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Posted 20 December 2004 - 06:03 AM

I was listening to 'Alice's Restaurant' the other day, and i couldn't think of a better protest song. Help me out, you guys!
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Posted 20 December 2004 - 12:46 PM

"Alice's Restaurant Masacree" is damned good one. What about "Ghost Town" by the Specials, or "The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Dylan, or just about anything in Dead Kennedys' catalogue? I don't think it's really possible to say what the greatest protest song in existence is, but there's definitely an immaculate list of great songs with a political agenda.
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Posted 20 December 2004 - 05:41 PM

"Revolution" is almost too obvious to mention, but I'm mentioning it anyway. There are probably another half dozen John Lennon songs worth mentioning.

"Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

"Buffalo Soldier" by Bob Marley. This one makes you do all three of these things:
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Posted 20 December 2004 - 05:50 PM

I know protest songs are prevelant throughout music history. My mind was just blank when i started this thread.
But that's besides the point.

If it's ok to mention songs that don't just protest against politics and what-not, i'd like to include "Needle and the Damage Done" by Neil Young. Does this (or anything like it) qualify? Discuss...
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Posted 20 December 2004 - 11:58 PM

'Apathy' by 1000 Homo DJs

that song lyrically covers everything i have ever tried to cover in a song...

i was about to paste the lyrics when i got the strangest sense of DJV...

i may have placed them somewhere here for some reason already...
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