Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History - Season 1, Episode 1: Soundtracks

2017
21 songs
Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History
Song
Description
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Under Pressure
Queen
Official Trailer, first song.
War
Edwin Starr
Official Trailer, second song.
Major Tom
Peter Schilling
Official Trailer, third song.
Fight The Power
Public Enemy
Official Trailer, fourth song.
New York State of Mind
Billy Joel
Official Trailer, fifth song.
Gospel
The Chevin
Opening sequence/Title Card.
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
Nina Simone
[Live Version] Nina Simone performs, dedicated to Dr MLK
Mississippi Goddam
Nina Simone
[Live Version] Nina Simone performs through to 1st commercial break
We Shall Overcome
Peter, Paul & Mary
[Live Acoustic Version] While being interviewed, crowd sings.
Woke Up This Morning
SNCC Freedom Singers
[Live Version]
Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (traditional)
CAST PERFORMANCE
[Live Version] Crowd sings.
If I Had a Hammer
Peter, Paul & Mary
[Live Version] PP&M perform onstage in 1965
People Get Ready
Aretha Franklin
Footage of Aretha singing as people are interviewed about her
Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud - Pt. 1
James Brown
Just after footage of the Black Panthers and plays through to the next commercial break
Living for the City
Stevie Wonder
[Live Version] Stevie Wonder performs just as they start to talk about Berry Gordy's Motown records
Happy Birthday
Stevie Wonder
[Live Version] Stevie Wonder sings as he is giving a speech on the Mall in Washington DC fighting for the ratification of MKL Day as a national holiday. Plays through to next commercial break
A Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke
Just after Barack Obama gives a speech and continues through to next commercial break
Alright
Kendrick Lamar
Just after Jesse Jackson arrives in Ferguson, MO and music video footage plays
Don't Need Me
James Hersey
Under Pressure
Queen, David Bowie
Official Trailer, first song.
Don't Need Me
James Hersey, narou
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