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Songs About Equality And Freedom

Tonight we mark 50 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King with songs about equality and freedom. From Stevie Wonder's Happy Birthday to Billie Holliday's moving Strange Fruit.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Wed 4 Apr 2018 19:00
成人快手 Radio Scotland 成人快手 Radio Orkney & 成人快手 Radio Shetland only

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Music Played

  • U2

    Pride (In The Name Of Love)

    • U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • The Staple Singers

    I'll Take You There

    • Afrodisiac.
    • Universal.
    • 16.

  • Phil Collins, Larry Fast, Jerry Marotta, David Rhodes & Peter Gabriel

    Biko

    • Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats.
    • Virgin.
    • 016.

  • Tom Robinson Band

    Glad To Be Gay (1978)

    • Power In The Darkness.
    • Harvest.
    • 13.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Redemption Song

    • Legend.
    • Universal.
    • 41.

  • Bob & Marcia

    Young Gifted & Black

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Midnight Oil

    Beds Are Burning

    • Diesel And Dust.
    • Legacy.
    • 001.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Run, Baby, Run

    • Acoustic Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

    Wake Up Everybody

    • Harold Melvin - Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.
    • 5.

  • Elvis Presley

    If I Can Dream

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Nina Simone

    Mississippi Goddam

    • The Best Of Nina Simone.
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Black Eyed Peas

    Where Is The Love?

    • Elephunk.
    • Interscope.
    • 13.

  • Mavis Staples

    Eyes On The Prize

    • Mr Blueberry Nights OST.
    • Parlophone.

  • Eddy Grant

    Gimme Hope Jo'anna

    • Now 11, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Happy Birthday

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Universal.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Love's In Need Of Love Today

    • Stevie Wonder Ballad Collection.
    • Motown.

  • Tracy Chapman

    Talkin' Bout A Revolution

    • Tracy Chapman.
    • Elektra.

  • Rhiannon Giddens

    Birmingham Sunday

    • Freedom Highway.
    • Nonesuch Records.

  • Billie Holiday

    Strange Fruit

    • Billie Holiday Songbook.
    • Verve.
    • 11.

  • Labi Siffre

    (Something Inside) So Strong

    • Love So Strong.
    • Warner.
    • 1.

  • Common & John Legend

    Glory

  • Marvin Gaye

    Abraham, Martin & John

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    We Shall Overcome

    • The Seeger Sessions.
    • Columbia.

  • Sam Cooke

    A Change Is Gonna Come

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

  • Mahalia Jackson

    Take My Hand, Precious Lord

    • Mississippi Burning OST.
    • Spectrum.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 4 Apr 2018 18:30
    成人快手 Radio Scotland FM & Highlands and Islands only
  • Wed 4 Apr 2018 19:00
    成人快手 Radio Scotland 成人快手 Radio Orkney & 成人快手 Radio Shetland only