10 hip songs about a collapsing old world order

Artists whether they are musical or visual, are very perceptive to their surroundings, and express what they take in through their chosen medium.
With the songs chosen below, the artists have made musical social commentaries on the state of our planet Earth and the decline of the world order of our society (but they don’t take [...]

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Stevie Wonder, London- A Concert Review

Last night, at the O2 arena-the largest single-roofed structure in the world, my brother and I witnessed the legend that is Stevie Wonder.
It was quite surreal for two reasons.
One, because in the space of a year, I have seen two out of three of my musical heroes; Stevie Wonder and Prince (M.Jackson being the [...]

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5 Soul songs about Inner City Living

Here is a small list of songs I recommend from 1969-1975 about the harshness of city life; materialism, poverty, racism.
The music is as relevant today as it was then.
Links to the songs are provided.
1. The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues-Gill Scott Heron (1972)

Classic blues tale about getting out of the slums.
Played on the piano [...]

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