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Songs of Change

Monday, February 18, 2008

If the purpose of political songs are to rouse people into action, then today's breed of political musicians aren't doing a very good job, says writer Chris Dahlen in a recent column for Pitchfork Media. Dahlen joins us today to talk about how political music is changing and what's needed in the future. Also joining us is singer-songwriter and activist Steve Earle, whose last two albums were heavily political in nature.


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  • [1] Maddy Wyatt from Brooklyn February 18, 2008 - 02:38PM

    I'm a singer-songwriter here in New York, and really appreciate you dedicating a show to this topic. I've been a politically minded person for a while now, but politics never infused my songwriting until there seemed to be a light at the end of the George W tunnel. That spark of hope moved me from the ambiguous to the somewhat-literal, and inspired this song, which seems to be catching on:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8SdJhVCRJM

    Thanks for a great show.

    Best,

    Maddy

    www.myspace.com/maddyw

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