year 8 song lyrics

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Music is a popular way to express thoughts and feeling about particular topics and issues. Have a look at how the following issues have been portrayed in songs.
Aboriginal rights | Gun Control | Homelessness | LGBTQI | Marriage equality | Poverty | Racism | War/Conflict | Women’s rights

​The following websites may help you with working out the meaning of your song.
Songlyrics.com 
Song meanings and facts
Song facts
Aboriginal Civil Rights
Land Rights
​Stolen Generations
Archie Roach - Took the children away
Midnight Oil - Beds are burning
Midnight Oil - Dead heart
Warumpi Band - Whitefella, blackfella
Recommended resources
Gun control
​Gun violence
Carrie Underwood - The bullet
Foster the People - Pumped up kicks
Kane Brown - American bad dream
Recommended resources
Homelessness
Phil Collins - Another day in paradise
Avril Lavigne - Nobody's home
Recommended resources
LGBTQI
Diana Ross - I'm coming out
George Michael - Freedom 90
Green Day - Coming clean
Lady Gaga - Born this way
Marriage equality
​Macklemore - Same love
Poverty
Elvis Presley - In the ghetto
Jonas Blue - Fast car
Recommended resources
  • Gifford, C. (2009). Poverty. Evans.
  • Senker, C. (2007). Poverty. World Almanac Library. 
  • ​Steinman, K. (2017). Poverty. Mason Crest.
Racism
H.E.R. - I can't breathe
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War/Conflict
Barry McGuire - Eve of destruction
Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the wind
The Cranberries - Zombie
The Kingston Trio - Where have all the flowers gone?
U2 - Sunday bloody Sunday
Recommended resources
  • Barker, G. (2009). War. Evans.
Women's rights
Helen Reddy - I am woman
Margaret Roadnight - Girls in our town
No Doubt - Just a girl
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