#protest-songs — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #protest-songs, aggregated by home.social.
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"The Ongoing History of Protest Music
100 Best Protest Songs of All Time
by CJ Baker
'I recorded a reaction video when Rolling Stone posted its list of the 100 best protest songs of all time. I decided to go one step further and create my list (also made a video discussing the top 25). Often, I present lists on this site as either alphabetical or chronological, but I’m going full music nerd with a ranked list. Also, trying to do the impossible by taking an objective approach to what is inherently a subjective endeavor.
To determine the best songs, I used the following criteria:
1) Messaging – How effectively does the song convey its intended message? Does it offer a fresh perspective on an important topic?
2) Cultural/Political Impact – Is the song closely associated with social movements? Is it often performed or chanted at protest rallies? Has it achieved mainstream ubiquity?
3) Musical Influence – Was the song used as a jumping off point for other artists to build upon? Did the song inspire other songwriters to compose their own protest anthems?
Every song on this list performed well with at least one of the criteria (some did well in all three). Also had a max of three songs per artist, which is probably the reason why your favorite Bob Dylan protest song was excluded. Some of my write-ups have also been repurposed from what I have previously written.
Also, feel free to check out the 100 Song playlist. Just as a note, because it wasn’t available on Spotify, I replaced Body Count’s Cop Killer' with Bill Withers’ 'I Can’t Write Left-Handed'.'"
https://www.ongoinghistoryofprotestsongs.com/2025/03/18/100-best-protest-songs-of-all-time/
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#Listening to Bye Bye Spotify by Tiki Taane;
"You take my music then you abuse it where’s the transparency
You take my songs and you turn 'em into bombs sell 'em to the military
Another AI band with a record label scam making you more money
You selling streams for that number one dream and your bots make up the plays
B B B Bye bots"https://tikitaane.bandcamp.com/track/bye-bye-spotify
Word. Go Tiki.
I know, I'm *very* slow off the mark. How did I miss this in 2025?!
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David Rovics – Meanwhile In Afghanistan (double album)
#Acoustic #Afghanistan #London #Syria #folkpunk #foreignpolicy #imperialism #political #politicalmusic #protest #protestmusic #protestsongs #punkfolk #topical #Portland
CC BY-NC-SA (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike) #ccmusic
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Next up in our American Patriotic song list is Johnny Cash
https://youtu.be/Zae2ptPjOJU
#Americana #ProtestSongs #countryWestern -
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Buzzard (Doom Folk Metal) - Crushing Burden of Despair
"Both soulful and sarcastic, this bluesy, doomy stomp pulls zero punches with its social commentary."
#doom #stonerrock #stoner #bluesrock #stonerdoom #protestsongs #music
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Musical Interlude: Jordan Smart is one of the new wave of protest singers making their presence known in these turbulent days. He's an excellent musician but also has a sharp sense of satire and withering criticism of the status quo. Here's one of his works...
"Confessions of a CEO," performed by Jordan Smart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oblyhf1Wwr8
#MUsicalInterlude #JordanSmart #FolkMusic #Protest #ProtestSongs
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Joe Hill moved to America from Sweden at age 23 in 1902. He worked as a traveling day laborer, taught himself English, and preceded to write PROTEST SONGS SO SCATHING AND EFFECTIVE that copper magnates had him tried on false charges and killed only 4 years into his songwriting career. His final words were "Don't mourn. Organize" And people did.
We gotta do better here, folks. And not with no AI generation. Pen to paper. Let's go!
#IWW #protestsongs #joehill #anarchisthistory #labormovement
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Guten Morgen, liebes Fediverse, heute ist das Finale des #ESC in Wien. Wir wissen ja, wie das für #Deutschland meist ausgeht ... Immerhin verdanken wir dem Wettbewerb auch manche Botschaft: https://www.3sat.de/kultur/protest-songs/folge2-frieden-100.html?at_medium=Social%20Media&at_campaign=Mastodon&at_specific=3sat
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#Listening to Superhero by Drew Stephenson, feat. G. Stoner Hilcot. This track is righteous;
"Chief. Executive. Officer. He so important he got 3 words all mean the same thing. He a 'wealth creator'. A 'wealth creator'. How he doing that? Exactly."
I found it on a fundraising compilation of protest songs called The Weapon and The Shield (Vol. I);
https://theweaponandtheshield.bandcamp.com/album/the-weapon-and-the-shield-vol-i
(1/2)
#DrewStephenson #GStonerHilcot #SpokenWord #ProtestSongs #music
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YOUR DAILY REMINDER:
All you fascist bound to losehttps://www.https://youtube.com/watch?v=SRADsg_vQZ0&list=RDSRADsg_vQZ0&start_radio=1
#WoodyGuthrie #FolkMusic #ProtestSongs #SocialJustice #FascistBoundToLose #Masto #CranfordTeague
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Twelve best protest songs of the past two years
Each of these 12 protest songs listed includes a snippet from their poignant, and sometimes biting, lyrics. They range from the satirical commentary of Jesse Welles to the historical narrative of Bruce Springsteen. Links to YouTube for the tracks have also been provided.
Peace!
Source: Facebook,com“Love of Country” by The Murder Capital
“Could you blame me for mistaking your love of country for hate of man?”
– bandcamp.com
“Streets of Minneapolis” by Bruce Springsteen
“Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land and the stranger in our midst
Here in our home they killed and roamed in the winter of ’26
We’ll remember the names of those who died on the streets of Minneapolis”– springsteenlyrics.com
“Yours Eternally” by U2
“Don’t sleep
Don’t even think about it
No need
Maybe a little bit
Still dream
About waking up free
As we can be”– u2.com
“True Believer” by Hayley Williams
“They put up chainlink fences underneath the biggest bridges
They pose in Christmas cards with guns as big as all their children
They say that Jesus is the way but then they gave him a white face
So they don’t have to pray to someone they deem lesser than them”– Hayley Williams
“Heavy Foot” by Mon Rovîa
“Do you see the man on the screen
Just a puppet but you never see the strings
Calling it a war not a genocide
Telling us it isn’t what it seems
Man that’s a different kind of greed”– lyrics.my
“The Department of War” by Jesse Welles
“They appeal to your morals, appeal to your fears
Say folks far away are a threat to you here
There’s a malignant tumor in our nation’s guts
Our own department of defense is a threat to us”– genius.com
“No Kings” by Jesse Welles
“Every color, every culture
Every language, every creed
And no kings, no kings
No kings”– genius.com
“One Life at a Time” by U2
“How you hope depends on what you dream
What you imagine is your destiny
What you forget might set your spirit free
To be the changes that have to be”– u2.com
“Banning Books” by She’ll Hunt
“Think they’re selling us a lie and calling it a dream”
– genius.com
“Join ICE” by Jesse Welles
“Well, if you’re lookin’ for purpose in the current circus
If you’re seekin’ respect and attention
If you’re in need of a gig that’ll make you feel big
Come with me and put some folks in detention”– genius.com
“Boots on the Ground” by Massive Attack and Tom Waits
“A coal to a diamond, a vote into law
They Campaign up all the blood they can draw
Mold your world, a soldier’s just clay
How much does every soldier weigh?
Cut you off at the ankles and they throw that away”– genius.com
“Who Will Stand With Us?“ by Dropkick Murphys
“We faced the wrath and felt the pain
Of the tyrant’s sword or the henchman’s boot
For another rich man’s gain
In the endless quest for wealth and power
They stomp us down with great disdain
Beneath the false god’s banner
In the name of all that’s vain”
#advocacy #art #history #lyrics #music #opinion #protest #protestSongs #satire #songs #writing– genius.com
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ALL YOU FASCISTS (Bound to Lose) Music Video #BetteMidler
The great Woody Guthrie wrote this song many years ago. Some of the words were changed to fit our time.
#music #protestsongs #protest
https://youtu.be/uBj57ivPsxQ?si=OhJLAKGDgya8UsIF -
In 1944 Saint Woody Guthrie wrote All You Fascists Bound to Lose, and yesterday Bette Midler and friends gave it new life.
Let’s all sing along, and remember kids, punch a Nazi and eat the rich.
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Buzzard (Doom Folk Metal) - Crushing Burden of Despair
"Both soulful and sarcastic, this bluesy, doomy stomp pulls zero punches with its social commentary."
#doom #stonerrock #stoner #bluesrock #stonerdoom #protestsongs #music
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Massive Attack / Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground - https://youtu.be/L-57FrioeuE?si=lBApXbai35cdzo0x #MassiveAttack #TomWaits #BootsOnTheGround #ProtestSongs #CivilLiberties #ACLU #ChurchStateSeparation #ChristianNationalism #fascism #music #ProtestMusic
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"When that man is dead and gone" -- Al Bowlly
Al Bowlly' last recorded song, made two weeks before his death, a duet with Jimmy Mesene of Irving Berlin's satirical song on Hitler.
Al Bowlly died in London on 17 April 1941. He was killed by a Luftwaffe parachute mine that detonated outside his flat at ten past three in the morning.
duck://player/bEJe2PIvam0
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"I don’t know if you can tell but we were scream-singing with grief..” “Zombie” by The Cranberries performed in New York by a one-day choir hosted by the Gaia Music Collective. #ResistanceSinging #ProtestSongs #TheCranberries #NoMoreWars
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World War Two was the archetypal good war. And ask any liberal, FDR was the archetypal good president. But don't ask Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie -- The Almanac Singers.[1] They released Songs for John Doe[2] in 1941 and it's full of anti-draft, anti-war, anti-FDR songs, inspired by the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, the first peacetime conscription law ever enacted in the US.[3]
And are you afraid to fight, Billy boy, Billy boy?
Are you afraid to fight, charming Billy?
You can comе around to me when England's a democracy...[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Almanac_Singers
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_for_John_Doe
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940
#ProtestSongs #AlmanacSingers #BillyBoy #WorldWar2 #WW2 #Conscription #SelectiveService #WoodyGuthrie #PeteSeeger #FolkMusic
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World War Two was the archetypal good war. And ask any liberal, FDR was the archetypal good president. But don't ask Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie -- The Almanac Singers.[1] They released Songs for John Doe[2] in 1941 and it's full of anti-draft, anti-war, anti-FDR songs, inspired by the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, the first peacetime conscription law ever enacted in the US.[3]
And are you afraid to fight, Billy boy, Billy boy?
Are you afraid to fight, charming Billy?
You can comе around to me when England's a democracy...[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Almanac_Singers
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_for_John_Doe
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940
#ProtestSongs #AlmanacSingers #BillyBoy #WorldWar2 #WW2 #Conscription #SelectiveService #WoodyGuthrie #PeteSeeger #FolkMusic
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Playing “Sing in Solidarity” to ward off #Easter vibes #SingInSolidarity #ProtestSongs #JoeHill #StarvationArmy
https://youtube.com/channel/UCVWBEYMqxBj_djvJJr9gb-A?si=M15WLwyWX-Xh1Os-
