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truthisoutthere Apr-12-04, 08:20 PM (EST) "protest songs" LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-04 AT 08:21 PM (EST) erm... yeah... so i'm trying to compile a list of *good* protest songs... for any cause, really.... kinda songs that have a political message focused on peace, or spreading word about issues our planet has.... given, you could take half of the stuff u2's ever written, and there you'd have it. i'm gonna use sunday bloody sunday (as performed by u2 at slane castle, ireland) for them... any others by another artist?? obviously bob marley... i can't really think of any for guster.... i'm doing this so i can subliminally message people at school... j.k. no, actually, i'm doing a project for history, so it would be kinda good if they had some point to them... other than just, you know, the best of 60's hippie music... /.   Top

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RE: protest songs, greenone, 08:26 PM, Apr-12-04, (1) RE: protest songs, siwelwerd, 09:46 PM, Apr-12-04, (2) RE: protest songs, Pure Phase, 11:12 PM, Apr-12-04, (3) RE: protest songs, Stephanie, 00:11 AM, Apr-13-04, (4) RE: protest songs, iamnotfastfood, 00:54 AM, Apr-13-04, (5) RE: protest songs, Melba Toast, 08:38 AM, Apr-13-04, (6) RE: protest songs, jen110988, 03:31 PM, Apr-13-04, (7) RE: protest songs, JMUproudmonkey, 03:39 PM, Apr-13-04, (8) RE: protest songs, BK, 06:06 PM, Apr-13-04, (9) RE: protest songs, crazycongas24, 07:46 PM, Apr-13-04, (10) RE: protest songs, siya zazi, 08:23 PM, Apr-13-04, (11) RE: protest songs, GusterLover17, 09:43 AM, Apr-15-04, (12) RE: protest songs, AirportBookSeller, 00:47 AM, Apr-19-04, (13) I Hope Some of These Help!, Yiab, 00:22 AM, Aug-23-04, (14) RE: protest songs, Exhaust Pipe Jeff, 11:49 AM, Aug-23-04, (15) RE: protest songs, thewombat, 05:10 PM, Aug-23-04, (16) RE: protest songs, Pure Phase, 11:28 PM, Aug-23-04, (17) RE: protest songs, biscuitlovesmuffin, 01:57 AM, Aug-24-04, (18) RE: protest songs, gusterkid3, 11:05 PM, Aug-24-04, (19) RE: protest songs, greeneyedgusterchick, 10:39 AM, Jan-23-05, (20) RE: protest songs, cynthiadogmom, 02:59 PM, Jan-24-05, (21) RE: protest songs, monroy64, 11:46 AM, Jan-26-05, (22) RE: protest songs, JanJ, 03:33 PM, Jan-27-05, (23) RE: protest songs, Road Apples, 01:09 AM, Jan-28-05, (24)

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greenone Apr-12-04, 08:26 PM (EST) 1. "RE: protest songs" Bob Dylan and Neil Young are a couple of great ones. For more recent stuff, try Rage Against the Machine or even Pearl Jam (Bush Leaguer)... If you want Guster content, you could always throw in the reverse-protest cover of Flowers - sort of an ironic environmental lament.   Top

siwelwerd Apr-12-04, 09:46 PM (EST) 2. "RE: protest songs" Not sure if its exactly what your looking for, but Pink Floyd's "The Wall" has quite a few songs about either WWII or teh Cold War, I'm not sure which one, but theres definitely some political overtones. If you try really hard you can twist "Keep it Together" into a protest against the RIAA...   Top

Pure Phase Apr-12-04, 11:12 PM (EST) 3. "RE: protest songs" Try pretty much anything by Fela Kuti Primal Scream's XTRMNTR album The MC5 When The Revolution Comes by The Last Poets The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey) by The Impressions What's Goin' On by Marvin Gaye The Man Don't Give A Fu*K by Super Furry Animals   Top

Stephanie Apr-13-04, 00:11 AM (EST) 4. "RE: protest songs" you could check out stuff by Propaghandi or Black Flag (more of a punk feel to these)... Then there are: Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, Cat Stevens, Dead Kennedys, CSNY, Joni Mitchell, John LEnnon, system of a down, Billy Bragg, public enemy, some Beastie Boys stuff... That's a lot of artists, eh? If you would like specific songs for a specific cause, I may be able to help with that. Good luck. -Sweet Cheers-   Top

iamnotfastfood Apr-13-04, 00:54 AM (EST) 5. "RE: protest songs" sweet sassy molassy. John Butler Trio has so many songs you could chose from. not only are they great, but they toured with guster for a time. they make me feel all warm and greenpeacey inside.   Top

Melba Toast Apr-13-04, 08:38 AM (EST) 6. "RE: protest songs" I've always like the Gulf War song by Moxy Fruvous.   Top

jen110988 Apr-13-04, 03:31 PM (EST) 7. "RE: protest songs" My favorite protest song is "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" by Peter Paul and Mary. Very famous from the 60's and most people recognize it. Peace, Love, Guster "Fell across the fall line, Ain't nothin sacred anymore"   Top

JMUproudmonkey Apr-13-04, 03:39 PM (EST) 8. "RE: protest songs" "ohio" by crosby stills nash and young "makeshift patriot" by sage francis "keep on rockin in the free world" by neil young "redemption song" by bob marley maybe "a rush of blood to the head" by coldplay, but not so much "oppression" by ben harper just a few of my favorites....you could definetely do any rage against the machine or U2 as well   Top

BK Apr-13-04, 06:06 PM (EST) 9. "RE: protest songs" I wondered if anyone was going to mention Sage Francis. Strong Stuff.   Top

crazycongas24 Apr-13-04, 07:46 PM (EST) 10. "RE: protest songs" Try: Spearhead - Oh My God May not exactly be in your specific music listening genre...but give it a try...definitely a protest/conspiracy song..   Top

siya zazi Apr-13-04, 08:23 PM (EST) 11. "RE: protest songs" AMANDLA! is a really great documentary about the importance and power of music within the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa. Good luck with your project... Christa   Top

GusterLover17 Apr-15-04, 09:43 AM (EST) 12. "RE: protest songs" What about Anti-Flag? They do a lot of protesting in their songs and all.   Top

AirportBookSeller Apr-19-04, 00:47 AM (EST) 13. "RE: protest songs" Fortunate Son - CCR Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish What Are Fighting For - Live Silent Night - Simon/Garfunkel (during the song, they use audio cuts about the Vietnam war) Turn The Page - Bob Seger (about Vietnam) many songs by the Clash are highly political, but I can't think of an exact one at the moment   Top

Yiab Aug-23-04, 00:22 AM (EST) 14. "I Hope Some of These Help!" I do not mean to jump in but I thought I could add to your list. There were literally 100's of protest songs from the late 50's through the early 70's. I hope I did not duplicate too many here... This was the greatest era for music. These were a few of my favorites during the Vietnam Era: 50's - 60's - 70's Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Taylor and Reeves: Tin Soldiers Arlo Guthrie: Alice's Restaurant Massacree Barry McGuire: Eve of Destruction Bob Dylan: The Times They are A - Changin; Maggie's Farm Buffalo Springfield: For What It's Worth Coven: One Tin Soldier CCR: Run Through The Jungle; Who'll Stop The Rain; Bad Moon Rising Dion: Abraham, Martin & John Donovan: Season of the Witch; Universal Soldier; Joan Baez; Joe Hill; The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Edwin Starr: War Five Man Electrical Band: Signs Janis Ian: Society's Child John Lennon w/Plastic Ono Band: Give Peace A Chance; So this Is Christmas; We All Shine On; The Ballad of John & Yoko; Imagine Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi Kenny Rodgers w/ The First Edition: Ruby (don't take your love to town) Manfred Mann: Mighty Quinn Melanie: Lay Down Candles Norman Greenbaum: Spirit in the Sky Pete Seeger: Little Boxes Procol Harum: A Whiter Shade Of Pale Scott McKenzie: San Francisco (be sure to wear some flowers) Simon & Garfunkel: 7 O'Clock News; A Poem On An Underground Wall Blessed; Sounds of Silence; I Am A Rock; Richard Cory The Byrds: Turn, Turn, Turn; My Back Pages The Doors: Riders on The Storm The Kingston Trio: Charlie & The MTA; Greenback Dollar The Moody Blues: Nights in White Satin The Temptations: Ball of Confusion Tommy James & The Shondells: Crystal Blue Persuasion Zager & Evans: In The Year 2525 Peter, Paul & Mary: Blowin in the Wind; Cruel War; El Salvador; If I Had A Hammer; Light One Candle; One Kind Of Favor; Where Have All The Flowers Gone 80's -90's Chubawamba; Tubthumping John Cougar Melloncamp: Rain On The Scarecrow Nena: 99 Red Balloons The Cranberries: Zombie Tears for Fears: Everybody Wants To Rule The World   Top

Exhaust Pipe Jeff Aug-23-04, 11:49 AM (EST) 15. "RE: protest songs" Country Joe and the Fish - I Feel Like I'M Fixing to Die Rag It was the first protest song i ever heard and it really stuck out. - jeff -   Top

thewombat Aug-23-04, 05:10 PM (EST) 16. "RE: protest songs" Radiohead-2+2=5   Top

Pure Phase Aug-23-04, 11:28 PM (EST) 17. "RE: protest songs" Alabama 3--Bourgeoisie Blues The Coup--5 Million Ways To Kill a CEO Utah Phillips--We Have Fed You All A Thousand Years, all Wobblies' songs from the red book Black Rebel Motorcycle Club-U.S. Government   Top

biscuitlovesmuffin Aug-24-04, 01:57 AM (EST) 18. "RE: protest songs" american pie! haha...sorry if it was mentioned before...and...uh...i think it was a protest song..? saying the soldiers were having one last boozin good time before dying? uh right. .. the vines only climb so high ..   Top

gusterkid3 Aug-24-04, 11:05 PM (EST) 19. "RE: protest songs" american idiot- greenday .:.don't wanna be an american idiot one nation controlled by the media.:.   Top

greeneyedgusterchick Jan-23-05, 10:39 AM (EST) 20. "RE: protest songs" What about "Love Is A Good Thing" by Sheryl Crow? "Watch out sister watch out brother, watch our children while they kill each other..." Or "The New Wild West" by Jewel? "Privelidge has ruled for thousands of years, wars have been fought with bibles and tears, yet liberation can't deny the temptation, soon becomes the oppressor."   Top

cynthiadogmom Jan-24-05, 02:59 PM (EST) 21. "RE: protest songs" Simply Red had a couple of good ones -- "Turn It Up" on the album A New Flame is one of my favorites: "The growth of the nation cannot be achieved by keeping the down-trodden down" "She'll Have to Go" on the same album is a rant against Margaret Thatcher. A little dated, yes, but still pretty good lyrics.   Top

monroy64 Jan-26-05, 11:46 AM (EST) 22. "RE: protest songs" here's a couple...(even though this topic is unearthed from like months ago) browbeatingly obvious - "move on" by mike doughty "yeah i believe the war is wrong i don't believe that nations can be steered lead the world with smarts and compassion by example, not coersion, force and fear" a little more subtle (maybe?) - "gather" by glen phillips (this is gonna be on the new glen phillips record that comes out in march, but as it stands you can find plenty of live versions on archive.org) "fight too hard and this won't bend lay down your arms gather your friends strengthen your heart and this will end lay down your arms gather your friends" "oh god will you hear my cry? i don't wanna see another innocent die(on either side) dive down inside these depths keep my faith and hold my breath" word, joe.   Top

JanJ Jan-27-05, 03:33 PM (EST) 23. "RE: protest songs" Probably much too late to be of any help but.... Neil Young - Needle and the Damage Done Sting - Russians Special AKA - Free Nelson Mandela Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love?   Top

Road Apples Jan-28-05, 01:09 AM (EST) 24. "RE: protest songs" i've got a good one. peace train by cat stevens. clapping's my favorite. cat stevens is awesome all-around. yusef islam i guess. also, i think bonnie raitt's got some good stuff. she's a quaker, like me. pacifism isn't for pansies.   Top

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