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Free to Read

by Dan Berggren

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bronxbuffalomusicfan Brilliant. A list of books that are being banned. Every one of them has some relevance to everybody I know. Why would anyone ban a Maya Angelou book?
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The song celebrates the freedom to read and the value of open access to information. The verses are simply titles of books that have been challenged or banned in some schools and libraries.

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Free, free to read, free to read
Free, free to read
The books you choose
Are a walk in someone else's shoes
We need to be free to read

Grapes of Wrath, Midnight's Children, Brave New World,
American Psycho, Invisible Man, Diary of a Young Girl,
Beloved, Lawn Boy, The Handmaid's Tale, Of Mice and Men,
The Kite Runner, Alchemist, To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Tell It On the Mountain.
Free, free to read . . .

The Color Purple, A Clockwork Orange, Maus, The Bluest Eye,
Beyond Magenta, All Boys Aren't Blue, Thirteen Reasons Why,
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,
New Kid, Ghost Boys, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings.
Free, free to read . . .

Slaughterhouse-Five, 1984, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,
Out of Darkness, Gender Queer, Her Body and Other Parties,
Last Exit to Brooklyn, City of Thieves, Lolita, Animal Farm,
The Great Gatsby, Captain Underpants, A Farewell to Arms.
Free, free to read . . .


© 2022 Dan Berggren / Berggren Music (BMI)

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released August 18, 2022
Dan Berggren - guitar & vocals
Brendan Kuntz - drums
Jim Briggs - bass, keyboard & production

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Dan Berggren New York

Dan Berggren is a tradition-based songsmith who writes with honesty, humor and a
strong sense of place. His songs explore the many dimensions of home, hard-working
folks, taking care of our planet and each other. Dan’s roots are firmly in the Adirondacks where he was raised but his music has
branched out across many borders.
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