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By Jeremy | May 14, 2008
From Little Things Big Things Grow
If you thought socially conscious music in the mainstream was a thing of the past, turn your ears to what Australia is listening to. A song about justice and reconciliation in Australia was the highest new entry in the charts two weeks ago – starting out at #2 on the Australian charts and #2 after Madonna on the digital track charts – and remains in the top 50. As The New York Times reported:
A song about racial reconciliation with the Aboriginal minority has become the fourth-biggest-selling recording in Australia, even though it is available only as a download from the Web.
The song “From Little Things Big Things Grow,” written more than 20 years ago by Australian artists Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly, tells the story of Australian nonviolence hero Vincent Lingiari. Under the name “GetUp Mob,” they have collaborated with other Australian musicians, such as Missy Higgins and John Butler, to sing of this historic moment in Australian history. And (to my knowledge) they have launched the musical career of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by sampling his historic apology speech:
As prime minister, I am sorry. On behalf of the government, I am sorry.
- From “The Sound of Social Justice in Australia” at God’s Politics blog.
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