GMS takes a break from dexys week to point you in the direction of this excellent observer article on british protest music and the anti-nuclear campaign - featuring, among others, michael foot, tony benn, peggy seeger, billy bragg and GMS-favourite Martin Carthy.
CND is fifty this year, and this weekend sees the anniversary of the nagasaki bombing. music, maestro:
uncle tupelo - 'atomic power' (louvin brothers cover, live, 1992)
yo la tengo - 'nuclear war' (sun ra cover, from prisoners of love)
nation of ulysses - 'atomic bomb' (from 13-point program to destroy america)
the crystals - 'little boy' (from back to mono)
derrick harriott - 'fat man' (from trojan - jamaican hits)
george clinton - 'atomic dog' (from computer games)
rivers cuomo - 'the bomb' (ice cube cover, from alone)
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