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Power to the People

June 06, 2020

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This week's Teenage Kicks theme is "Power to the People," songs about protests and unity.

Note: due to a technical issue, a portion of this week's episode did not air as planned. The archived audio above includes the majority of the show, which aired as scheduled; the playlist is below. Listen again to Teenage Kicks on Saturday, June 13, to hear what we were unable to air this week and more.

Segments

Alternative Ulster
Stiff Little Fingers

Biko
Peter Gabriel

U.N.I.T.Y.
Queen Latifah

You're Wondering Now
The Specials

Hey, Hey, My, My (Into the Black)
Neil Young and Crazy Horse

The Message
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Ghost Town
The Specials

Shot By Both Sides
Magazine

Murder By Numbers
The Police

My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down
Ramones

Fight The Power
Public Enemy

Kill the Poor
Dead Kennedys

We The People...
A Tribe Called Quest

Unity
Operation Ivy

World Destruction
Time Zone

Clampdown
The Clash

(Free) Nelson Mandela
The Special AKA

Unity, Pt. 1
Afrika Bambaataa and James Brown

Two Tribes
Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Get Up Stand Up
Bob Marley and the Wailers

People Have the Power
Patti Smith

Power to the People