Protest Songs
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Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine
The angriest song on this list, with a refrain your grandmother won’t enjoy. Underneath the noise, it’s asking an old question: whose…
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Get Up, Stand Up – Bob Marley
Bob Marley and Peter Tosh wrote a song about standing up for your rights. It turns out the hardest part is standing…
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Revolution – The Beatles
In 1968, everybody wanted John Lennon to pick up a brick. He picked up a guitar and asked what the plan was…
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Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
John Fogerty wrote it in about twenty minutes. It’s been calling out privilege ever since, and it has a few words for…
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Ohio – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Neil Young wrote it in an afternoon after Kent State. Fifty-some years later, it’s still asking the question we’d rather not answer.