Na sua edição online, a revista norte-americana The Nation assinalou ontem, 20 de Janeiro, o dia do nascimento de Martin Luther King com a selecção de Peter Rothberg «top ten civil rights songs». Vale a pena revisitá-las.
1. Mavis Staples, We Shall Not Be Moved
aqui com mais nove
(na verdade oito, por erro da revista):
2. The Impressions, People Get Ready
3. Sam Cooke, A Change is Gonna Come
5. Phil Ochs, Here's to the State of Mississippi
6. Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A Changin'
7.Sweet Honey in the Rock, Eyes on the Prize
8. Gil Scott-Heron, 95 South (All of the Places We've Been)
9. The Roots, Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round
10. The Staples Singers, Freedom Highway
(na verdade oito, por erro da revista):
2. The Impressions, People Get Ready
3. Sam Cooke, A Change is Gonna Come
5. Phil Ochs, Here's to the State of Mississippi
6. Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A Changin'
7.Sweet Honey in the Rock, Eyes on the Prize
8. Gil Scott-Heron, 95 South (All of the Places We've Been)
9. The Roots, Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round
10. The Staples Singers, Freedom Highway