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Kuennsberg questioned on BBC over whether musicians should speak politically

Social media pushes back with examples of protest music history

Commenters on Bluesky responded to Kuennsberg's question by citing a vast lineage of politically outspoken musicians, from Dylan and Seeger to punk as a protest movement, and arguing that music has always been inherently political.

Social media pushes back with examples of protest music history
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“Obviously missed the Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger and Donovan and Buffy Saint Marie and on and on To say nothing of Punk as a protest”

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Laura Kuennsberg BBC Politics Show hostWoody Guthrie Historical protest musician

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