Occasionally an artist or group will try to write a protest song or a consciousness raising song. Usually they are mundane and not very good.
But sometimes everything comes together, including the values of the listener, and it clicks in a way that generates a strong emotional response.
One song that always did this for me is Tears For Fears' Woman In Chains. Great song, great lyrics, great singing by Oleta Adams and Roland Orzabel, and a great message.
It's a world gone crazy
Keeps woman in chains
So free her
So free her
How about you. Any songs that are poignant enough to make you angry?
Any songs that are poignant enough to make you angry?
I equate Creedence's Fortunate Son to our worthless "leader." I played this song in a band, and everytime we played it, I screamed the lyrics as loud as I could and beat the living sh!t out of my drums.
I hate Bush with a passion, and playing that song sure let me blow off some steam. Otherwise, I might have %^&$ his %&**( ^&*( off.
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Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, they're red, white and blue.
And when the band plays hail to the chief,
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord,
It aint me, it aint me, I aint no senators son, son.
It aint me, it aint me; I aint no fortunate one, no,
Yeah!
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,
Lord, dont they help themselves, oh.
But when the taxman comes to the door,
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes,
It aint me, it aint me, I aint no millionaires son, no.
It aint me, it aint me; I aint no fortunate one, no.
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes,
Ooh, they send you down to war, lord,
And when you ask them, how much should we give?
Ooh, they only answer more! more! more! yoh,
It aint me, it aint me, I aint no military son, son.
It aint me, it aint me; I aint no fortunate one, one.
It aint me, it aint me, I aint no fortunate one, no no no,
It aint me, it aint me, I aint no fortunate son, no no no,
Many of Bob Dylan's early tunes, but particularly Masters of War and Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
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While not a protest song per se, Jesus Christ Pose is great before heading to the gym.
Anyone vaguely familiar with theories of revolution understands that the Zapatista Revolt has some...er..."operational issues", but I respect the early music of Zack DeLa Rocha. Clearly he is fervent in his views against oppression. Later, of course, he would focus on Tibet and get all goofy-assed but those first few Rage Against The Machine discs were pretty solid.
I love Front 242'sFunkhadafi, although I could never figure out whether Daniel and Patrick were protesting the Lion of the Desert or me.
The Pogues did a good job in the fight against sobriety.
Goodness Gracious by Kevin Gilbert. Not really a protest song, but a great social commentary song.
Goodness Gracious is there nothing left to say? When the ones that get to keep looking are the ones that look away It's pabulum for the sleepers in the cult of brighter days
Goodness Gracious at the mercy of the crooks We're broke and stroking vegetables and there's way too many cooks In every pot a pink slip, In every mouth a hook
Goodness Gracious I'm not listening anymore Cause the spooks are in the White House and they've justified a war So wake me when they notify we're gonna fight some more
Goodness Gracious not many people care Concern is getting scarcer true compassion really rare I can see it on our faces. I can feel it in the air Goodness Gracious me.
Goodness Gracious my generation's lost They burned down all our bridges before we had a chance to cross Is it the winter of our discontent or just an early frost?
Goodness Gracious of apathy I sing The baby boomers had it all and wasted everything Now recess is almost over and they won't get off the swing
Goodness Gracious we came in at the end No sex that isn't dangerous, no money left to spend We're the cleanup crew for parties we were too young to attend Goodness Gracious me.
Goodness Gracious my grandma used to say The world's a scary place now, things were different in her day What horrors will be commonplace when my hair starts to grey?
I'm definitely not along the lines here, but G.O.D., pt III by Mobb Deep, which sources its instrumental from one of Scarface's OST's, is purely bada$$
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Originally Posted by BarryL
Otherwise, I might have %^&$ his %&**( ^&*( off.
