Billy Bragg: Anders Breivik's hatred has been drowned out by Norwegians singing

With Children of the Rainbow, the people of Oslo chose a song that extols the kind of multicultural society the killer despisesIt's not much of a protest song, to be truthful. The lyrics of Children of the Rainbow sound ideal material for a Sunday school choir. Yet, when sung by 40,000 Norwegians in response to a week of testimony by the rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik, the meaning of those words has been transformed.The lyrics were written by Lillebjørn Nilsen, a much-loved Norwegian singer...

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