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Retro English
Welcome to Retro English, the place
that's all about yesterday's phrases and crazes. Today, we'll be taking
a look at aggro in the 1970's - and playing some music that should
get you leaping around and dying your hair pink!
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| The 70's: aggro! |
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'School's Out', a 1972 classic from the highly scary Alice Cooper. |
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Skinheads
vs. hippies
In the 60's, there were long-haired, peace-loving hippies. In the
70's, there came skinheads, who were shaven-headed gangs of youths
who often caused violence at football matches. Aggression became both
loud and visible, and this had an impact on the character of the music
played by many 70's bands. But why were the 1970's filled with aggro
in Britain?
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Listen
to Tony explaining the meaning of the word 'aggro':
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Check
the transcript - note the words in bold |
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Protesters
Cor - scary stuff! Britain in the 1970's was full of people making
loud protests and demands about everything - from fashion, to society,
to politics, to sexuality, to the environment. For example, animal
rights protesters took to the streets demanding an end to the fur
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Listen
to Tony's talking about the various movements in Britain during the
70's:
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Check
the transcript - note the words in bold |
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Punk
'Punk' was a word that was closely associated with 70's aggro. But
why did the punk movement cause such a stir? As Tony says, punk was
'visually striking' and 'the uniform was arresting' - which meant
that it really caught people's attention. |
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Listen
to Tony describing the 'punks':
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Check
the transcript - note the words in bold |
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See how much of a 70's language expert you are - check out today's
Retro English
exercise!
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