What is Your Favorite Protest Song?
July 7th 2007 03:17
Wikipedia defines a "protest" song as
A protest song is a song which protests problems in society such as injustice, racial discrimination, war, globalization, inflation, social inequalities, incarceration, and global warming. Protest songs are generally associated with folk music, but more recently they have been produced in all genres of music. Such songs become popular during times of social disruption among social groups.
My Top Ten Favorite Protest Songs include
10. Edwin Starr "War"
Originally recorded by the Temptations, this song was popularized in 1970 by Edwin Starr. The Vietnam war was at the height of its conflict, and the peace movement was gaining speed. The song talks about war in general, not specifically the one in Vietnam. The lyrics raise the question of whether there must be a better way to resolve conflict
9. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young "Ohio"
This song describes a historical event in America during the Vietnam War.
It is about the shootings that took place at Kent State University on May 4, 1970; when the National Guard opened fire on a large group of protesters and killed four people.
Many wondered if the Constitution still protected our right to assemble or not.
8. Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth
These lyrics have come to symbolize the turbulent decade of the 1960s.
'For What It's Worth' has transcended the pop charts to become, a touchstone for an entire generation. In 1967, the Buffalo Springfield captured the restless, confrontational mood of that generation railing against the establishment and went on to be revered as one of rock music's most influential groups of the 60s.
7. Sex Pistols " God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols
This song is about rebelling against British politics. A lot of young people felt alienated by the stifling rule of the old-fashioned royal monarchy. This son mocks the British national anthem.
Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren released this to coincide with The Queen's Silver Jubilee, a celebration commemorating her 25th year on the throne. The Queen's Silver Jubilee took place on June 7, 1977. On that day, The Sex Pistols attempted to play this song from the Thames river, outside of Westminster Palace. It was a typical Malcolm McLaren promotional stunt, as they played up how the band was circumventing a "ban" by playing on the river instead of setting foot on ground. The performance never took place, as they were thwarted by authorities.
This was originally called "No Future." The band played it live and recorded a demo version with that title, but changed it when lead singer Johnny Rotten got the idea to mock the British monarchy. This became an anthem for the Punk movement in England.A month after this was released, some members of the band were attacked by men who supported the British monarchy. The cover of the single showed a picture of The Queen with a safety pin through her lip. This angered the establishment even more.
6. "Beds Are Burning," by Midnight Oil
Song from 1988 protesting the Australian governments confiscation of aboriginal lands in the outback of the Pintupi, who were among the very last people to come in from the desert. These 'last contact' people began moving from the Gibson Desert to settlements and missions in the 1930s. More were forcibly moved during the 1950's and 1960's to the Papunya settlement. In 1981 they left to return to their own country and established the Kintore community which is nestled in the picturesque Kintore Ranges, surrounded by Mulga and Spinifex country. Midnight Oil performed this song in front of a world audience of billions, (including Prime Minister John Howard who has claimed this is his favorite Midnight Oil song) at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The whole band were dressed in black, with the words "sorry" printed conspicuously on their clothes. This was a reference to the Prime Minister's refusal to apologize, on behalf of Australia, to the Aboriginal Australians for the way they have been treated over the last 200 years.
5. "Finest Worksong," by R.E.M.
The opener from 1987's Document, this song can be interpreted as call to arms against the status quo, generally, and American-style consumerism.
4. "Sunday Bloody Sunday," by U2
This song protested the killing of 13 Irish citizens in at a civil rights protest in Derry, North Ireland on January 30, 1972. The lyrics are a nonpartisan condemnation of the historic bloodshed in Ireland. Bono used to introduce this at concerts by saying: "This is not a rebel song." U2 performed this in Croke Park, the site of the 1972 Bloody Sunday in Dublin.
Bono started writing this with political lyrics condemning the Irish Republican Army (the IRA), a militant group dedicated to getting British troops out of Northern Ireland. He changed them to point out the atrocities of war without taking sides. While performing this, Bono would wave a white flag as a call for peace. Bono was trying to contrast the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre with Easter Sunday, a peaceful day Protestants and Catholics both celebrate.
3. Rage Against the Machine "Bulls On Parade"
This song deals with the US military aggression. Rage performed this on a controversial episode of Saturday Night Live. They hung upside-down American flags on their amps, which is something they did at their live shows. The SNL producers thought it might offend Steve Forbes, a presidential candidate who was hosting that night, and told the group to take the flags down. The band, upset that such a cutting edge show could be so oppressive, left after playing their first song.
2. Bob Dylan "The Times They Are a-Changin''"
One of Dylan's most famous songs and certainly one of his best-known song titles. This antedote from Wikipedia (so take it for what it's worth) puts forth that "Dylan's friend, Tony Glover, recalls visiting Dylan's apartment in September 1963, where he saw a number of song manuscripts and poems lying on a table. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" had yet to be recorded, but Glover saw its early manuscript. After reading the words "come senators, congressmen, please heed the call", Glover reportedly asked Dylan: "What is this shit, man?", to which Dylan responded, "Well, you know, it seems to be what the people like to hear".
A self-conscious protest song, it is often viewed as a reflection of the generation gap and of the political divide marking American culture in the 1960s. Dylan, however, disputed this interpretation in 1964, saying "Those were the only words I could find to separate aliveness from deadness. It had nothing to do with age." A year later, Dylan would say: "I can't really say that adults don't understand young people any more than you can say big fishes don't understand little fishes. I didn't mean ['The Times They Are a-Changin'] as a statement... It's a feeling."
2. Billie Holliday's perfomance of "Strange Fruit"
This song describes the horrors of lynching in the American South. This was written by a white, Jewish schoolteacher and union activist from New York City named Abel Meeropol, who was outraged after seeing a photograph of a horrific lynching in a civil-rights magazine. The photo that inspired this was probably a shot of 2 black men hanging from a tree after they had been lynched in Marion, Indiana on August 7, 1930. The 2 men are the "Strange Fruit." The original title was "Bitter Fruit," and it started as a poem Meeropol wrote. The poem was published in the January 1937 issue of a union publication called The New York Teacher. After putting music to it, the song was performed regularly at various left-wing gatherings. Meeropol's wife and friends from the local teachers' union would sing it, but it was also performed by a black vocalist named Laura Duncan, who once performed it at Madison Square Garden.
In 1971, Meeropol said, "I wrote Strange Fruit because I hate lynching, I hate injustice, and I hate the people who perpetuate it." Victims of lynchings were people who were marginalized from society, and most were black men. They were lynched for a variety of reasons, often because they did something to upset a prominent member of the community, who would then organize a mob to track down and kill the victim. Many times, the victims broke no laws but were lynched out of jealousy, hatred or religious difference. In America, lynchings were more common in the South, but could happen anywhere.
This was always the last song Holiday played at her concerts. It signaled that the show was over. In 1999, Time magazine voted this the Song of the Century. When the song first came out it was denounced by the same magazine as "A piece of musical propaganda.
What is Your Favorite Protest Song?
Thanks Nola for the pic
A protest song is a song which protests problems in society such as injustice, racial discrimination, war, globalization, inflation, social inequalities, incarceration, and global warming. Protest songs are generally associated with folk music, but more recently they have been produced in all genres of music. Such songs become popular during times of social disruption among social groups.
My Top Ten Favorite Protest Songs include
10. Edwin Starr "War"
Originally recorded by the Temptations, this song was popularized in 1970 by Edwin Starr. The Vietnam war was at the height of its conflict, and the peace movement was gaining speed. The song talks about war in general, not specifically the one in Vietnam. The lyrics raise the question of whether there must be a better way to resolve conflict
9. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young "Ohio"
This song describes a historical event in America during the Vietnam War.
It is about the shootings that took place at Kent State University on May 4, 1970; when the National Guard opened fire on a large group of protesters and killed four people.
Many wondered if the Constitution still protected our right to assemble or not.
8. Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth
These lyrics have come to symbolize the turbulent decade of the 1960s.
'For What It's Worth' has transcended the pop charts to become, a touchstone for an entire generation. In 1967, the Buffalo Springfield captured the restless, confrontational mood of that generation railing against the establishment and went on to be revered as one of rock music's most influential groups of the 60s.
7. Sex Pistols " God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols
This song is about rebelling against British politics. A lot of young people felt alienated by the stifling rule of the old-fashioned royal monarchy. This son mocks the British national anthem.
Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren released this to coincide with The Queen's Silver Jubilee, a celebration commemorating her 25th year on the throne. The Queen's Silver Jubilee took place on June 7, 1977. On that day, The Sex Pistols attempted to play this song from the Thames river, outside of Westminster Palace. It was a typical Malcolm McLaren promotional stunt, as they played up how the band was circumventing a "ban" by playing on the river instead of setting foot on ground. The performance never took place, as they were thwarted by authorities.
This was originally called "No Future." The band played it live and recorded a demo version with that title, but changed it when lead singer Johnny Rotten got the idea to mock the British monarchy. This became an anthem for the Punk movement in England.A month after this was released, some members of the band were attacked by men who supported the British monarchy. The cover of the single showed a picture of The Queen with a safety pin through her lip. This angered the establishment even more.
6. "Beds Are Burning," by Midnight Oil
Song from 1988 protesting the Australian governments confiscation of aboriginal lands in the outback of the Pintupi, who were among the very last people to come in from the desert. These 'last contact' people began moving from the Gibson Desert to settlements and missions in the 1930s. More were forcibly moved during the 1950's and 1960's to the Papunya settlement. In 1981 they left to return to their own country and established the Kintore community which is nestled in the picturesque Kintore Ranges, surrounded by Mulga and Spinifex country. Midnight Oil performed this song in front of a world audience of billions, (including Prime Minister John Howard who has claimed this is his favorite Midnight Oil song) at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The whole band were dressed in black, with the words "sorry" printed conspicuously on their clothes. This was a reference to the Prime Minister's refusal to apologize, on behalf of Australia, to the Aboriginal Australians for the way they have been treated over the last 200 years.
5. "Finest Worksong," by R.E.M.
The opener from 1987's Document, this song can be interpreted as call to arms against the status quo, generally, and American-style consumerism.
4. "Sunday Bloody Sunday," by U2
This song protested the killing of 13 Irish citizens in at a civil rights protest in Derry, North Ireland on January 30, 1972. The lyrics are a nonpartisan condemnation of the historic bloodshed in Ireland. Bono used to introduce this at concerts by saying: "This is not a rebel song." U2 performed this in Croke Park, the site of the 1972 Bloody Sunday in Dublin.
Bono started writing this with political lyrics condemning the Irish Republican Army (the IRA), a militant group dedicated to getting British troops out of Northern Ireland. He changed them to point out the atrocities of war without taking sides. While performing this, Bono would wave a white flag as a call for peace. Bono was trying to contrast the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre with Easter Sunday, a peaceful day Protestants and Catholics both celebrate.
3. Rage Against the Machine "Bulls On Parade"
This song deals with the US military aggression. Rage performed this on a controversial episode of Saturday Night Live. They hung upside-down American flags on their amps, which is something they did at their live shows. The SNL producers thought it might offend Steve Forbes, a presidential candidate who was hosting that night, and told the group to take the flags down. The band, upset that such a cutting edge show could be so oppressive, left after playing their first song.
2. Bob Dylan "The Times They Are a-Changin''"
One of Dylan's most famous songs and certainly one of his best-known song titles. This antedote from Wikipedia (so take it for what it's worth) puts forth that "Dylan's friend, Tony Glover, recalls visiting Dylan's apartment in September 1963, where he saw a number of song manuscripts and poems lying on a table. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" had yet to be recorded, but Glover saw its early manuscript. After reading the words "come senators, congressmen, please heed the call", Glover reportedly asked Dylan: "What is this shit, man?", to which Dylan responded, "Well, you know, it seems to be what the people like to hear".
A self-conscious protest song, it is often viewed as a reflection of the generation gap and of the political divide marking American culture in the 1960s. Dylan, however, disputed this interpretation in 1964, saying "Those were the only words I could find to separate aliveness from deadness. It had nothing to do with age." A year later, Dylan would say: "I can't really say that adults don't understand young people any more than you can say big fishes don't understand little fishes. I didn't mean ['The Times They Are a-Changin'] as a statement... It's a feeling."
2. Billie Holliday's perfomance of "Strange Fruit"
This song describes the horrors of lynching in the American South. This was written by a white, Jewish schoolteacher and union activist from New York City named Abel Meeropol, who was outraged after seeing a photograph of a horrific lynching in a civil-rights magazine. The photo that inspired this was probably a shot of 2 black men hanging from a tree after they had been lynched in Marion, Indiana on August 7, 1930. The 2 men are the "Strange Fruit." The original title was "Bitter Fruit," and it started as a poem Meeropol wrote. The poem was published in the January 1937 issue of a union publication called The New York Teacher. After putting music to it, the song was performed regularly at various left-wing gatherings. Meeropol's wife and friends from the local teachers' union would sing it, but it was also performed by a black vocalist named Laura Duncan, who once performed it at Madison Square Garden.
In 1971, Meeropol said, "I wrote Strange Fruit because I hate lynching, I hate injustice, and I hate the people who perpetuate it." Victims of lynchings were people who were marginalized from society, and most were black men. They were lynched for a variety of reasons, often because they did something to upset a prominent member of the community, who would then organize a mob to track down and kill the victim. Many times, the victims broke no laws but were lynched out of jealousy, hatred or religious difference. In America, lynchings were more common in the South, but could happen anywhere.
This was always the last song Holiday played at her concerts. It signaled that the show was over. In 1999, Time magazine voted this the Song of the Century. When the song first came out it was denounced by the same magazine as "A piece of musical propaganda.
What is Your Favorite Protest Song?
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Comment by James Rickard
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STREET FIGHTIN' MAN-Rolling Stones
TALKIN' BOUT MY GENERATION-b-b-by The Who
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Comment by katyzzz
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That has to be a Protest Song, with a vengeance.....the others are all sing on, do nothing.
Please correct me if you consider I am wrong. I'd be delighted. When people disagree with me I learn something from it, even though it may not entice me to agree with them but one's views take on an added dimension.
Loves ya { oh how crude } katyzzz
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Comment by Brenton
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I wish that artists would still make protest songs - get their bravery back and stop giving a shit that whiny twelve year old kids with their parents opinion are going to stop buying their music. They probably download it anyway.
JBT are a band who have some sweet stuff - the music is more lovey than protesty but theres a few good protest pieces.
Ohhh and not really related but love the moment in White Stripes Icky Thump.
WHite America what
Nothing Better to do
Why don't you kick yourself out
You're an Immigrant too
Who's using who?
What should we do?
Well you can't be a Pimp
And a Prostitute too
Comment by Tracy
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Another great question. I thought of Emancipation by Bonb Marley (I think that's its title,I'm a bit tired and delirious). You've already named a couple of others I thought of:
Sex Pistols " God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols
"Beds Are Burning," by Midnight Oil
REM - Finest Worksong
Sunday Bloody Sunday," by U2
I'm also thinking of songs by 10,000 Maniacs, Billy Bragg and Depeche Mode but I'll pop back tmw with specific songs.
Nighty night
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Angling Fish
Comment by Lilla
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Love #10 and #6, Rage against the Machine is grreat too.
Resurrection Shuffle
Solid Rock by Goanna
Treaty by Yothu Tindi (and Aboriginal Group of the 80s)
I'll probably be back with more as I wander in and out throughout the day.
Lilla
Comment by Deorre
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Awesome.
Comment by Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
Some that come to mind are :
Blowing in the Wind
Luka
Asimbonanga (Johnny Clegg & Savuka do some great protest songs)
Something Inside So Strong
Some great choices so far. Bob Marley`s Redemption Song is one of my favourites!
ash
Comment by JoshZ
A Simple Christian
Come you masters of war
You that build all the guns
You that build the death planes
You that build the big 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 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
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 o'er your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead
JZ
Comment by postmoderncritic
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Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson
It's My Life by Bon Jovi
Comment by DuskDevi
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I'm definitely on the 'War' path! Love that song.
...okay this may seem like a strange choice but it's the first song that came to mind....because of the visual memory.
'What A Wonderful World' by Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong...used to incredible effect in 'Good Morning Vietnam'.
...and used for any moment of injustice, this song highlights the peurility, the absolute futillity and pain we put ourselves through in the name of humanity.
Will be back when I remember more songs.
Hope you're well hon...
Dusk
Comment by David
I'm suprised no-one has mentioned John Lennon's Imagine.
Or Dylan's Hurricane.
I don't like the tune to Dire Straits Industrial Disease (it's too annoyingly sugar-coated boppy & poppy for me compared to their earlier work) but I always loved the lines:
Two men say they're Jesus.
One of them must be wrong.
There's a protest singer
singing a protest song.
David ...
Comment by Miswanderlust
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SIGNS-Five Man Electrical Band
"Do this don't do that...just read the signs"....classic. I also like the cover by Extreme
TALKIN' BOUT MY GENERATION-b-b-by The Who
I saw them in concert recently....fab-u-lous
And remember--hair is fair! Grow it to there or there if you dare!
"Long beautiful hair.... shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxy, waxy..."
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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The day of glory has arrived
Against us tyranny's
Bloody standard is raised
Listen to the sound in the fields
The howling of these fearsome soldiers
They are coming into our midst
To cut the throats of your sons and consorts
To arms citizens Form your battalions
March, march
Let impure blood
Water our furrows
What do they want this horde of slaves
Of traitors and conspiratorial kings?
For whom these vile chains
These long-prepared irons?
Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage
What methods must be taken?
It is us they dare plan
To return to the old slavery!
What! These foreign cohorts!
They would make laws in our courts!
What! These mercenary phalanxes
Would cut down our warrior sons
Good Lord! By chained hands
Our brow would yield under the yoke
The vile despots would have themselves be
The masters of destiny
Tremble, tyrants and traitors
The shame of all good men
Tremble! Your parricidal schemes
Will receive their just reward
Against you we are all soldiers
If they fall, our young heros
France will bear new ones
Ready to join the fight against you
Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors
Bear or hold back your blows
Spare these sad victims
That they regret taking up arms against us
But not these bloody despots
These accomplices of Bouillé
All these tigers who pitilessly
Ripped out their mothers' wombs
We too shall enlist
When our elders' time has come
To add to the list of deeds
Inscribed upon their tombs
We are much less jealous of surviving them
Than of sharing their coffins
We shall have the sublime pride
Of avenging or joining them
Drive on sacred patriotism
Support our avenging arms
Liberty, cherished liberty
Join the struggle with your defenders
Under our flags, let victory
Hurry to your manly tone
So that in death your enemies
See your triumph and our glory!
Wow Katyzzz this is a protest song with a vengeance!
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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I was reading up on the history of this album and song and found this on the band website. If you are interested. I thought that it was interesting.
The album germinated during the band's 1977 "Animals" tour when frontman Roger Waters, growing disillusioned with stardom and the godlike status that fans grant to simple rock stars, became disenchanted with the seemingly mindless audience and spit in the face of a concert-goer. Drawing on these feelings of adult alienation as well as the those springing from the loss of his own father during World War II, Waters began to flesh out the fictional character of Pink. The band's first frontman, Syd Barret, and the wild stories surrounding his drugged-out escapades and subsequent withdrawal from the world provided Waters with further inspiration for the moody rock-star Pink. The contributions of bandmates David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright, provided the final brush strokes for Pink, a contemporary anti-hero, a modern everyman struggling to find, or arguably lose, self and meaning in a century fragmented by war.
Comment by Miswanderlust
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I love me some Twisted Sister...Good call! Thanks for visiting, reading, and commenting. I will visit your place and take a look around. Hope to see you again!
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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My man of excellent taste! White Stripes Icky Thump.
I wish that artists would still make protest songs - get their bravery back and stop giving a shit that whiny twelve year old kids with their parents opinion are going to stop buying their music. They probably download it anyway.
I agree with you wholeheartedly!
Bwhahahahaha......thanks for dropping by
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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Another great question. Thanks!!!
Bob Marley has quite a few...."Get Up Stand Up", "I Shot the Sheriff", "War/ No More Trouble", .....
Billy Bragg has quite a few: "Between the Wars", "Help Save the Youth of America"
Mis
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Comment by Miswanderlust
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ME TOO! Thanks for visiting, reading, and commenting! Hope to see you again!
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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Thanks for the link...I am not familiar with them. Love to find what is "out there!"
Mis
Comment by KylieW
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I love War. Bloody great song.
I'd also second Brenton's comment. I miss music that actually means something or protests something!!! The only current song that's getting airplay that I'd consider to be a protest song is Mr President by Pink....and the song annoys me (though the sentiment is right on the mark for me).
Comment by Miswanderlust
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Resurrection Shuffle ..... wow that is a blast from the past....
Thanks for stopping by...hope you are feeling better
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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cool new tag....cool new do too!
The song Luka always makes me so sad... it is so haunting. I guess a song about abuse is not supposed to be a"feel good" tune.
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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Dylan is the man....
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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Hiya PMC
Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson (did not even think about this one.... Miss Jackson and I are on a need to know basis...)
It's My Life by Bon Jovi ..... great pick
Thanks for visiting, reading, and commenting. Hoep you stop by again! I will hop over to your place and check it out!
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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Sorry about the order there
Another one, by Barry McGuire, back in the '60--Eve of Destruction.
Oh yeah.... can't believe I missed that one! It is
Awesome!
Thanks for hanging out with me. I will check out your place!
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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This is one of my all time favorite songs.... thanks to tactile memory [wink].... and I wasn't protesting if you know what I mean....
What A Wonderful World' by Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong...used to incredible effect in 'Good Morning Vietnam'.
Such a wonderful heartfelt song
Mis
I guess you are one happy chick about the BIG WIN!
Comment by Miswanderlust
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I'm suprised no-one has mentioned John Lennon's Imagine Or Dylan's Hurricane.
Me too.....
I love the Dire Straits and these lines are great!
Two men say they're Jesus.
One of them must be wrong.
There's a protest singer
singing a protest song.
I am glad that you weighed in .....you conscious objector you!
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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I'd consider to be a protest song is Mr President by Pink....and the song annoys me (though the sentiment is right on the mark for me).
Well I would have to agree on both counts
Where have all the protest songs gone?
Mis
Comment by Stanley
all about black empowerment!
Comment by Mrs M
Mum's Word
I like Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen.
I love the line "Nowhere to run, got nowhere to go, BORN IN THE USA!"
That line says so much.
Love & stuff
Mrs M
Comment by Miswanderlust
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Good call! Thanks for visiting, reading, and commenting.
Mis
Comment by Miswanderlust
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Born in the USA...did not even think of that!
Mis
Comment by Lilla
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Yesterday, I had to go out in the car... briefly, I had a disc playing and as I ejected to put something else in..this obscure radio station called ZZ something suddenly tuned into my tuner...*raising eyebrow* ...hmmm ..I'm thinking this is interesting .. then the DJ announces this fabulous remake of War Pigs by Black Sabbath!
It was a pure delight!!!!!!! I haven't heard that song for, like about 100 years! *lol* and this guy's voice (who did the remaike) wow.
What are the odds that when the song finished, this obscure station turned to static and faded out of there...
*cue twightlight zone music*
Lilla
Comment by Miswanderlust
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I love Cake's cover of War Pigs myself!
Comment by Lilla
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Thanks for that Mis, WOW, that wasn't the cover i heard, but pretty dam near it... wow, that is powerful with the visuals, isn't it?
Loved the ending of the clip... *LOL* will look out for some Cake
Lilla
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Killer Beats
Ramble On
Hipnotherapy
I am so glad that you liked it!
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Movies and Life
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Killer Beats
Ramble On
Hipnotherapy
I love me some Beastie Boys!
Mis
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Movies and Life