germany and us trying to had said he wanted to remain on the board of health this might invest it says the club can no longer work its claims. up next year on day w.i. documentary the sound of freedom looking back at the history of protest songs in the meantime don't forget the website is there for all the latest news at d w dot com for now i'm asking how thanks watching. that. was really. running. a good. job you made for mines.

music has shaped the course of history songs can be vehicles for social change and have inspired rebels pioneering thinkers and freedom fighters from bela chao to the could duncanson fi the old freedom songs are still played today and new versions of classics are really recorded i think that music can help give people courage help remind people that they're not alone. music does not stop at borders it connects people brings hope and unites communities people of found singing together gives them a sense of being. i. find that solidarity of song. i think is the most powerful tool we have on.

the sound of freedom has no creed culture or color i. remember this injustice and inequality there's going to be a protest song. and it can feel entirely personal. succumbs if it's music can help build bridges santa can give people strength and courage of. music has an ability to convey a message because there's a physical vibrational quality to the way that message is being received. the right music at the right time can change the course of history. not.

be something. that. katakana one of the most successful freedom songs of all time has what it takes to become a hit. the cover of that song that's kind of i don't know who came up with that but it was a smash hit but i. think any i know it pretty much off by heart it's a classic. big this is it's the one to foster song. jocko let's all be less of a let's go bella cha are 2 relatively easy words. maybe that helped the song become a hit outside of italy in the console of the earth.

right. bella chow has been both a summer hit and a favorite among revolutionaries and protesters. around the world people recognize it as a freedom anthem from beijing to istanbul from town squares to stadiums. marching . have shout you know but the lyrics are actually very personal and very intimate the song describes the moment when someone is taking leave of their partner of their lover and they might not see them again where they've made a very personal decision to join a resistance movement the party johnny and he didn't come that. way then that child was 1st sung by women rice pickers protesting harsh working conditions in

1000 century italy during the 2nd world war italian partisans rewrote it for their own purposes the child became a hymn against fascism and against hitler and mussolini. today populism is once again on the rise musicians are using songs to respond in a variety of ways. it's kind of anything it just can't be that the mountain of studies nationalism fascism has started growing again and certain sick minds cancun hear them coming. and it's. rougher unfeminist city has. also chosen to take a firm stand against the far right in her lyrics. to the nuns and treats of the

fact that we had this dominant center with a misguided tolerance of right wing structure is the argument that democracies have to withstand that that's led to the problems we're now facing i'm given half of. the scots on it was covered by the press and them as a sort of outrage but i don't think it was really authentic because they still kept being described as angry citizens would come on people who said houses on fire who want to kill others they're not angry citizens. why are there so many racist hate crimes at how far has the center shifted to the right these are questions french german singer songwriter model of a asks in his music. it's definitely got much worse since migration and refugees have been in the spotlight. because. i have no idea how many arson attacks

that have been people stopped counting and it's unbelievable and hardly any of been solved that's also worth bearing in mind now in the ferguson frenzy is going on from a video not seen a lot of. the mention of the wasted life of. constantine vaca hopes his music can serve as a call for action against racism together with as he went one amusing from burkina faso who now lives in germany becker recorded a new version of his song say no featuring many celebrities who say we have to build it together we need to finally learn that we stand with each other and not against each other. like. i. the old anti-fascist song has also managed to stay current.

the most in a city ramblers recorded their hit version of by the cho in the ninety's. the oldest trick in the struggle to get out there was wherever people are fighting for freedom wherever they're resisting oppression children hear them sings ballot cha-cha like it's a timeless song a true freedom anthem. in 2018 multiple cover versions of bela child hit the charts the catchy song was sung across generations for. the commercial success didn't please everyone. i. remain so to just rewrite it and turn it into this plastic junk this be a keg sangria kitsch i really don't think that's ok. i find it painful let us finish on. this.

is it wrong to turn an empty fascist battle song into a commercial summer hit. the message of the message is gone if i just sing ballad challenge a rhyme it with whatever then he can really mean anything. by someone who's just i'm just i don't think you should be too strict about it doesn't you shouldn't take it personally. it doesn't take anything away from you. from the moment that we start talking about whether this is making the song worse the songs being brought back to life. and free to excess tends to lot more people are coming into contact with it in feeling it's energy in themselves. and the history. whether it's good or bad got the chalice back on everyone's lips that's.

part of the job. take me with. american jazz guitarist mark repos interpretation is very different it's closer to the original meaning of the song. i like the fact that it was both political and deeply personal with i like the marching versions but i can't do that that's just not me you know maybe it's not our times. die. for freedom. i think an army would be a more effective means of protesting but i don't have. so. i use what i have. the sounds of freedom

can carry a very different messages. freedom sold so says it all in itself is just something that would create that feeling in you of freedom rebellion joy. you know known conformity he does deed on then there are all those songs that don't explicitly speak of freedom in the lyrics but where the music on the message served to free people. where pop culture was liberating when the fly top. left her. job you. get. now bruised. and freedom songs can have strong political messages or they can reach people on a personal level doesn't and i love those things like that which make you go wow

because there's always a take on that song is all beautifully glorious because it's one of those iconic empowerment songs poem and so. there are a lot of queen around times where once people have learned to break down there in a barrier is i can finally break free and finally be themselves into this design can visit. drama being dumped but drawing strength from that and slamming the door you know song expresses that like this one kind soul took us all. the folds profound and rewarding way in which i will survive has changed my life is an enabling me to bring hope encouragement and empowerment to people all over the.

gloria gaynor record of the song and the end of the 1970 s. she had no idea that it would one day become an l g b t q anthem again as i was a virus is a great example of the song having political content without harming us and understands that you need a good. it understands that it has to be ultimately optimistic and it also has that timeless quality it's not. in any theory. in the late 1960 s. the 1st gay night clubs in new york were legalized disco music proved the perfect soundtrack of. many classic party songs date back to this time. but only one combined glamour and groove with the message i will survive. the

helpfulness before my do feel that the rise of aids had a big effect but all it was a real threat and especially in gay circles people felt they were exposed to a constant danger and so it was a kind of survival song files because that's just not it by leaving song. you have to remember people who were infected with a chinese veto or who had aids then we're facing a situation which isn't comparable to today when he can be treated where you no longer necessarily die of aids. at that time it was a death sentence. steps there was real fear and nobody knew exactly how it was transmitted if you and people were ostracized socially wouldn't it be found. that parades all over the world the gay and queer community would sing i will survive loudly and proudly turning the party song into

a survival anthem. even today christopher street day is not only a celebration of sexual diversity the parade also commemorates a historic moment in 1969 in manhattan when l.g.b. t.q. patrons in the stonewall inn on christopher street decided to fight back during a police raid. the ensuing riots marked a turning point in. the story stonewall was in 69 and it marks a new dawn of we're not going to take this anymore. gives us an unsafe mecca for. many l g b t q people happened to be in new york during the stonewall riots they had come for judy garland's funeral. or song somewhere over the rainbow expressed the wish many queer people had for

a better world c. space is the culmination of some this go and kind of a doubtless and i think that probably sums up the freedom some that you express in the pain suffering but you also. know when and saying out here that there are. still the economy strong enough to mean if you didn't get. the rainbow of garlands song became the symbol of the l.g.b. t.q. pride movement. and judy garland one of its 1st icons.

21st century queer icons include madonna carly minogue lady gaga. paul campaign actively for l g b t q issues the fasting that's your gay men are so fascinated by divas because inside every proper gay man lives a drag queen at least i think so. which gays has probably also developed their own way of taking their femininity as. given. me you have him to give. me details cried behind big sunglasses or in a taxi all they're up on stage being applauded. there's glamour and sparkle. so a little. touch of fantasy element is. david bowie claimed all of those elements and brought gender ambiguity to

mainstream culture. it was about crossing gender boundaries which is always played a big role in pop think of david bowie descending from space toward us as a nun dragan a screecher ziggy stardust. david let's be honest david bowie had an light style i know he was one of those people who could make rejects weirdoes and gender bender is cool. here is almost a messiah. one gender bending star of the 21st century as thomas noir bet who performs as drag queen conchita voiced. to me a perfect world we don't have to talk about. religious beliefs. she presented her dream center stage at the euro vision song contest 2014 and one

says. look without video in the background how great was that. that was part of the reason why so many clerics went to the barricades after it was that she looked like both a virgin mary and jesus christ in the grand prix that's a feat in itself. as. going to be that we have only 2 genders but 15 different cellphone tariffs gender identity is surely more important. for a french musician elouise legacy presents a more fluid understanding of gender. she records under the name christine in the queen's and explores topics like sex and desire in her songs. we want to keep style . and today we have a more fluid understanding of gender we no longer see gender as too extreme poles but rather as varying levels of femininity and masculinity and that plays

a huge role in pop music right now. it's. like. is the more that i thought about it the less i understand what he wants what it really means to be a woman a man and everyone has a right to have their own individuality and i don't see why gender should be any different. british musician on a calvi that's also freed herself from gender conventions. and. i guess i feel that why i love playing music so much as i feel it's completely

gender those full length play and i feel. i feel that. i'm going to play in some way to explain things. that you seem to because no one's place a cone so for me i'm talking about it in the sense of how i feel about it and how it makes me see the wound rather than general statements and that's my job is not just to see it through the prism why am i. even humble. folk songs can have the power to become global freedom anthems. such as the german folk song could duncan simplify or thoughts are free. but.

the book says that in the age of the n.s.a. author once really a phrase we think i wouldn't say every line still applies 100 percent today but a great many do this if you look it's not just what the song is about what it's telling us to look after us is freedom and thoughts free of censorship or plant. you can dump things in pa it dates back to the late 18th century the. united states just say. thank. you good on you couldn't and so are you. when the melody was added around 815 the enlightened german population took the tune as their battle song against the establishment in nazi germany in 1942 so he shot

a member of the white rose resistance group refused to be told what to think she played the song in her recorder outside the prison where her father had been detained. that's who gave his stardom it's about bringing courage to those who feel alone and powerless and who are about to give up when. during the soviet blockade in 1948 over $3000.00 berliners sang the song together. they had been galvanized by the words of man's voice of the mayor at the time. thank god. i. think a former german songwriter constantine vaca said his own version of the lyrics to the classic melody thank.

goodness is on the side. so. this is the of political that's the purpose of octo. art isn't for pushing people toward one political party or another i. pod has to touch our souls needs to resonate in our hearts and remind us of our humanity. that's always been the essence of poetry and art this is emotional this me isn't the poison you. want to. think you know. this. is. in 2005 the folk song was used in a german ad for an email provider a cheap advertising gimmick or proof the song's message has universal appeal. to signify i would chose the topic freedom and that quickly letters to the song for

thoughts to remain free you need free letter exchange so basically email and the floating people are a metaphor for free spirits that's been tough for the white guys. and i was for it's a sellout the out industry has no scruples to him they take whatever they want. to show it's a free on the internet i guess you could see it like that and now the question is are thoughts free or aa people free dimension fi. then it is a good time to uncover. it's an interesting question especially considering that whistleblower edward snowden and the n.s.a. scandal taught us that our electronic communications are not safe or private. electronic music pioneer johnny shows jock has long been invested in freedom of thought in the digital age together with edward snowden he recorded the song exit.

yet i have a deep respect for any person who has the courage to stand up and say no. what i admire about edward snowden is that he's a modern hero he ultimately put his life on the line and today his life is ruined. when he said he was going to think you know. you have no. rights or not just. he was the 1st one that led the way to companies like facebook apologizing for leaking people's personal data. yeah he showed us the danger of current technologies invading our privacy.

there are also songs that make very specific political demands artists from around the world showed solidarity with south african freedom fighter nelson mandela he had been imprisoned by the apartheid regime since the 1960 s. . said to me music doesn't affect change it only reflects change i'm here to tell you different. than that. when the song free nelson mandela was released by british band a special aka mandela had already been incarcerated for over 20 years. the song sought to bring global attention to his plight and to put south africa in the spotlight. to 60 and 60 really touching and impressive to

see how you can change the world with one song. the song storm the charts millions of people heard its political demands and the world's understanding of the apartheid regime shifted. back in the 1960 s. following the massacre of unarmed black demonstrators and sharp bill abandoned his nonviolent stance called on paramilitary groups to fight south africa's government . 964 mondello was convicted of treason and sabotage and sentenced to life in prison a move which on winningly turn monday into a hero nelson mandela was classified as

a terrorist state which is interesting and they blew up stuff on the people that call his a terrorist and now he's like a freedom fighter. perspective you know like cruise controlling the narrative. south africans began protesting mandela's imprisonment almost as soon as he was arrested. i. later when people in western countries became aware of the injustices inflicted by south africa's government they also took to the streets they demanded mandela's release young people and many musicians were invested in the anti-apartheid movement especially in the u.k. . singer songwriter billy bragg was among them nelson mandela's. african national congress had strong

support human long it would be demonstrations every weekend outside the south african embassy arresting one weekend we sat down in the streets to traffic and will the rest of. the palpable anger among younger generations in the seventy's and their feelings of powerlessness inspired a new music genre. bands like the sex pistols caused outrage with their provocative lyrics and performances. you know it's interesting that when people talk about the sex pistols they say the sex pistols would make you want to smash your head against the wall but the clash would give you a reason. the clash managed to take widespread discontent and funnel it into political demands their music combines punk rock with reggae influences their songs include freed nelson mandela one of the things. of the marriage between reggae music was the teuton movement in 97 you know i'm led but

especially. the specials described in great britain riddled by unemployment discrimination and ethnic tensions. this was black kids or white kids in the sign back. playing a kind of spiky version of scar music from from west indian culture. the black and white album cover was intended to signify the collaboration between white and black musicians. and. those who can use it those were some signs that you know the music and everything you know so it was just sort of became conscious of the culture really. keyboard player jerry dollars was the driving force within the special aka after

attending an anti-apartheid concert he decided they should write a song about nelson mandela. when jerry did on 3 nelson mandela you know a lot of people or you know this man did it was so the songs and get the song what they did was talk about this guy was in prison for 20 years. what's interesting is most political songs are quite. either i know great or. or introspective and that was a great example of political soul that was incredibly out and celebrate tree and souls torn and veg and spread it out so there's not there's not too many of them so my main. point you can spend your life on the dance floor you know you do have to engage with reality and the special song in a free nelson mandela was one of those moments. where you know they saw an

obvious injustice and used them music as a tool for social change to get people involved to international solidarity with mandela took on a life of its own more and more musicians took a stand. peter gabriel sang about the anti-apartheid activist steven biko who had been murdered. when you watch the noose it does something to you but when you hear a song like the call it if it catches you emotionally that's what it did with me. that's the funny you know like a part of that whole eighty's rock against racist some sort of like there's so many bands in the u.k. at that time were super political class over in south africa musicians such as

johnny clegg were also beginning to use their music to protest. planned. i. would. say. the a luxury resort casino in south africa but apartheid was apparent throughout the country this enclave kept up the pretense of treating its black population as equals. numerous international stars performed at the resort initially many turned a blind eye but steven van zandt bruce springsteen's guitarist refused to look away . he arrived in south africa undiscovered sun city which was this incredible hot spot

of debauchery all just from all over the world when invited back on paid extremely well to perform for rich white south africans. fans and called for an international boycott of sun city many musicians both black and white joined including springsteen bono and run d.m.c. together they produced the popular song ain't going to play sun city. 988 the solidarity movement reached its high point a concert in london's wembley stadium with an international star studded lineup. together with $72000.00 audience members the cream of pop sang special aka's free nelson mandela. 20 months after the concert mandela was finally released after 27 years in prison.

in 2011 protests against banks and reckless financial institutions gave rise to the occupy movement. here to an old classic took on a new role the internazionale. the song has long been a hymn of working class movements and protests against capitalism sun come. and believe rock was there as well whoa the straw poll can read. the sun not the. us so shut the internationally with the tradition of the left when we sing that song we can fight for those people full strong force. the.

load. the sun the the. dogs. the. when i 1st heard it i was like all this is like like the old men you know like old men and women singing this song and you know words where the new haven't guard of revolutionary music but no i do think it's a. if you look at the history of that song there are things pretty cool. you comment is one of our songs that fits anybody struck because he's as he says the son of international socialism or communism left wing or do you have. the birthplace of the internacional a is paris site of the recent yellow vests protests some 150 years ago the poet. wrote internazionale for the $871.00 worker uprising. that rebellion was suppressed

but the song lives on. from france the internacional a journey to russia where it again stirred the hearts of workers. after the communist seize power internationale served as an anthem for the soviet union. it was also played at official ceremonies and other soviet republics. was indeed it was a song of oppression of suppression of it was forced on people but that's not how it works it's how national anthems work but move medan sometimes songs that move people don't work like that lloyd. in western europe the internacional they carry different meaning here it was not played by

governments but by protesting workers and students they think that music serves a huge role in making our lives better and give his energy to struggle so i do think that he's a good course. there's these things that songs can do that slogan. cat one thing is that this song especially these songs that are in our history. they give us friends in history in the ninety's capitalism look different than this looks and came up with the slogans lamenting the consequences of globalization such as capitalism stole my virginity. my activism is right to write these lyrics to do the songs into play these shows and i mean. i can't really just

because trying to tough you can't really get in so i just keep on doing this until . i'm a heart attack on stage. they do think the music in itself changes things and changers. people's trajectory in life we hear we are proud of how we came to represent here we did not enough and then not enough and not enough to say. during the occupy wall street movement which cast a critical light on capitalism the musical message of the rap duo rebel diaz went from the streets to the ears of millions of people in seconds just want to start with social platforms and online connectivity the protests quickly grew to a global movement. the kids. now say well get out there with the people you know they want the streets because you understand we wash we believe there is young people in the housing tentative

values they don't want to be on m.t.v. they don't want to watch a red carpet and the minute you have new values the world's a really exciting place but of course they're not going to get pushed to the front of the queue because they're going to spoil the party. central questions of current times are pushing younger generations out onto the streets once more. 17 year old got to turn back as inspired children teens and young adults to join her in her fight to save the planet. i. look at something like the climate protests right now with all these kids going on strike from school i mean that's all because of social media and i think that's pretty i if you're 19 years old now and you're angry about the world you no longer have to learn to buy tickets all you can write a blog you can make a film on your phone and distribute. we will

never stop fighting for this campus as for ourselves our future just as the futures of our children and grandchildren. music will continue to play its part in future generations fight for freedom. is. art is something that hits people. right right in the gut you know and i think you can't really replace that with with like instagram i think that's just i mean it doesn't really hold the same value and you realize there are still a lot of people that are going to talk about and for that reason alone protest music will always be relevant the thing about music is it. immediate c.n.n. very profound they play it gets into the implant stream straight away in a way that maybe other forms can't and its ability to communicate means and i do

think it can carry messages to people. is a really. long term. thank you. when others give up. the tally and keeps on fighting. many russian mothers are in similar situations. their sons have run afoul of the country's arbitrary justice our only hope is called test. and she's not

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