono i lunedì"); questa frase ispira il cantante dei Boomtown Rats a scrivere una canzone.
In January 1979, Brenda Spencer , a troubled 16-year-old who lived across the street from a schoolyard in San Diego, took the semi-automatic rifle her father had given her for Christmas and began firing. Four people died and eight children were injured. When asked why she did it, she answered "I just don't like Mondays".
Nel gennaio del 1979 Bob Geldof sente la notizia di una sedicenne di San Diego, Brenda Ann Spencer, che si è resa protagonista di una sparatoria nella scuola di fronte a casa sua uccidendo due persone e ferendone altre nove. Alla domanda perché avesse fatto questo gesto lei risponde "I don't like Mondays" (ovvero "Non mi piacciono i lunedì"); questa frase ispira il cantante dei Boomtown Rats a scrivere una canzone.
The silicon chip inside her head
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/26 - 18:41
Song Itineraries:
Weapons: our daily home war
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The House Of Orange
![The House Of Orange](img/upl/StanRogers-e1371222861504.jpg)
"I don't care what your politics are, when
our children are dying in the streets, it's time to put away the guns." Stan Rogers
our children are dying in the streets, it's time to put away the guns." Stan Rogers
The House of Orange is a Stan Rogers song about The Troubles, in particular about fundraising for the combatants in Canada. The overall sentiment of the song is "a pox on both your houses". The 'House of Orange' mentioned in the song is the royal house of William III of England, who led the Protestant side of the Williamite war in Ireland. It is on his posthumous CD From Fresh Water. This is the last song written by Stan Rogers before his death, and arguably among his most lyrically evocative
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I took back my hand and I showed him the door
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/26 - 17:34
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A Change Is Gonna Come
![A Change Is Gonna Come](img/thumb/c1766_130x140.jpeg?1480873370)
Splendida canzone, ne ha fatto una cover anche Gavin DeGraw nel suo lavoro acustico Chariot Stripped. Un musicista giovane ma molto valido. Voce eccezionale.
Danilo 2008/6/26 - 17:21
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Hang 'em High
![Hang 'em High](img/art/t290351.jpg)
Album: Perpetual (2004)
Hey you guys - sitting in high place
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/26 - 11:15
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Half Your Angels
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Parole e musica di Graham Nash
dall'album Crosby & Nash (2004)
This song was written by Graham Nash after the Oklahoma City Federal Building tragedy...19 of the 168 victims were children.
dall'album Crosby & Nash (2004)
This song was written by Graham Nash after the Oklahoma City Federal Building tragedy...19 of the 168 victims were children.
Somewhere in Heaven
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/26 - 11:08
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Gotta Go (Can`t Wage A War)
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[1989]
Album: "In Your Face"
Album: "In Your Face"
Now is the time
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/26 - 10:05
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Knockin' On Heaven's Door
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da/from lirama.net
KOPUTAN TAIVAAN OVEEN
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2008/6/25 - 19:42
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Blowin' in the Wind
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FINLANDESE / FINNISH [3]
Versione finlandese da lirama.net. Si tratta di una versione letterale.
Finnish version from lirama.net. It is a word-for-word translation.
Finnish version from lirama.net. It is a word-for-word translation.
TUULENPUUSKA
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2008/6/25 - 19:33
Faces In The Dark
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Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
To heed the war hawks' cry?
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 16:45
Unsung Heroes
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
There's a factory outside Redfern,
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 16:21
Song Itineraries:
Heroes
My Own Two Hands
"This song commemorates the framing and murdering by the state of two US activists, Sacco and Vanzetti." Peter Hicks
To you beloved comrade, we make this solemn vow,
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 15:55
Song Itineraries:
Sacco and Vanzetti
Ordinary People
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
They treat us as flotsam and jetsam,
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 14:04
Beyond The Charcoal Graveyard
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
"Here in Tasmania, as in Brazil, as in New Guinea, and as across the world, our magnificent life-giving old growth rainforests are being destroyed at record rates - for greed and plunder. We have to make them stop." Peter Hicks
"Here in Tasmania, as in Brazil, as in New Guinea, and as across the world, our magnificent life-giving old growth rainforests are being destroyed at record rates - for greed and plunder. We have to make them stop." Peter Hicks
Beyond the charcoal graveyard, where the black stumps stand in rows,
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 13:51
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Oltre la guerra e la paura
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Chanson italienne – Oltre la guerra e la paura – Modena City Ramblers – 2006
Au-delà de la guerre et de la peur... De grands défis et de grandes épreuves nous attendent ! Contre la culture de la terreur régnante qui se fonde sur le n'importe quoi et la défiance et nous rend égoïstes et faibles. Une chanson sur ces temps sombres et inquiets.” MCR.
Au-delà de la guerre et de la peur... De grands défis et de grandes épreuves nous attendent ! Contre la culture de la terreur régnante qui se fonde sur le n'importe quoi et la défiance et nous rend égoïstes et faibles. Une chanson sur ces temps sombres et inquiets.” MCR.
AU-DELÀ DE LA GUERRE ET DE LA PEUR
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Contributed by MarcoValdo M.I. 2008/6/25 - 12:26
Mumia Abu-Jamal Was Framed
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Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
"The African American journalist, broadcaster and political activist, Mumia Abu-Jamal is currently on death row after being framed for the murder of a Philadelphia policeman. This is probably the most monstrous judicial conspiracy to happen in USA since the framing of Saccho and Vanzetti over 70 years ago." Peter Hicks
"The African American journalist, broadcaster and political activist, Mumia Abu-Jamal is currently on death row after being framed for the murder of a Philadelphia policeman. This is probably the most monstrous judicial conspiracy to happen in USA since the framing of Saccho and Vanzetti over 70 years ago." Peter Hicks
There's a man on death row in the frame,
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 11:16
Moura Mine
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
"This song was written after the Moura mining disaster in central Queensland, Australia, in 1985. The premier of the day, in his headline-grabbing visit to the site of the tragedy, made sure that there was room on his private jet for his media entourage - at the expense of not carrying vital rescue equipment. The subsequent enquiry turned out to be a pure cover up. Less than a decade later, following another similar preventable pit tragedy, Moura Mine was to be permanently closed." Peter Hicks
"This song was written after the Moura mining disaster in central Queensland, Australia, in 1985. The premier of the day, in his headline-grabbing visit to the site of the tragedy, made sure that there was room on his private jet for his media entourage - at the expense of not carrying vital rescue equipment. The subsequent enquiry turned out to be a pure cover up. Less than a decade later, following another similar preventable pit tragedy, Moura Mine was to be permanently closed." Peter Hicks
Working man gets up each morning
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 11:05
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The Man With The Pink Triangle
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
"This song tells the true story of how a young Jewish girl survived Auschwitz because of the sacrifices made by a fellow prisoner, a gay man." Peter Hicks
"This song tells the true story of how a young Jewish girl survived Auschwitz because of the sacrifices made by a fellow prisoner, a gay man." Peter Hicks
You were just a child, too young to know,
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 10:58
Song Itineraries:
Extermination camps
Daughters of the Taliban
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
"How come that almost nobody seems to give a damn about the most basic human rights of women in Islamic countries like Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran and Iraq - like not even being allowed to phone a relative or leave the house without your husband's permission for fear of death at the hands of a jealous husband? Maybe it's because, as Madelein Albright said (in the context of China), 'We don't want to mix human rights with trade.'" Peter Hicks
"How come that almost nobody seems to give a damn about the most basic human rights of women in Islamic countries like Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran and Iraq - like not even being allowed to phone a relative or leave the house without your husband's permission for fear of death at the hands of a jealous husband? Maybe it's because, as Madelein Albright said (in the context of China), 'We don't want to mix human rights with trade.'" Peter Hicks
Sleep your sleep, my precious child,
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 10:52
Let Them Be
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
"Another day ... another "incident" at one of the desert concentration camps where refugees coming to Australia are kept isolated from their communities, in temperatures of 40o plus, deprived of even the most basic creature comforts, and subject to routine degradation and humiliation. Why can't we just let them be?" Peter Hicks
"Another day ... another "incident" at one of the desert concentration camps where refugees coming to Australia are kept isolated from their communities, in temperatures of 40o plus, deprived of even the most basic creature comforts, and subject to routine degradation and humiliation. Why can't we just let them be?" Peter Hicks
Let them be, let them be, let them be, let them be,
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 10:44
Jabiluka, No!
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
"As if there aren't already too many nuclear weapons and not enough environmental protection in the world, the Australian government, unbelievably, wants to go ahead with uranium mining at Jabiluka, in the Kakadu National Park. This mining is contrary to the wishes of the Mirrar people, traditional owners of this land." Peter Hicks
"As if there aren't already too many nuclear weapons and not enough environmental protection in the world, the Australian government, unbelievably, wants to go ahead with uranium mining at Jabiluka, in the Kakadu National Park. This mining is contrary to the wishes of the Mirrar people, traditional owners of this land." Peter Hicks
Jabiluka, No! Jabiluka, No!
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 10:39
If It Weren't For The Union
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
Our union's story is there to be seen,
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 10:33
For this Apartheid
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.
They call you a coon or a kaffir
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 10:15
The Bottom Line
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis
They're closing down our factories
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 10:08
Fire in Manilla
Written by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis
The hours are long and the work exhausting,
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 09:55
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Each Small Candle
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Album: In The Flesh - Live 2000
The first stanza is a poem written for Danish Amnesty International by Halfdan Rasmussen. The lyrics of the rest of the song are Roger's response to a newspaper article about the story of a Serbian soldier who helped an Albanian woman lying wounded in a burned-out building.
Halfdan Rasmussen (January 29, 1915 in Copenhagen – March 2, 2002) was a Danish poet. He was known for his nonsensical children's verse and his serious adult writings about social issues and human rights.
Rasmussen was a resistance fighter during the German occupation He became very well known and respected as a poet, nearly becoming a national poet of Denmark. One of his poems, Ikke Bødlen, was featured as one of the best poems on Human Rights on a 1979 book published by Amnesty International Denmark, and would be later translated into the first verse of Roger Waters' song Each Small... (Continues)
The first stanza is a poem written for Danish Amnesty International by Halfdan Rasmussen. The lyrics of the rest of the song are Roger's response to a newspaper article about the story of a Serbian soldier who helped an Albanian woman lying wounded in a burned-out building.
Halfdan Rasmussen (January 29, 1915 in Copenhagen – March 2, 2002) was a Danish poet. He was known for his nonsensical children's verse and his serious adult writings about social issues and human rights.
Rasmussen was a resistance fighter during the German occupation He became very well known and respected as a poet, nearly becoming a national poet of Denmark. One of his poems, Ikke Bødlen, was featured as one of the best poems on Human Rights on a 1979 book published by Amnesty International Denmark, and would be later translated into the first verse of Roger Waters' song Each Small... (Continues)
Not the torturer will scare me
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Contributed by Marcia 2008/6/25 - 09:38
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Ce n'est pas au départ une chanson très révolutionnaire, quoique très belle.
Revue par des militants peut-être moins brillants poètes, mais plus violemment pacifistes, elle est devenue « Je vous salue Patries ». Une chanson aux accents assez pédagogiques, bâtie sur les deux versants du monde : la guerre – la paix. Et toujours comme seule voie pour sortir des massacres, l'éducation, l'intelligence, la raison, l'amour, le travail créateur (pas le travail créatif... lequel est du pipeau, comme disait mon grand-oncle). C'est peut-être pas du grand art,... (Continues)