Protest Singing, Part 1: A Little Bit of History

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The books, songs and Saturday morning cartoon discussed in this episode include:The World in Six Songs by Daniel J. Levitin, from Penguin Random HouseThe World in Six Songs: Dr. Daniel Levitin at TEDxUSC 2012The Power of Grayskull by Prince Adam, aka He-ManThe "Tenore Ulianesu" singing Sardinian Pastoral Songs in an Irish Pub33 Revolutions per Minute: A History of Protest Songs, from Billie Holiday to Green Day by Dorian Lynskey, from HarperCollinsYankee Doodle by The Robert Shaw Chorale (note: This isn’t actually played in the episode, but we wanted to note that Jacqui slightly misrepresents the origins of this song. The original lyrics, pre-dandy talk, were mostly nonsense words in English and Dutch).John Brown’s Body by Pete SeegerTubthumping by ChumbawambaThe Diggers’ Song ChumbawambaCaptain Kidd by Great Big SeaBonus hymn based on a song about a pirate: Precious Name performed by Dr. Terry Morris, First United Methodist, Downtown, Houston TXSpecial thanks to Aaron P, Ian D and Jeffrey C for listening and giving feedback. Much appreciated! 7ytjdniKj7BDQpXZ2GtF