For the Record: The 70s
Ep. 5 - Anti-Nixon Songs of the 70s
Mar 9, 2019 · 41 min · Episode 5 · 60.3 MBExplicit
0:00-41:45
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Songwriters of the 70s took on Richard Nixon the best way they knew how: with their music. Blaming music for drug use, the Kent State shootings, Watergate, and getting a pardon for "any crimes he may have committed" were all issues that inspired artists such as Jefferson Airplane, CSNY, Gil Scott-Heron, Stevie Wonder, and David Bowie. This episode discusses how music reflected the dissatisfaction and outright anger with President Richard Nixon, even beyond his resignation in August 1974.
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