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Reina de las Rancheras… Rocío Dúrcal
From Spain itself to the Americas – Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Argentina, Puerto Rico and more – to the US and beyond, it’s the second most spoken native language in the world. From soothing, passionate, poetic beauty to the gritty and guttural, let’s gather some of the most melodious examples …
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Wild West guitar wiz Wilko Johnson
Bang bang! This week it’s time to find your range, come out with all guns blazing with songs about bullets, guns, cannons, bows and arrows. Gun culture arguments and more, let’s shoot from the hip
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Peter Norman, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, 200m medal ceremony, Mexico 1968
Whatever the platform, the genre or message, this week we’re exploring the issue of equality, if not being the same, from gender to race, politics to work, how to get and if it’s even possible, all through lyrics
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Sign of the times? Bird is the word? Tweet that.
From sarcasm to situation, dramatic twist to tragic consequence or perspective, let's take a wry look at songs that say one thing, but then reveal another
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