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#404 Music of the Civil Rights Movement

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🗓️ 23 August 2013

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Jim and Greg mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech" with a discussion of the Music of the Civil Rights Movement.

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There had been abuse in my family, but it was mostly musical in nature. I don't want any of this lovers lament crap I want something peppy, something up temple. I want something snappy. 50 years ago Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the Lincoln Memorial and told the world he had a dream.

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Then singers and songwriters spread the word.

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I'm Jim Deregatus from W.B.E. Z. and Columbia College.

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And I'm Greg Codd of the Chicago Tribune.

0:51.0

Today we look back at the music of the Civil Rights

0:53.7

era, songs of power and protest. That's all coming up on sound opinions.

0:58.1

You're listening to sound opinions and now it's time for some music news.

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Okay now he was closed try to domestic

1:06.8

you but you're an animal

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baby is in your nature just let me liberate you you don't need no

1:14.8

difference that man is not your makers and that's why I'm gonna take a good

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girls I know you want it

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you want it I know you want it

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good girl

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can let it get past me

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you're far from plastic.

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Talk about plastic.

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Talk about plastic. Hey, hey, Mr. Cot.

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That is the song of the summer, Robin Thicks, blurred lines, which we both like quite a bit, and with both

1:45.0

of us I think would agree sounds a little bit like the great Marvin Gay 77 single,

1:50.1

Gotta Give It Up.

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We are not the only critics to say that. Virtually every critic in the world has said that.

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