Woody Guthrie called them protest songs. So did Bob Dylan in the days when he was still following in Woody’s footsteps, writing classics such as Blowin’ in the Wind and The Times They Are A-Changin’. Times have indeed changed. Dylan eventually moved away from that kind of songwriting, while Francesco De Gregori’s last collection of original material remains the beautiful Sulla strada, released in 2015. Bruce Springsteen, on the other hand, has remained remarkably consistent over the years, openly criticizing […]