Top 10 Songs That Are Based on Real World Events

Name: Top 10 Songs That Are Based on Real World Events
Uploaded: 2022-06-30T15:00:00-04:00
Channel: WatchMojo
Description: These iconic songs will make you see a handful of historical events in a whole new way. For this list, we'll be looking at songs inspired by a specific moment in history.

VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
WRITTEN BY: Andy Hammersmith

These iconic songs will make you see a handful of historical events in a whole new way. For this list, we'll be looking at songs inspired by a specific moment in history. Our countdown includes “Woodstock”, “Wind of Change”, "Zombie", and more!

#10: "Uprising" (2009)
#9: "Woodstock" (1970)
#8: "The Little Things Give You Away" (2007)
#7: "The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" (2007)
#6: "Let Him Dangle" (1989)
#5: "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967)
#4: "Wind of Change" (1991)
#3: "Bastille Day" (1975)
#2: "Fortunate Son" (1969)
#1: "Zombie" (1994)

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