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Bruce Springsteen – American Skin (41 Shots)
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This song was inspired by the police shooting (and killing) of 23-year-old Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo, an unarmed man who didn’t know he was risking his life just for pulling
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Mary J. Blige (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – American Skin (41 Shots)
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Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar’s version of “American Skin (41 Shots)” uses Bruce Springsteen’s song of the same name as the backbone, while Kendrick adds a new verse. The song
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Bruce Springsteen – American Skin (41 Shots) [Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June/July 2000]
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[Intro] / (41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots) / (41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots) / We need some quiet / [Verse 1] / 41 shots and we'll take that ride / 'Cross this
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Black Veil Brides – American Skin (41 Shots)
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[Verse 1] / 41 shots / And we'll take that ride / Across the bloody river / To the other side / 41 shots / Cut through the night / You're kneeling over his body in the vestibule
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Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige Bring New Life to Bruce Springsteen’s “American Skin (41 Shots)”
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The song was originally written to protest the police shooting death of Amadou Diallo.
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Studios 301, Sydney, Australia
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Get all the lyrics to songs by Studios 301, Sydney, Australia and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
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Genius Lists – Songs of Protest and Politics
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Political and protest songs have a long history in music, and some of them are great music as well as political commentary or plea for social change.
This list covers all music
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Bruce Springsteen – Held Up Without a Gun
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[Verse 1] / Well, I was out drivin', just a-takin' it slow / Looked at my tank, it was readin' low / Pulled in an Exxon station out on Highway One / [Refrain] / Held up without a
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Bruce Springsteen – Lift Me Up
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[Verse 1] / I don't need your answered prayers / Or the chains your lover wears / I don't need your rings of gold / Or the secrets that you hold / [Chorus] / Lift me up, darling
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Bruce Springsteen – Code of Silence
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There's a code of silence that we don't dare speak / There's a wall between us and the river's deep / We keep pretending that there's nothing wrong / But there's a code of silence
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Bruce Springsteen – Trapped
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[Verse 1] / Seems like I'm caught up in your trap again / Seems like I'll be wearing the same old chains / Good will conquer evil and the truth will set me free / And I know
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Bruce Springsteen – Dead Man Walkin'
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“Dead Man Walkin'” is a 1995 song by Bruce Springsteen, written as the titular song for the movie for the same name. The song, like the 1995 film, is about a death row inmate, who
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Bruce Springsteen – Countin’ On a Miracle (Acoustic)
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[Intro] / Here we go. It's called "Countin' on a Miracle." / [Verse 1] / It's a fairytale so tragic / Ain't no prince to break the spell / I don't believe in magic / But for you I
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Bruce Springsteen – Missing
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“Missing” is the 36th track on Bruce Springsteen’s 2003 compilation album The Essential Bruce Springsteen.
This song was based on the death of Kristen Ann Carr, a sarcoma cancer
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Bruce Springsteen – The Big Payback
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[Verse 1] / I bought a scooter and I rented a shack / Out in the sun by the railroad track / I got a job and I'm a-breakin' my back / Workin' and workin' for the big payback / [
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Bruce Springsteen – Viva Las Vegas
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Bright light city gonna set my soul / Gonna set my soul on fire / I've got a whole lot a money just ready to burn / So get those stakes up higher / There's a thousand pretty women
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Bruce Springsteen – None but the Brave
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Tonight down on Union Street / I'm thinking back baby to you and me / The way you used to be / Your words come back to me / From passing cars / Voices sing out / And empty bars
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Bruce Springsteen – Land of Hope and Dreams (Live at Madison Square Garden)
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Grab your ticket and your suitcase / Thunder's rolling down the tracks / You don't know where you're goin' / But you know you won't be back / Darlin' if you're weary / Lay your
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Bruce Springsteen – From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
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[Intro] / A one two three four / One two three four / [Verse 1] / At sixteen she quit high school / To make her fortune in the promised land / She got a job behind the counter / In
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Bruce Springsteen – County Fair
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Every year when summer comes around / They stretch a banner 'cross the main street in town / You can feel somethin's happenin' in the air / Well, from Carol's house up on Telegraph
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Mary J. Blige Links Up With Kanye West On New Single “Love Yourself”
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It’s the latest track from her upcoming album, ‘Strength of A Woman.’
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