Music Tuesday #010 Bella Ciao

As an internationally known hymn of freedom, it was sung at many historic and revolutionary events. Italian partisans fighting against German occupation troops had it in their repertoire. In this century the song stands for the inherent rights of all people to be liberated from tyranny. Hundreds of covers have been made, recently even by Tom Waits (he's getting a bit too old for these things imho). This year at Dranouter we've heard it twice. 

Here's two versions: 
Goran Bregovic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLGY_htXtPI 
Luca Bassanese version live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrR6mmL7MAE 

New protest songs in 2018? You bet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1r79OxGvk 
One of the best moments of Dranouter, starting in an empty tent, by the end of this song it was packed...

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