The Hairpin Turn
Murca
Aired on Saturday 4th July 2026, 11:00PM
The Hairpin Turn celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States of America's Declaration of Independence with a selection of music and poetry that examines the nation, its history and its impact on the rest of the planet.
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- 0:00Nile Rodgers presents The Chic Organization, Volume 1: Savoir Faire
Sister Sledge
Lost in Music (Dmitri from Paris remix)
- 9:12Planet Earth
Prince and the New Power Generation
Chelsea Rodgers
- 14:41Leftism
Leftfield feat. John Lydon
Open Up
- 23:21God Bless America (12" single)
Models
God Bless America (extended version)
- 30:37Waiting Game
Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science
Trapped in the American Dream
- 39:3910, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Midnight Oil
U.S. Forces
- 43:46Street Legal
Bob Dylan
Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
- 49:19Sail Away
Randy Newman
Political Science
- 54:58Howl And Other Poems
Allen Ginsburg
America
- 59:40New York
Lou Reed
Last Great American Whale
- 1:03:36I Plan To Stay A Believer: The Inside Songs Of Curtis Mayfield
William Parker
This Is My Country (New York)
- 1:16:00Ives: New England Holidays Symphony et al.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis
Ives: The Unanswered Question
- 1:23:14Nebraska '82 (expanded edition)
Bruce Springsteen
Born in the USA (demo)
- 1:27:00The Asch Recordings Volumes 1-4
Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land (alternate version)