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Black Deaths in Custody

Black Deaths in Custody
[1987]
Album "Pillars of Society"
There's one Black brother dead
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 13:57
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Dubbya Luvya?

Dubbya Luvya?
[2003]
Album "Mirrors"
George W Bush, ol' Dubya
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 12:04
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Dirty Dollar

[2003]
Album "Mirrors"
Watchin' the sunrise from the polluted seas
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 12:01
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Who Are They ?????

[2003]
Album "Mirrors"
What nations arm an' support selected countries
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 11:59
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Refugee

Refugee
[2003]
Album "Mirrors"
Read the Torah
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 11:55
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Thou Shalt Not Steal

Thou Shalt Not Steal
[1987]
Album "Pillars of Society"

In the song "Thou Shalt Not Steal", Carmody draws attention to the hypocrisy of British settlers who broughtChristianity to indigenous Australians, including the commandment prohibiting theft, and yet took the land that the Aboriginal people had inhabited for more than 60,000 years. He emphasises the importance of land to the indigenous people, "The land’s our heritage and spirit", and turns the Christian lesson given to indigenous people around: "We say to you yes, whiteman, thou shalt not steal"
In 1788 down Sydney Cove
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 11:52
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The Anti-Christ

The Anti-Christ
[1995]
Album "Images and Illusions"
Drunk man home on a Saturday night
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 11:45
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Some Strange Strange People

Some Strange Strange People
[1995]
Album "Images and Illusions"
Some strange strange people inhabit this earth
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 11:39
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River of Tears

River of Tears
[1990]
Album "Eulogy (For A Black Person)"
There's a cold rain on the Autumn wind
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 11:36
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Cannot Buy My Soul

Cannot Buy My Soul
[1990]
Album "Eulogy (For A Black Person)"

Joe Hill e Che Guevara, citati nella canzone, sappiamo bene chi sono... Meno conosciuto, almeno qui da noi, è Pemulwuy, un aborigeno australiano che alla fine del XVIII secolo fu a capo della resistenza contro i bianchi nell'area di Botany Bay presso Sidney. 10 anni durò la guerriglia di Pemulwuy. Nel 1802 fu ucciso in un'imboscata e la sua testa fu mandata a Londra accompagnata dal messaggio "Although a terrible pest to the colony, he was a brave and independent character."
Il figlio di Pemulwuy, Tedbury, continuò la resistenza ma fu anch'egli ucciso nel 1810. (fonte: en.wikipedia)
For 200 years us blacks are beaten down here too long on the dole
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 11:26
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From Little Things Big Things Grow

From Little Things Big Things Grow
[1991]
Album "Comedy", con la formazione "Paul Kelly & The Messengers"
Scritta da Paul Kelly con Kev Carmody
Incisa anche da Carmody nel suo album del 1993 intitolato "Bloodlines"

La canzone parla del lungo periodo di scioperi, iniziato nel 1966, che in Australia vide protagonisti gli aborigeni dell'etnia Gurindji - guidati dal leader Vincent Lingiari - contro la società Vestey che a Kalkaringi (poi Wave Hill), sulle terre dei nativi, aveva insediato un'azienda di allevamento dove i proprietari originari, esautorati da ogni diritto sulla terra, venivano sfruttati come veri e propri schiavi e tenuti in condizioni di vita disumane...
La lotta dei Gurindji portò qualche anno dopo all'approvazione dell'Aboriginal Land Rights Act (1976).
Gather round people I'll tell you a story
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 11:12
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Freedom

Freedom
[1993]
Album "Bloodlines"
Human freedom's fundamental....and justice a right
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2009/10/5 - 10:31




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