Baltimore - Prince
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Hit n Run Phase Two, 2015
Written by Prince
This song was inspired by the police murder of Michael Brown in St. Louis, Missouri, and the depraved-heart manslaughter of Freddy Gray in Baltimore while in a police van. The song, with handclaps, group-chanted choruses, gospel-inspired vocals, funky guitar lines, and bright horns and strings, sounds much more positive and upbeat than the lyrical content would indicate. "Are we gonna see another bloody day? / We're tired of the cryin' and people dyin' / Let's take all the guns away." It's a song of hope, an exhausted plea for justice and love, not a fiery song of rage and despair.
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