Australian music and politics (NMOC)

Subject: Australian music and politics (NMOC)

From: tr_espen@yahoo.com.au

Date: 6/09/2016, 9:06 pm

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Hi Powdies

Ever wanted to learn great Australian political speeches while listening to music?

Rob Davidson (a friend) and other members of Topology have together with the choir The Australian Voices produced a CD setting Australian political speeches to music.

The "Not Now, Not Ever!" (Gillard Misogyny Speech) has been particularly popular on YouTube.


			"Not Now, Not Ever!" (Gillard Misogyny Speech) From the composer, Rob Davidson: "When I heard Julia Gillard's parliamentary speech addressing misogyny, it struck me that behind the politics there was a ...
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But there are quite a few other gems there too, including the Dismissal speech by Gough Whitlam from 1975. It has a circus feel from 2:22 onwards.

Also, Topology and The Australian Voices are touring regional Queensland in the coming months.

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