I can't believe I'm typing it, but here is a gamelan version of a 1979 Gang of four tune "Not Great Men," which is basically a tune about how the powerful have hegemony over the telling of history.
Here's a version of that tune, a remake GOF did:
or you can check out the lyrics:
Not Great Men
No weak men in the books at home
The strong men who have made the world
History lives on the books at home
The books at home
It's not made by great men
It's not made by great men
It's not made by great men
It's not made by great men
The past lives on in your front room
The poor still weak the rich still rule
History lives in the books at home
The books at home
It's not made by great men
It's not made by great men
It's not made by great men
It's not made by great men
The past lives in the books at home
No weak men in the books at home
History lives in the books at home
The books at home
It's not made by great men
It's not made by great men
It's not made by great men
It's not made by great men
Now here's the gamelan version. How the heck did they choose this to cover?
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