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Fifty years of the protest song

From Edwin Starr's protest against the war in Vietnam to The Special AKA's plea for South African authorities to free Nelson Mandela, music and politics have long been associated. Fifty years on from the student demonstrations that swept Europe in 1968, The Westminster Hour's John Beesley has been looking back at some of the most notable dissenting anthems of the last half century and whether the tradition is likely to continue in the future.

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8 minutes