it started with people like paul robeson and pete seeger. and those guys faced tremendous oppression and censorship because of the message of the music. you had an experience with the byrds in eight miles high where it's just kind of insane reaction to the song. roger mcguinn tells the story about how you were sure it was going to be a big hit, and his story is that it was written about an airplane flight. it was written about an airplane flight, but it was enough double entendre in it to where the gavin report, you know, just nixed it. they said this is-- it came out at the same time-- and there's a little guilt by association-- it came out at the same time as dylan put out everybody must get stoned. and that was pretty unequivocal. [laughs] they definitely banned our song. (paulson) and there was a little bit of a wink in the writing of that song? let's set it straight once and for all. yeah. gavin later claims that they were simply providing it as a public service and in no way encouraging censorship, but that's what happened. stations we

paul robeson was among those. he speak out against the song?ever spoke out about it. you know, there are a lot of-- one person told me that. it was never recorded anywhere that this was the way he felt. there were many, many issues pertaining to this song that i tried to research for this book and couldn't get definitive answers to. it kind of falls between the cultural cracks. so i don't know if paul robeson ever wrote that. i never came across any reference to it. my feeling is that as originally sung by billie holiday, it was not a song about victimhood so much. i mean, she was-- but as it became associated with her and-- because of her attitude when she first did it-- as it became associated with her and as it became more poignant to listen to, perhaps that's the coloration that it took on. she certainly grabbed ownership of it even, as you point out, in suggesting in her autobiography that she had some part in shaping it. and she objected when other people performed it? well, she objected when josh white performed it. josh white also playe

paul. robeson shift promise but they promise. just joins are and will welcome the salty life here in moscow they chew on some of the weekly top stories that approves a twelve billion euro bailout package to tackle the greek debt crisis as part of demonstrations rocked the country in protest of the high cost to face with billions of euros worth of austerity measures demonstrators clashed with police angry at the government's decision to approve radical cuts. public sector workers in the u.k. take part in a national day of strikes in an attempt to defy the government's plans to change their penchant states for new clothes and air traffic disrupted in the biggest industrial action the country has seen in decades. and activists from a humanitarian front to destine from gaza demanding authorities explain why their convoys being banned from leaving greek ports. meanwhile the palestinian leader except athens offered to deliver b.a. to be enclave on behalf of the campaign of. libyans fear for their lives as nato steps up air strikes warn

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paul. robeson. nato says it's not going to build a joint system with russia and doesn't find it necessary to provide moscow with legal guarantees that shield. the country. bombing campaign of libya problems as the alliance or runs out of missiles with germany you turning on abstaining from the conflict so it can deliver a bail out to its war allies. did from the war crimes court to enter a not guilty plea on his behalf. charges including genocide carried out in the balkans war. one sided justice. worldwide news live from moscow city center this is r.t. . russia and nato have failed to reach a consensus on a missile defense plans in europe with the alliance standing. and it stands says it's against a joint missile shield and doesn't find it necessary to provide russia with legal guarantees that the shield won't be directed against it. joins us live from russian city of sochi where the talks have now a drawn to a close hello to you natasha it seems that russia and nato have a long way to go to overcom

paul. robeson it was promised but they promised. activists are growing more vocal in their opposition to a u.s. military side and northern england inspired by the. project saying they have a right to know what's going on that. the shutters are up in denmark as the country passes strict new laws on border controls which have already caused anger from its european neighbors who say it might violate agreements on visa free travel. and libyan officials say they've intercepted two ships carrying belgian made weapons for the rebels it's all in violation of what you want. to the war torn country. a very warm welcome to you this is on live from moscow calls for independence from the u.s. the militarization getting louder in britain one of america's most trusted strategic allies peace activists have targeted a top secret u.s. military base in the u.k. which is due to become part of a european missile defense shield they say that britain barely knows what's going on the. putting the country's security at risk. here it's a little piece of amer