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Most Important (or Just the Best) Protest Songs?

Postby Zirconim » Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:43 am

Rise Against-Hero of War

Pink Floyd (or Korn...)-Another Brick In The Wall
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Postby Mike the Progressive » Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:03 pm

None of them....or I guess All Along the Watchtower, if that is even a protest song. Maybe 99 Lufftballons by Nena.
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Postby Oterro » Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:43 pm

You don't cover Pink Floyd.

Anyway, how about,

War!

What is it good for?
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Postby Mike the Progressive » Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:00 pm

Oterro wrote:You don't cover Pink Floyd.

Anyway, how about,

War!

What is it good for?


Oh good one! :clap:
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Postby Conoga » Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:03 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtqy4DTHGqg

Is "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" a war song? If so, that too.
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Postby New Oakden » Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:06 pm

21 Guns and Another Brick in the wall?
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Postby Oterro » Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:51 pm

New Oakden wrote:21 Guns and Another Brick in the wall?


50% of your ideas in that post are good, so well done!

I guess this could work, it's a bit slow though. Pretty good for an anti war protest, no?
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Postby The REAL Glasers » Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:52 pm

As far as importance goes, you can't really top Dylan, he basically brought the protest song to Rock music in the 60s. Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" was pretty significant as well.

Dylan's "Masters of War" probably takes the cake. It's so rife with anger and frustration that it scares him that he was even able to write it.
Come you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks.

You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly.

Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain.

You fasten all the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion'
As young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud.

You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins.

How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
That even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do.

Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul.

And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand over your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead.
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Postby Nazi Flower Power » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:03 pm

"Ohio"
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Postby Science-Oriented Scots » Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:03 pm

Nazi Flower Power wrote:"Ohio"


This
"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye and "Fortunate Son" by CCR (some argue not a protest song, but I disagree) are also quintessential protest songs.
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Postby Cosmopoles » Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:40 am

How about A Change is Gonna Come.
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Postby Andossa Se Mitrin Vega » Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:48 am

Holliday by Green Day.
Ohio is probably the one that sticks in my mind most.


and a song called "Give Peace a Chance" by too many artists to name collaborating together.
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Postby Oterro » Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:24 am

Andossa Se Mitrin Vega wrote:Holliday by Green Day.
Ohio is probably the one that sticks in my mind most.


and a song called "Give Peace a Chance" by too many artists to name collaborating together.



...

John Lennon.

He's a bit famous in some circles, you know?
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Postby Mad hatters in jeans » Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:36 pm

national anthem of country the protest occurs, pretty hard to arrest people for singing the national anthem.
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Postby The REAL Glasers » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:06 pm

Andossa Se Mitrin Vega wrote:and a song called "Give Peace a Chance" by too many artists to name collaborating together.


You mean John Lennon.
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Postby Disco Tetris » Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:27 am

My Country tis of thy People You're Dying by Buffy Sainte Marie
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Postby SUPERFISHPIE » Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:33 pm

Science-Oriented Scots wrote:
Nazi Flower Power wrote:"Ohio"


This
"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye and "Fortunate Son" by CCR (some argue not a protest song, but I disagree) are also quintessential protest songs.

I think 'What's Happening Brother' is more of a criticism of war, though both are great songs, and indeed What's Going On is asking to bring to light the wrong in the world (quite self-explanatory I suppose). I think 'What's Happening Brother' is great because it's protesting, by asking so amiably :)
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Postby The Parkus Empire » Tue Jan 04, 2011 3:17 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zdH09mWVF8

Really, this is the protest song of all protest songs.
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Postby The REAL Glasers » Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:06 pm

Yeah, that one's great too.
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Postby Greater Rhodes » Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:39 pm

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Postby Sorlien » Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:18 pm

Mike the Progressive wrote:
Oterro wrote:You don't cover Pink Floyd.

Anyway, how about,

War!

What is it good for?


Oh good one! :clap:

Oh yes. This is quite a smashing song.
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Postby Nazis in Space » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:56 am

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Postby Zirconim » Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:27 pm

Imagine is pretty amazing, though I only like the APC version...(waiting for Lennon fan attack...)
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