This is one movie that I won’t miss … so related to our current times!!
This 4 December 2014 music video from the USA is called John Legend – Glory.
From Hitfix in the USA:
Hear Common drop a Ferguson reference in John Legend’s original ‘Selma’ song
By Matt Patches | Friday, Dec 5, 2014 1:43 PM
Politics are all but removed from today’s pop music. If musicians gamble on voicing an opinion in a single, they risk alienating the audience that keeps them afloat. Playing it safe makes them stars.
That may be true for some musicians today, but not for all. See, eg, here or here. However, whether the corporate record and radio industries will help musicians with critical lyics is another issue.
The trepidation is in stark contrast to, say, 1964, when Nina Simone felt assured enough to sing her ferocious protest song “Mississippi Goddam” to a crowd of white Carnegie Hall patrons. Like “Four Women” or “To…
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Thanks for re-blogging this, dear friend.
I also look forward to going to see this movie!
Love and hugs! 🙂
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Hi there, sweet friend …. good to see you!! Hard times then and hard times now!!
Hugs … ❤
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