Show Notes
As broadcast May 18, 2020. We went to our listenership here in Gwangju and asked for their songs of revolution, rebellion, and democracy on this 40th anniversary of the start of one of the greatest & most tragic events in world history, The May 18th Democratic Movement, or Gwangju Uprising, which started May 18th, 1980. We played the music in four phases:
1. The Initial Uprising: Protests at Cheonnam University and suppression by paratroopers there create a violent confrontation that spills into downtown Gwangju's streets.
2. Liberated Gwangju: The protesters organize & commandeer police stations & arms depots around the city, eventually driving the army into the suburbs.
3. The Crackdown: The army closes off the city & attacks several days later, summarily executing hundreds and arresting & torturing many more while going on an orgiastic spree of violence around the city.
4. The Aftermath & Flowering of Democracy in Korea.
Thanks to our listeners, we're so grateful!
Tracklisting:
Part I: The Uprising
Richie Havens – Freedom
Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Public Enemy – Fight The Power
Georgia – Started Out
Leftfield – Release The Pressure
Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)
Part II: Power To The People
Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This, Your Children Are Next
Woodie Guthrie – This Land Is Your Land
김광석 – 일어나
Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth
Curtis Mayfield – Power To The People (demo)
David Bowie – Heroes
John Lennon – Power To The People
광주 출정가
Casablanca – Le Marsellaise
Part III: The Crackdown
Bob Marley – Redemption Song
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
Toots & The Maytals – 54-46 Was My Number
Bob Dylan – Hurricane
The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
Shin Joong-Hyun – Long, Long Night
Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name
Part IV: The Flowering of Democracy in Korea
Michel Polnareff – Qui a tue grand-maman
신중현 – 아름다운 강산
John Prine – Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven
Bob Marley – Comin’ In From The Cold
Billy Bragg – Between The Wars
Peter Gabriel – Biko
안치환 과 자유 – 사람이 꽃 보다 아름다워