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Songs about Historical
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Jan. 29, 2010
Blog
Column
Writer: Paul MacInnes
A List
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Song |
Artist |
Recommended by |
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1 |
The Victory |
Steeleye Span |
treefrogdemon |
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2 |
Joe Hill |
Joan Baez |
May1366 |
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3 |
Tom Paine's Bones |
Dick Gaughan |
ShivSidecar |
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4 |
Cortez the Killer |
Neil Young |
lambretinha |
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5 |
So Long, Frank Lloyd
Wright |
Simon & Garfunkel |
Antichthon |
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6 |
Sylvia Plath |
Ryan Adams |
ashenfacedsupremo |
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7 |
The Death of Ferdinand de
Saussure |
Magnetic Fields |
bishbosh |
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8 |
Yes, Anastasia |
Tori Amos |
658spark |
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9 |
The Palace of Versailles |
Al Stewart |
BeltwayBandit |
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10 |
Maid of Orleans |
OMD |
bishbosh |
B List
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Song |
Artist |
Recommended by |
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1 |
Not Great Men |
Gang of Four |
wyngatecarpenter |
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2 |
Al Capone |
Prince Buster |
bishbosh |
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3 |
Lobachevsky |
Tom Lehrer |
Pairubu |
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4 |
Marcus Garvey |
Burning Spear |
MrMustard |
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5 |
Lenin |
Arcade Fire |
BeltwayBandit |
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6 |
Idi Amin |
Mighty Sparrow |
SV80 |
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7 |
Adlai Stevenson |
Sufjan Stevens |
BeltwayBandit |
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8 |
Charlie Darwin |
The Low Anthem |
Mnemonic |
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9 |
Leyendecker |
Battles |
Mnemonic |
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10 |
Tramp the Dirt Down |
Elvis Costello |
ShivSidecar |
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