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sophia0806

Could you help me?

Hi everyone,

I ´m looking for several songs dealing with different themes such as : injustice, violence, death penalty, black history, crimes, child labour, native americans ´ history and immigration. Where can I find them? If someone has a clue, please let me know.

Have a nice week-end!

Sophia

25 Aug 2012

ueslteacher

How about Black Eyed Peas ´ Where is the Love?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQkAdc

Sophia

25 Aug 2012

I am thinking about Cranberries: Zombie

25 Aug 2012

The story of Hurricane - Bob Dylan

It is long but has it all, I don ´t know which age group you need it for?

Here ´s the song on youtube with full lyrics (brace yourself ;) in the description:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ARVsXTkeY&feature=fvsr

and here ´s some background on the actual case Dylan wrote about:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubin_Carter

25 Aug 2012

frenchfrog

Are you looking for recent songs or it does not really matter?

Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday (a beautiful song but make sure your students are old enough, if you have very sensitive students, do not study this song) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Fruit)

In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley (also a very beautiful song) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Ghetto)

Anything is Possible (Black History Rap): http://www.timeforkids.com/news/anything-possible/5406

You will find videos about these songs on YouTube.

Death Penalty Songs:

http://media.gunaxin.com/top-ten-songs-about-the-death-penalty/51752

http://www.thenation.com/blog/163521/top-ten-death-penalty-songs-tribute-troy-davis#

See also: http://10protestsongs.wikispaces.com/American+Protest+Songs

Suggestion: Type ´[theme] song(s) ´ in the Google Search bar and you will find other ideas!

25 Aug 2012

Hi,
Besides the very useful suggestions, I searched "youtube" writing your needed topics, I found some nice songs:
"injustice songs - there is a song called "Silent tears"
Immigrant song - there ´s at least one by Led Zeppelin
Blacks history: song called "Ebony and ivory " by Paul MacCartney
There ´s also a song by Black Eyed Peas called "Union" related to intolerance (my first download here)
Good luck!
Hugs

25 Aug 2012

sophia0806

thanks a lot for all your answers!

Have a great day!

25 Aug 2012

mimau

http://pw2.netcom.com/~wandaron/history.html

Hope it helps

Sylvie

25 Aug 2012

mimau

http://greenbookofsongs.com/page.asp?SID=1&Page=27

http://www.michellehenry.fr/chans.htm

http://www.poemhunter.com/lyrics/

25 Aug 2012

MChappell

There ´re also " the death of Emmett Till by Dylan.
If you ´re interested, I can also send you the webquest I made on the native American, if you send me your email address. level 3èmes.
Marie-Pierre

25 Aug 2012

storyteller

Bohemian rapsody by Queen

sister rosa by the Neville Brothers

tracy chapman

famine by sinnead O ´Connor

sacco and vanzetti by Joan Baez ...... so many others

25 Aug 2012

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