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From one of the United Kingdom’s most prominent music critics, a page-turning and wonderfully researched history of 33 songs that have transformed the world through the twentieth century and beyond. When pop music meets politics, the results are often thrilling, sometimes life-changing,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bob Dylan: Add a description of this character.
- Pete Seeger
- John Lennon
- Johnson
- Bono
- James Brown
- Woody Guthrie
- Chuck
- Reagan
- Jara
- Dammers
- Phil Ochs
- Rimbaud
- Edwards
- Malcolm
- Bruce Springsteen
- Rubin
- Bragg
- Strummer
- Stipe
- Thatcher
- Yorke
- Bob Marley
- Bush
- Stevie Wonder
- Nelson Mandela
- Whitfield
- Martin Luther King
- Geldof
- Crosby
- Nixon
- Nina Simone
- Gaye
- Robinson
- Allende
- Gordy
- Mccarthy
- Carmichael
- Cooke
- Manley
- Black
- Perry
- Gil Scott-heron
- Griff
Setting & Locations edit
- Middle America
- New York
- Vietnam
- London
- United States
- Britain
- Biafra
- Chicago
- Washington
- Jamaica
- Los Angeles
- South Africa
- Usa
- Berkeley
- White House
- Washington Dc
- Uk
- Nigeria
- Sncc
- California
- Iraq
- Hollywood
- Harlem
- San Francisco
- England
- Chile
- Alabama
- Riot Grrrl
- Mississippi
- Newport
- Birmingham
- Ohio
- Lagos
- Paris
- Santiago
- Manhattan
- Born
- Seattle
- Europe
- Beatles
- Texas
- Ghetto
- Brooklyn
- Babylon
- Argentina
- Ghana
- Philadelphia
- Afghanistan
- Georgia
- Cambodia
- New Jersey
- Louisiana
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Nonfiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dorian Lynskey (Author)
- Dorian Lynskey (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 782.42159909
Subjects edit
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Songbooks
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