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Good protest songs

post #1 of 17
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Because I'm in a rebellious mood. Have at it.

My contribution: Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young
post #2 of 17
"Future/Now" and "The Motor City Is Burning" by the MC5.

"Vote with a Bullet" by Corrosion of Conformity

"Peace Sells" by Megadeth

"The Feels-like-I'm-fixin'-to-Die Rag" by Country Joe and the Fish
post #3 of 17
"This Land Is Your Land" by Woodie Guthrie
"Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen
"41 Shots" by Bruce Springsteen
"Bad Day (PSA)" by rem
"Warpigs" by Black Sabbath
"Masters of War" by Bob Dylan
post #4 of 17
Dead Kennedys--Kill The Poor
MC5-The American Ruse
CCR-Fortunate Son
Jimi Hendrix-Machine Gun
Public Enemy-Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Ice T-Escape From The Killing Fields
Jonathan Richman-Not Yet Three
post #5 of 17
Radiohead - The Gloaming
post #6 of 17
Fuck the Police - NWA
Start the Riot - Atari Teenage Riot
I'd Love to Change the World - 10 Years After
What These Eyes Have Seen - Biohazard
Just Another Victim - Helmet/House of Pain
War Ensemble - Slayer
post #7 of 17
"Know Your Rights" The Clash
post #8 of 17
"We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister
"Club Med Sucks" - Camper Van Beethoven
"Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats ("We can dance if we want to!!!!")
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" - Starship
post #9 of 17
"Invisible Sun" by the Police

"Protest Song" by Neil Innes
post #10 of 17
Ohio by CSN&Y

Rocket Launcher by Bruce Cockburn (though a different kind of protest)
post #11 of 17
Quote:
Z-Man, The Gentleman Geek
CCR-Fortunate Son
Public Enemy-Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Oh, "Fortunate Son" is SUCH a fucking good one, I hate you for thinking of it when I didn't. wink

"Effigy" and "Bad Moon Rising" are pretty good ones too.

And it should be the law that you've gotta like PE.
post #12 of 17
I always thought that Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" was a great protest song.
post #13 of 17
"Imagine" John Lennon
"Please" U2
"Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" Ramones
"Fight The Power" Public Enemy
"Know Your Enemy" Rage
"Spanish Bombs" Clash
post #14 of 17
Geez.

"Alice's Restaurant" - Arlo Guthrie
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It Could Happen To You - Blue Rodeo
post #16 of 17
"Ship of Fools"--World Party. (Never got into them, but I liked this track when they used to play it over Greenpeace commercials.)

"All Along the Watchtower"--Hendrix version

"Who'll Stop the Rain" is the CCR protest song

"What's Going Down"--Buffalo Springfield

"What's Goin' On"--Marvin Gaye

"Among the Americans"--10,000 Maniacs

"You're Already Dead"--Crass

"Dumb All Over"--Frank Zappa

"Signs"--Five Man Electrical Band ('Cause, you know, man, fuck Signs. What a bullshit movie that was... breakin' mah mind...)
post #17 of 17
"Won't Get Fooled Again" - The Who
"War All The Time" - Thursday
"Mercy Seat" - Johnny Cash
"The Ballad of Ira Hayes" - Johnny Cash
"The Price of Oil" - Billy Bragg
"John Walker's Blues" - Steve Earle
"Straight To Hell" - The Clash
"Prison Song" - System of a Down
"Wake Up" - Rage Against The Machine
"Bulls on Parade" - Rage
"Renegades of Funk" - Rage
"Sleep Now in the Fire" - Rage
"Killing in the Name Of" - Rage
"Guerilla Radio" - Rage

OK, so pretty much all of RATM's songs are about protest...

There's a song on Thrice's latest album "The Artist in the Ambulance" with the following lines:

"To be at peace would be a sin/ It's surely unamerican"

I can't remember the song title though.
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