Kneecap need to grow up if they're to make impact on global stage… their whining complaint won't happen
In 1939 a young black singer called Billie Holiday took to a New York stage and performed a song called Strange Fruit for the first time. It set the music industry off on a new tangent, as a vehicle for protest.
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Kneecap need to grow up if they're to make impact on global stage… their whining complaint won't happen
In 1939 a young black singer called Billie Holiday took to a New York stage and performed a song called Strange Fruit for the first time. It set the music industry off on a new tangent, as a vehicle for protest.
