Historical Figures

by Benham Jones | 10/14/2024 | 5:00am

The Landing of Columbus, 1893, Albert Bierstadt, detail

It's Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. That gives us the opportunity to reflect on historical figures and events. What are some of your favorite songs that do that?

Here's what we played just after 9am:
- John Fogerty, "I Saw It on the TV"
- Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "Enola Gay"
- Peter Gabriel, "Biko"
- The Beach Boys, "Student Demonstration Time"

FYI - Movie audio excerpts:
Paul Giametti as Paul Hunham in "The Holdovers"
Sam Elliot as The Stranger in "The Big Lebowski"
Robert V. Barron as Abraham Lincoln in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"

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