post your favorite protest song

[marym625]

ah, c’mon on all you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
he’s got himself in a terrible jam
way down yonder in Kurdistan
so put down your books and pick up a gun
we’re gonna have a whole lot of fun

and it’s 1, 2, 3, what’re we fighting for?
don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn
next stop is Kurdistan
and it’s 5, 6, 7, open up the pearly gates
well there ain’t no time to wonder why
whoopee! we’re all gonna die

well c’mon generals, let’s move fast
your big chance has come at last
gotta go out get those that behead
the only good Muslim is one who’s dead
and you know that peace can only be won
when we’ve blown ‘em all to kingdom come

chorus

well c’mon on Wall Street
don’t be slow
why this is war a-go-go
there’s plenty good money to be made
by supplin’ the Army with the tools of the trade
just hope and pray that if we drop the bomb
they drop it on-the Muslims
chorus

well c’mon mothers throughout this land
pack your boys off to Kurdistan
c’mon pops, don’t hesitate
send ‘em off before it’s too late
be the first one on your block to have your boy come home in a box

and it’s 1, 2, 3, what’re we fighting for?
don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn.
…

Country Joe & the Fish -- Vietnam song:

[spanone]

1. masters of war...bob dylan

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

Copyright © 1963 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1991 by Special Rider Music


Read more: http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/masters-war#ixzz3Erj7Jm2b

[marym625]

4. OMG I was just going to post that

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If no one had put anything up


Bob Dylan - Masters of War - lyrics:

[LWolf]

51. Too many good protest songs for one favorite,

but this one is certainly always at the top of my favorites list.

[marym625]

61. I am going to save this thread forever!

There are so many songs on here I had never heard before or hadn't heard in so many years I had forgotten about them. And they're reminding me of so many others!

I actually thought I would get just a few. I started replying to everyone thinking that. Now with so many, I almost wish I hadn't. I'm clogging up the thread.

But, I also think if someone takes the time to respond, especially getting links and/or posting lyrics, they deserve at least a thank you.

So, THANK YOU!

[MineralMan]

84. That's the one I would have posted, too.

I heard it first when I was a senior in high school.

[marym625]

100. so you were Vietnam age

Were you drafted?

[MineralMan]

112. I enlisted in the USAF.

[marym625]

146. so you're all too familiar with many of these songs

Glad you got home

[onethatcares]

312. I enlisted in the U.S. Army

of all places, March 3, 1972.

What a fuckin idiot I was.

[pinboy3niner]

314. I volunteered for the draft so I could get out in 2

It turned out that my number came up and I would have been drafted anyway. As it also turned out, though, I ended up serving 4-1/2 years and getting a disability retirement for my combat wounds.

I entered as a draftee in March '67, US 56704XXX.

[marym625]

324. I hope you are OK.

I didn't realize they were pulling the "you can't leave" stuff during Vietnam.

I hope your injuries were not something that has caused you to have a difficult life

I always want to say, "thank you for your service" but then I am not sure that's right. I do thank you for your bravery, for willing signing up to fight for our country. For doing what you thought was right.

Peace

[pinboy3niner]

327. Thankyou

No, they didn't Stop-Loss us in those days. My commitment was extended first because after all the initial training I went to 6 months of Infantry OCS. Upon graduation and commissioning I began a new 2-year commitment.

Then, at the end, I had an 18-month hospitalization that went beyond my release date, so they kept me in until that was finished.

[marym625]

333. wow

18. Months. I don't know what to say. I hope all is well.

Peace

[pinboy3niner]

361. I'm okay. I was one of the lucky ones.

I lived on a hospital floor that had two wards--my ward was facial casualties and the other side was amputees, so for 18 months I was surrounded by a lot of guys who had it a lot worse than I did. And I knew more than 60 guys who didn't make it back alive at all...

A nurse at an evac hospital in Vietnam literally saved my life, and I've always counted myself fortunate to have survived.

Love & Peace...

[marym625]

362. I can't compare

But I can understand being around those that are worse off.

I was in Children's Memorial Hospital when I was 12. Had a bad kidney. They were taking blood or blood pressure every 15 minutes. I sarcastically said to the nurse on about her 6th time in, "why don't you just take my arm?" Only to get up to use the rest room, which was shared with the next room, go to close the door of the other room only to see the boy there just had his arm amputated. I eventually met all kinds of kids there and every one of them had problems much more serious than mine.

My heart goes out to you. I can't fathom what that was like. IS like. I am sorry for all your loss. Just glad that there were excellent nurses there and you got one.

Peace& love

[marym625]

325. I assume you saw action?

You did what you thought you should at the time. I thank you for your willingness to fight for our country.

[onethatcares]

335. no,

after joining to fight the spread of global communism, they sent me to Alaska where I was overstrength in my MOS (63G) and
became a morning reports clerk because I could type.

The only action I saw was in the 4th Street Bars.

[marym625]

337. That's great!

Glad to hear that! And hey, someone has to type in the fight against communism!

[egduj]

2. We're not going to take it -Twisted Sister

[marym625]

5. You have a link?

Isn't that the Who?

Still, awesome! And thank you!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

204. The Who - We're Not Gonna Take It (From Tommy) live at Woodstock

That's a different song than Dee Snider and Twisted Sister.

We're Not Gonna Take It/See Me, Feel Me/Listening to You

[marym625]

206. Thank you for posting this!

I love this clip. I am confused though. This is the same song Twisted Sister does. Unless you're talking about a different song than is in post #14?

I am really surprised no one has posted The Who's Baba O'Riley.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

230. The Who song is a different song from TS. The Who song is from "Tommy"

These three songs run together at the end of Tommy which is why they are performed together.

We're Not Gonna Take It

Tommy: Welcome to the Camp,
I guess you all know why we're here.
My name is Tommy
and I became aware this year

If you want to follow me,
you've got to play pinball.
And put in your earplugs
put on your eyeshades
you know where to put the cork

Hey you getting drunk, so sorry!
I've got you sussed.
Hey you smoking Mother Nature!
This is a bust!
Hey hung up old Mr. Normal,
Don't try to gain my trust!
'Cause you ain't gonna follow me any of those ways

Although you think you must

Guests:
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it
Never did and never will
We're not gonna take it
Gonna break it, gonna shake it,
let's forget it better still

Tommy: Now you can't hear me,
your ears are truly sealed.
You can't speak either,
your mouth is filled.
You can't see nothing,
and pinball completes the scene.
Here comes Uncle Ernie to guide you to
Your very own machine.

Guests:
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it
Never did and never will
Don't want no religion
And as far as we can tell
We ain't gonna take you
Never did and never will
We're not gonna take you
We forsake you
Gonna rape you
Let's forget you better still.

See Me, Feel Me

Tommy:
See me.
Feel me.
Touch me.
Heal me.

Listening to You

Listening to you,
I get the music.
Gazing at you,
I get the heat.
Following you,
I climb the mountains.
I get excitement at your feet.

Right behind you,
I see the millions.
On you,
I see the glory.
From you,
I get opinions.
From you,
I get the story.

Listening to you,
I get the music.
Gazing at you,
I get the heat.
Following you,
I climb the mountains.
I get excitement at your feet.

Right behind you,
I see the millions.
On you,
I see the glory.
From you,
I get opinions.
From you,
I get the story.

Listening to you,
I get the music.
Gazing at you,
I get the heat.
Following you,
I climb the mountains.
I get excitement at your feet.

(FADE
Right behind you,
I see the millions.
On you,
I see the glory.
From you,
I get opinions.
From you,
I get the story.

(And thus this finishes the rock opera Tommy. In the movie, Tommy (Roger Daltrey) climbs a mountain and stands before the rising sun just as his father did before him.)


This is a church scene from the movie Tommy with Eric Clapton as the Preacher, John Entwistle and Pete Townshend behind him, and Roger on the left, next to his mother played by Ann-Margret, as Tommy waiting to touch the statue of Marilyn Monroe as it comes down the aisle for a miraculous healing. The people taking communion at the rail get a slug of Johnnie Walker Red instead of wine and a handful of pills for a communion wafer. I think it's about the ridiculousness of celebrity worship as if celebrities can heal people. The Beatles said they hated the fact that people in wheelchairs would be brought to their shows to be touched as if four guys from Liverpool had godlike powers. I think it's a fantastic commentary on our society and the tendency of people to look outside themselves for something to latch onto and have faith in.

[marym625]

231. thanks

the chorus tune and words are SO similar I was confused. And really tired!

Thank you!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

233. You are most welcome!

And John Entwistle is the best and most complex bass player ever, with the possible exception of Bill Wyman of the Stones.

The Who is basically three deranged orangutangs (Pete, Roger and Keith) jumping about trying to get the audience's attention, and Big John just stands there playing his bass and holding it all together.

I always loved them because of their bad attitude.



Keith and John are both dead now. John did some interesting songs on their albums, like "Boris the Spider" and "My Wife".

[marym625]

244. I know next to nothing

About the technology that is music. I just know what sounds good and what I like. I love the who, all of them I disagree with you. They all needed each other to be them

Although I disagree with you, I will give my life for your right to say it

Thanks again!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

249. I am not saying that they would be The Who without any one of them.

All four of them were necessary. They played different parts than rock bands usually have. They had a lead bass and a lead drums. That's unusual. Bill Wyman of the Stones also played complex bass parts.

Pete's leads, unless they were on acoustic as in "Behind Blue Eyes" were not melodic, they were basically rhythm. All of his windmilling was rhythm. He wasn't playing anything melodic, just playing chords. If a band had 3 guitars, like the Beatles, you had a bass, a lead and a rhythm.

The most complicated part for The Who was the bass. In most rock songs, the bass is pretty simple, like what Paul McCartney played. You always need a solid bass in rock, whether it's simple or complicated. In The Who, the bass was the backbone as well as often the ornamental part of the song. Keith was bashing drums quite fast and sometimes erupting on the last beat of the measure with tons of percussion and temporarily overtaking the lead part from Roger's extraordinary voice.

You don't have to have a conventionally "good" voice (I'm talking good pop singers and good opera singers) to have a good rock voice. Roger is rough around the edges but it gives it that cutting edge that rock sometimes needs. Roger always has a discernible pitch. Don't get me started on that imposter named Johnson they replaced Bon Scott with in AC/DC, who is hoarse.

Sometimes The Who sang harmony together as in "Behind Blue Eyes" and some of the numbers on "The Who By Numbers" with acoustic guitar that were softer. Other times it was usually Roger on the lead with John and Pete doing more conventional backing vocals.

Same thing with the Beatles. They could sing three part harmonies, especially in their early stuff, but also John Lennon could rip his throat out singing "Revolution" or the definitive version of "Twist and Shout".

John Entwistle singing one of his songs -
"My Wife". They called him "Thunderfingers" and his nickname was "The Ox" because he was very large and quiet.

Won't Get Fooled Again -- with John Entwistle's isolated bass.This shows you how complex his bass playing was as a lead instrument:

THIS is the amazing talent that is Roger's vocals.
I think this is better than the Queen original video version with Freddie Mercury singing "I Want it All". They never performed it live with Freddie.
This is from 1992 benefit concert for AIDS awareness, after Freddie died, with Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath on guitar jamming with Brian May, and Roger Daltrey singing lead.

This song is so powerful it peels paint off the walls.

At the beginning Brian and Tony play a bit of "Heaven and Hell" and then they play a bit of "Pinball Wizard" in honor of their guest Roger Daltrey. Roger Taylor, Queen's drummer, introduces Roger Daltrey.

Fashion note: Brian's wild vest is French silk painting. I know how to do that!

As a woman, I think Roger Daltrey and Brian May are truly beautiful in their life force or stage presence here.

I WANT IT ALL:

I started out studying classical as a child and listened to sixties rock at the same time. Hope this bit of analysis of which instrument is doing what at different times helps.

[marym625]

251. That's great information

Thank you. Like I said, I know almost nothing about music so I really appreciate this.

I do hope you know I was just teasing you. I have no problem with you, or anyone, having their own opinion.

Love those clips, thank you. There are very few rock stars I can name. Even for bands I love. Sometimes I love a song and won't know who did it. I am truly terrible with names. Obviously, the big names I know, but I couldn't tell you who played what. So again, I appreciate the information.

That's a cool talent. My mom had an absolutely beautiful painted, silk vest. An art teacher she worked with gave it to her. It was both colorful and muted at the same time. Most intricate work I've ever seen on silk. Wishing now I had a picture of it.

An aside about silk. The teacher had told my mom to always hand wash silk. She said to never use woolite. Said it is horrible and to use Johnsons Baby Shampoo. That's what I have always done and everything I have ever had that is silk has stayed new looking forever.

Again, thanks much for all the information and clips.

Rock On, Sister!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

270. You're welcome.

Glad you liked that little discourse about the different instruments that make up a four piece rock band and who can do what part and whether they are leading or background. Of course the dynamics are different when you have a trio, like The Police, Rush or ZZ Top, or five or six pieces. It's harder to lead a coherent band with only three people but it can be done.

Someone else likes Led Zep, I have no problem with that. People have different tastes and I don't insist that everyone else like the same bands I do. I like to turn people on to music that I dig. Classical, opera, chamber music, folk, geezer rock and jazz.

I've painted silk scarves and pillows. You stretch a piece of silk or a scarf on wooden stretcher bars like it was canvas. You draw lines with a bottle of gutta percha, with a metal tip on it like a hypodermic needle. You let that dry and then paint between the lines with water based aniline dye. It's different from fabric paint because it is translucent and very intense. You can put rock salt on it while it's wet and get fabulous effects.

People get on Brian's case about his weird fashion taste, but that is a cool vest. Who cares? He can wear what he damn well pleases. And fix his hair the way he wants. Some people!! There is also a video that Freddie made of "These Are the Days of Our Lives" where he is wearing a similar vest painted with cats, because he was a cat person. Probably done by the same artist. It's in B&W and it's obvious that he is quite ill.

Roger Daltrey and Dr. Brian May (Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Imperial College, London, no shit) are at the height of their masculine beauty in their movements and light from their eyes and persona in that clip of I Want It All. When hubby told his son that we saw Tom Petty, the son said, "Tom Petty! He's older than God!". He's 63. The son is 31. Tom Petty does not physically attract me but I do appreciate his music now that I have seen him live and I rocked out!

I prefer my following of handsome rock stars (this includes Steve Winwood )to be "appreciating MATURE men".

I worship the ground Brian May walks on because he is a genius and a nice guy. And he's tasteful in his distortion. That's him in my avatar, when he had dark hair. The older he gets the more he looks like Isaac Newton, which is appropriate. He built his own guitar decades ago with his dad, called The Red Special. He has a new book out about it.

Recent Daily Mail article about the Red Special and playing it atop Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Jubilee in 2002. "God Save the Queen" of course. The British equivalent of Hendrix playing "The Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2768463/Brian-May-How-I-built-guitar-rocked-The-Queen.html

There's a wonderful interview on YouTube where Rick Wakeman (former keyboard player of YES and a brilliant musician himself) interviews Brian May and starts out introducing Brian, and says, "Most people who climb on the roof of Buckingham Palace get arrested. Or they climb in the window of the Queen's bedroom and get arrested. Our guest of honor today actually had the honor of being invited onto the roof of Buckingham Palace, and getting away with it. Brian May."

You rock on as well!!

[marym625]

305. I didn't think you would judge anyone for the music they like :)

I knew that dying silk was a very intricate, detailed art. I had no idea it was like that. Very interesting.

I appreciate all the information. As I said before, I know nothing about music. Now I know a little. I am glad I can say that. Doesn't mean I will be able to apply it but I still will know it.

I think Tom Petty is sexy. Not handsome but sexy. But I find anyone with intelligence and talent sexy.

Thanks again!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

334. I understand what you say about Tom Petty.

A saw a guy at the concert wearing one of those goofy oversized top hats like Tom wore in his videos. I thought that was a creative thing to do as a fan.


Look up "French silk painting" and you will see examples of it. I have three pillows that I would love to sell to someone.


A plain looking person with sparkle in the eyes and lights on and cheerful is far better than a person with symmetric nice features, but there are no lights on. There is no personality there. And there is no creativity or individuality inside. They would be an accountant forever and not mind it at all. We need accountants but we also need creative people. End of rant.

[marym625]

336. I'm an accountant

But it's all good

[WhiteAndNerdy]

18. +1! nt

[marym625]

22. Some one posted it below

Great song! Thank you!

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. to keep the variety going - The Who Won't Get Fooled Again. Neil Young - Rockin in the Free World

[marym625]

7. awesome song! THANK YOU!

[LeftyMom]

6. Depends on my mood. So here are two:

[marym625]

9. I have never heard those

Power. Damn now I'm crying.
Thank you for sharing these

[LeftyMom]

12. Both bands do consistently great stuff. This slays me, every time:

[marym625]

17. Holy shit! yeah, got me

[Live and Learn]

289. Brought me to tears because it brought it all back.

Watching those people on the news day after day waiting for help and my stupid assumption that they would get it imminently. Basically the time I lost all faith in our government being there for us if we needed it.

[marym625]

341. For me it was Kent State

Then as I got older I thought maybe as a child I was too cynical and tried to be more positive. Then Rwanda, Katrina, the wars in the middle east. We suck.

[LeftyMom]

20. .

[marym625]

24. Another good one I had never heard. Thanks!

[Sopkoviak]

8. STOP!

[marym625]

11. I never realized before that is a protest song

Can't believe that now that you posted it. Thanks!

[Journeyman]

10. John Stewart: "Botswana". . .

Oft times, the most meaningful protests are those we make of ourselves . . .

[marym625]

15. Wow! Thank you

[lob1]

13. Sam Stone by John Prine.

[marym625]

19. Another one I have never heard. awesome. thank you!

[tkmorris]

123. Good call

[trueblue2007]

14. we're not gonna take it ....... video ~~~

[marym625]

21. I like Twisted Sister

And they do that song well. Thank you for sharing it!

[Whiskeytide]

299. Wow. Neidermyer from Animal House?

I've never seen that video. Thanks for posting it!

[kas125]

16. for Tomas, whom I love -

I love his mom, too. Tomas is a wonderful, bright, loving person and so deserves better than the treatment he's gotten from our government.

[marym625]

27. You know him?

Brave, brave man. I watch this and think here we go again.

Thank you for sharing this. I have seen it before but it's different now.

[kas125]

32. There are a whole bunch of different videos

of this song. All of them are heartbreaking.

And yes, I know him and I know his mom, Cathy. Actually, it's because of DU that I met them in the first place. Tomas was being transferred to a hospital in Chicago and a DUer from his hometown asked for people here to visit him while he was here. I volunteered myself and the rest of NW Indiana and Chicago codepink. Cathy ended up staying up here for a couple years after and we became friends. She was also dating someone who is a dear friend, so there was that, too. Anyway, they are great people.

[marym625]

40. I wish I had known that

I live in Chicago and a dear friend of mine works at the Rehabilitation Institute. I assume that's where he went?

I hope he is doing OK.

[kas125]

41. Yep, that's where he was. The sad part though,

is that the first time I visited, I remarked that he was in such a nice big room. He said, rather sadly, that it was supposed to be a room for two people, but because he'd been in Iraq he was considered "contaminated" and was kept away from all the other patients.

[marym625]

42. my cousin was in there

After an aneurysm in his brain burst. He ended up helping some heal because, once his daughter brought his guitar and banjo uo, he got better almost immediately. He played for the patients.

One was a man who had brain damage from the shaking in the humvee in Iraq. Many ended up with brain damage. It was similar to shaken baby syndrome because the vehicles had no shocks. Every time I walked past this kid's room he said, "miss, do you know when the tsunami is coming? "

[marym625]

62. Come to think of it

the Iraq Vet was the only one alone in a room. Never thought about why. How fucking sad! Especially since they can't get up and socialize.

Thanks for all the information and the song

Peace

[Elwood P Dowd]

23. Something about Marvin Gaye's Mercy, Mercy Me keeps me playing it

on a regular basis.

[marym625]

28. Because it's awesome!

Truly is. Thanks for this!

[Jamaal510]

25. Nas: "Sly Fox"

[marym625]

29. I like that! hadn't heard it before. Thanks!

[DreamGypsy]

26. A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall

Dylan, 1962

Follow this link to Bob's performance at The Concert for Bangladesh (sorry, can't embed the video - not YouTube)

Dylan characterized the song saying

"Every line in it is actually the start of a whole new song. But when I wrote it, I thought I wouldn't have enough time alive to write all those songs so I put all I could into this one."

Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, where have you been, my darling young one?
I’ve stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains
I’ve walked and I’ve crawled on six crooked highways
I’ve stepped in the middle of seven sad forests
I’ve been out in front of a dozen dead oceans
I’ve been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard
And it’s a hard, and it’s a hard, it’s a hard, and it’s a hard
And it’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall

Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, what did you see, my darling young one?
I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around it
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin’
I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin’
I saw a white ladder all covered with water
I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken
I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children
And it’s a hard, and it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard
And it’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall

And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son?
And what did you hear, my darling young one?
I heard the sound of a thunder, it roared out a warnin’
Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world
Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin’
Heard ten thousand whisperin’ and nobody listenin’
Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin’
Heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter
Heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley
And it’s a hard, and it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard
And it’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall

Oh, who did you meet, my blue-eyed son?
Who did you meet, my darling young one?
I met a young child beside a dead pony
I met a white man who walked a black dog
I met a young woman whose body was burning
I met a young girl, she gave me a rainbow
I met one man who was wounded in love
I met another man who was wounded with hatred
And it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard
It’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall

Oh, what’ll you do now, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, what’ll you do now, my darling young one?
I’m a-goin’ back out ’fore the rain starts a-fallin’
I’ll walk to the depths of the deepest black forest
Where the people are many and their hands are all empty
Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters
Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison
Where the executioner’s face is always well hidden
Where hunger is ugly, where souls are forgotten
Where black is the color, where none is the number
And I’ll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it
And reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it
Then I’ll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin’
But I’ll know my song well before I start singin’
And it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard
It’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall

[marym625]

30. I FUCKING love this song!

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Thanks! Having the lyrics is even better. But here's the song from.'63

A Hard Rains Gonna Fall {Live at Town Hall 1963} …:

P.S. Sorry, I hadn't noticed the very first part where it says it links to the song.

[Scootaloo]

31. Anything by Keny Arkana

And of course, there's Jasiri X...

[marym625]

35. wow that's great stuff! Thank you!

[Comrade Grumpy]

33. Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention: "Trouble Every Day" (1966)

"Trouble Every Day"

Well I'm about to get sick
From watchin' my TV
Been checkin' out the news
Until my eyeballs fail to see
I mean to say that every day
Is just another rotten mess
And when it's gonna change, my friend
Is anybody's guess

So I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'
Hopin' for the best
Even think I'll go to prayin'
Every time I hear 'em sayin'
That there's no way to delay
That trouble comin' every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin' every day

Wednesday I watched the riot . . .
Seen the cops out on the street
Watched 'em throwin' rocks and stuff
And chokin' in the heat
Listened to reports
About the whisky passin' 'round
Seen the smoke and fire
And the market burnin' down
Watched while everybody
On his street would take a turn
To stomp and smash and bash and crash
And slash and bust and burn

And I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'
Hopin' for the best
Even think I'll go to prayin'
Every time I hear 'em sayin'
That there's no way to delay
That trouble comin' every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin' every day

Well, you can cool it,
You can heat it . . .
'Cause, baby, I don't need it . . .
Take your TV tube and eat it
'N all that phony stuff on sports
'N all the unconfirmed reports
You know I watched that rotten box
Until my head begin to hurt
From checkin' out the way
The newsman say they get the dirt
Before the guys on channel so-and-so

And further they assert
That any show they'll interrupt
To bring you news if it comes up
They say that if the place blows up
They will be the first to tell,
Because the boys they got downtown
Are workin' hard and doin' swell,
And if anybody gets the news
Before it hits the street,
They say that no one blabs it faster
Their coverage can't be beat

And if another woman driver
Gets machine-gunned from her seat
They'll send some joker with a brownie
And you'll see it all complete

So I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'
Hopin' for the best
Even think I'll go to prayin'
Every time I hear 'em sayin'
That there's no way to delay
That trouble comin' every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin' every day

Hey, you know something people?
I'm not black
But there's a whole lots a times
I wish I could say I'm not white

Well, I seen the fires burnin'
And the local people turnin'
On the merchants and the shops
Who used to sell their brooms and mops
And every other household item
Watched the mob just turn and bite 'em
And they say it served 'em right
Because a few of them are white,
And it's the same across the nation
Black and white discrimination
Yellin' "You can't understand me!"
'N all that other jazz they hand me
In the papers and TV and
All that mass stupidity
That seems to grow more every day
Each time you hear some nitwit say
He wants to go and do you in
Because the color of your skin
Just don't appeal to him
(No matter if it's black or white)
Because he's out for blood tonight

You know we got to sit around at home
And watch this thing begin
But I bet there won't be many live
To see it really end
'Cause the fire in the street
Ain't like the fire in the heart
And in the eyes of all these people
Don't you know that this could start
On any street in any town
In any state if any clown
Decides that now's the time to fight
For some ideal he thinks is right
And if a million more agree
There ain't no Great Society
As it applies to you and me
Our country isn't free
And the law refuses to see
If all that you can ever be
Is just a lousy janitor
Unless your uncle owns a store
You know that five in every four
Just won't amount to nothin' more
Gonna watch the rats go across the floor
And make up songs about being poor

Blow your harmonica, son!

[marym625]

36. I forgot all about Zappa! I had a couple LPs too! Great song. Thank you!

[SidDithers]

34. Stevie singing about Nixon...

Apologies if this song bothers any of the Nixon fans here.

Sid

[marym625]

37. LMAO! Nixon fans! good one! Great song too. Thank you

[marym625]

257. Tin soldiers and Nixon coming

I can't believe this wasn't posted on the thread. Seems appropriate to post it in reply to you.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Ohio 1970 Kent Stat…:

If you check out the links listed under the video, you'll find that the UN has given the US one year to respond to charges on these murders. Laurel Krause, Allison's little sister, has worked for decades for truth in this. After all those years it seems to finally be paying off.

I can't remember if the US has until March or June of 2015 to respond but I can't wait to see what that response will be.

[marym625]

38. I have 2 more from the bush era

Eminem - Mosh

http://vimeo.com/m/27790825

Pink Dear Mr President

[Tikki]

39. A fav...."The American in Me"...AVENGERS

This song is from the 1970's...some here might recognize the voice today.

It's the American in me that makes me watch the blood
running out of the bullethole in his head.
It's the American in me that makes me watch TV
see on the news, listen what the man said.
He said,

"Ask not what you can do for your country
what's your country been doing to you
Ask not what you can do for your country
what's your country been doing to your mind?"

It's the American in me that makes me says it an honor to die
in a war that's just a politicians lie
It's the American in me that makes me watch TV
see how they burn the SLA
They say

"Ask not what you can do for your country
what's your country been doing to you?
Ask not what you can do for your country
what's your country been doing to you?"

In the USA!
In the USA!
In the USA!

It's the American in me that makes me watch the blood
running out of the bullethole in his head.
It's the American in me that never wonders why
Kennedy was murdered by the FBI

"Ask not what you can do for your country
what's your country been doing to you?
Ask not what you can do for your country
what's your country been doing to you?...


Tikki

[marym625]

43. blast from the past! good one! Thank you!

[NBachers]

44. Wasteland of the Free by Iris Dement

Click the link at the top right- a stunning indictment

http://wastelandofthefree.com/

[marym625]

63. That whole link is awesome!

Thanks so much for sharing!

[mrmpa]

45. Waltzing Matilda

[marym625]

64. man, that's another great one I had completely forgotten! THANK YOU!

[TexasProgresive]

46. The Great Mandala= Peter, Paul and Mary

"The Great Mandala" was written by Mary Allin Travers;peter Yarrow;Albert B. Grossman.

So I told him that he'd better shut his mouth
And do his job like a man
And he answered "Listen, father"

"I will never kill another"
He thinks hes better than his brother that died
What the hell does he think hes doing
To his father who brought him up right?

Take your place on the great Mandala
As it moves through your brief moment of time
Win or lose now, you must choose now
And if you lose youre only losing your life

Tell the jailer not to bother
With his meal of bread and water today
He is fasting til the killings over

Hes a martyr, he thinks hes a prophet
But hes a coward, hes just playing a game
He cant do it, he cant change it
Its been going on for ten thousand years

Take your place on the great Mandala
As it moves through your brief moment of time
Win or lose now, you must choose now
And if you lose youre only losing your life

Tell the people they are safe now
Hunger stopped him, he lies still in his cell
Death has gagged his accusations

We are free now, we can kill now
We can hate now, now we can end the world
Were not guilty, he was crazy
And its been going on for ten thousand years

Take your place on the great Mandala
As it moves through your brief moment of time
Win or lose now you must choose now
And if you lose youve only wasted your life

Songwriters
Mary Allin Travers;Peter Yarrow;Albert B. Grossman

Published by
SILVER DAWN MUSIC

[marym625]

57. God they were good! Great song!

Thank you!

I can't think of them without thinking about the Weavers

Did you ever hear:

Hay Una Mujer Desaparecida, H. Near, Ronnie Gilbe…:

[TexasProgresive]

47. Some protest with humor. Talkin' Vietnam Potluck Blues by Tom Paxton

Can't find a video of Tom so this will have to do

Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues
Words and Music by Tom Paxton

When I landed in Vietnam,
I hardly got to see Saigon.
They shaped us up and called the roll,
And off we went on a long patrol.
Swattin' flies, swappin' lies,
Firing the odd shot here and there.

The captain called a halt that night
And we had chow by the pale moonlight.
A lovely dinner they planned for us
With a taste like a seat on a crosstown bus.
Some of the veterans left theirs in the cans
For the Viet Cong to find. . .
Deadlier than a land mine.

Well naturally somebody told a joke
And a couple of fellas began to smoke.
I took a whiff as a cloud rolled by
And my nose went up like an infield fly.
The captain, this blonde fella from Yale, said
"What's the matter with you, baby?"

Well, I may be crazy, but I think not.
I'd swear to God that I smell pot.
But who'd have pot in Vietnam?
He said, "What do you think you're sittin' on?"
These funny little plants, thousands of them.
Good God Almighty... Pastures of Plenty!

We all lit up and by and by
The whole platoon was flying high.
With a beautiful smile on the captain's face
He smelled like midnight on St. Mark's Place.
Cleaning his weapon, chanting the Hare Krishna.

The moment came as it comes to all,
When I had to answer nature's call.
I was stumbling around in a beautiful haze
When I met a little cat in black P.J.'s,
Rifle, ammo-belt, B.F. Goodrich sandals.
He looked up at me and said,
"Whatsa' matta wit-choo, baby?"

He said, "We're campin' down the pass
And smelled you people blowin' grass,
And since by the smell you're smokin' trash
I brought you a taste of a special stash
Straight from Uncle Ho's victory garden.
We call it Hanoi gold."

So his squad and my squad settled down
And passed some lovely stuff around.
All too soon it was time to go.
The captain got on the radio. . .
"Hello, headquarters. We have met the enemy
And they have been smashed!"

[marym625]

65. I love this!

Never heard it before. Thank you!

[TexasProgresive]

48. Imagine by John Lennon

Here sung by the late Eva Cassidy

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace

You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world

You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one

[marym625]

66. The ULTIMATE protest song!

And what a beautiful version. Thank you so much!

[TexasProgresive]

69. Eva died too young

Her music did not get wide distribution because she refused to be pigeon holed by the record labels. She would not be defined and the songs she did were blues, spiritual, rock and whatever.

Snip: Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 – November 2, 1996) was an American vocalist and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country, rock and pop classics. In 1992, she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by the 1996 live solo album entitled Live at Blues Alley. Although she had been honored by the Washington Area Music Association, she was virtually unknown outside her native Washington DC, when she died of melanoma in 1996.

Four years later, Cassidy's music was brought to the attention of British audiences when her versions of "Fields of Gold" and "Over the Rainbow" were played by Mike Harding and Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Following the overwhelming response, a camcorder recording of "Over the Rainbow", taken at Blues Alley in Washington by her friend Bryan McCulley, was shown on BBC Two's Top of the Pops 2. Shortly afterwards, the compilation album Songbird climbed to the top of the UK Albums Charts, almost three years after its initial release. The chart success in the United Kingdom and Ireland led to increased recognition worldwide; her posthumously released recordings, including three UK number 1 records, have sold more than ten million copies.[1] Her music has also charted top 10 positions in Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland.[2]

Snip eath

In 1993, Cassidy had a malignant mole removed from her back. Three years later, during a promotional event for the Live at Blues Alley album in July 1996, Cassidy noticed an ache in her hips, which she attributed to stiffness from painting murals while perched atop a stepladder.[11] The pain persisted and a few weeks later, X-rays revealed that the melanoma had spread to her lungs and bones. Her doctors estimated she had three to five months to live. Cassidy opted for aggressive treatment, but her health deteriorated rapidly. In the early fall, at a benefit concert for her at the Bayou, she made her final public appearance, closing the set with "What a Wonderful World" in front of an audience of family, friends, and fans. Additional chemotherapy was ineffective and Cassidy died on November 2, 1996 at her family's home in Bowie, Maryland.[2][11][19] In accordance with her wishes, her body was cremated and the ashes were scattered on the lake shores of St. Mary's River Watershed Park, a nature reserve near Callaway, Maryland.[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Cassidy

[marym625]

74. What a sad story!

She had a beautiful voice.

Thanks for all the information. I will have to check her out.

[PassingFair]

81. WAR...what is it good for?

[marym625]

88. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Say it again ya'll!

Thank you!

[TexasProgresive]

49. Well you can tell how old I am- This is the last one, I promise War by Edwin Starr

There was a movie where a student disc jockey locked himself in his college radio station and played this over and over and over- hoping it would take.

&feature=player_embedded

EDWIN STARR
"War"

War, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Uh-huh
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again, y'all

War, huh, good God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me

Ohhh, war, I despise
Because it means destruction
Of innocent lives

War means tears
To thousands of mothers eyes
When their sons go to fight
And lose their lives

I said, war, huh
Good God, y'all
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again

War, whoa, Lord
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me

War, it ain't nothing
But a heartbreaker
War, friend only to the undertaker
Ooooh, war
It's an enemy to all mankind
The point of war blows my mind
War has caused unrest
Within the younger generation
Induction then destruction
Who wants to die
Aaaaah, war-huh
Good God y'all
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it, say it, say it
War, huh
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me

War, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Uh-huh
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again y'all
War, huh, good God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me

War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker
War, it's got one friend
That's the undertaker
Ooooh, war, has shattered
Many a young mans dreams
Made him disabled, bitter and mean
Life is much to short and precious
To spend fighting wars these days
War can't give life
It can only take it away

Ooooh, war, huh
Good God y'all
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again

War, whoa, Lord
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me

War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker
War, friend only to the undertaker
Peace, love and understanding
Tell me, is there no place for them today
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But Lord knows there's got to be a better way

Ooooooh, war, huh
Good God y'all
What is it good for
You tell me
Say it, say it, say it, say it

War, huh
Good God y'all
What is it good for
Stand up and shout it
Nothing

[marym625]

67. post as many as you want!

Each one you posted is great! I appreciate it. This is the best collection ever.

I have a few more in mind but waiting to see if others post before I add anymore.

Thanks for this one. I sorta remember that scene but have no clue what movie it was. Maybe someone else will

[marym625]

50. Johnny I hardly knew ya

I knew this song before I knew the American bastardization of it (my grandparents being from Ireland) I remember telling a teacher that she was playing the song wrong.

There are many really good versions out there. Unfortunately, I can't find any with all the versus. This one is missing the last verse, the most important one in my opinion. 


They're rolling out the guns again
Hurroo, hurroo
They're rolling out the guns again
Hurroo, hurroo
They're rolling out the guns again
But they'll not take my sons again
No they'll not take my sons again
Johnny I'm swearing to ya

Hadrian's Wall - Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye.wmv:

[rurallib]

77. love this song - too bad Americans aren't familiar with this - the original version

[marym625]

87. and what a horrible thing to do to a protest song!

Talk about all fucked up and backwards!

[zipplewrath]

232. Willy Mcbride

Not exactly protest, but extremely thoughtful reflection with a definite point of view.

[marym625]

243. It is a protest song.

And a beautiful one!

My cousin was part of the Irish Minstrels and he used to play this song. I love it. Thank you!

[brewens]

52. Roger Waters-The Bravery of Being Out of Range.

"Does the recoil remind you, remind you of sex old man, who the hell you gonna kill next"

[brewens]

53. From his Amused to Death cd right after the first gulf war. n/t

[marym625]

58. fabulous song! Thank you!

[brewens]

59. That entire Amused to Death cd is really good. That is a song too many people never

heard. He nails the attitude of all the people that were so totally jazzed watching all the footage of smart bombs on CNN during the war.

[marym625]

60. Thanks for the info

I will check it out. I love Pink Floyd but have been only so-so about Waters without them. This may change my mind.
Thanks again!

[sweetloukillbot]

331. Watching TV is the one that always slays me on that album...

[marym625]

339. I never heard this before

Great song! Thanks for sharing it!

[brewens]

352. Yeah. That might be the best on it. "Bravery" is the most Floyd like I'd say. n/t

[reddread]

86. watching TV n/t

[marym625]

338. OK now I know what you mean

Been trying to figure it out since you posted it. Someone just posted the song. I wasn't familiar. Thanks! Good tune!

[seveneyes]

54. Us and Them

[marym625]

70. such a great song!

It's wonderful. I actually have 2 favorite Floyd protest songs I am waiting to see if added. Give you a hint about one. It's name is something many have as a pet.

Thank you!

[malaise]

55. Marley - Get Up Stand Up!

[marym625]

71. That is a really good one!

Especially considering where he is from.

Totally off subject but I can't see the name Marley without thinking about the time I saw his son play. It was at a bar that had a swimming pool. I got incredibly drunk and when the bar closed I decided to go skinny dipping. Got out of the pool just as the band was walking out right in front of me.

Thank you for sharing this!

[hobbit709]

56. A few

[marym625]

73. Every single one ROCKS!

How funny you have One Tin Soldier. I actually mentioned it to a youngster, who never heard of it, on my do we have to have a revolution poll the other day. I hadn't thought of it in years!

Thanks so much for all of them!

[rurallib]

78. So glad someone put in Phil Ochs and "I Ain't A-marching Anymore"

My favorite by far from a guy who would do an anti-war concert for a candy bar.

[marym625]

91. I posted Phil Ochs What Are You Fighting For?

Yesterday and someone responded with I Ain't Marching. That's what made me make this post. He had a bunch of good ones!

[4Q2u2]

68. DropKick's

[marym625]

76. I JUST listened to these

While I was searching for the best version of Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye to post. Really great songs! Thank you!

[reddread]

72. veteran's day poppy

[marym625]

99. Thank you for posting

I had never heard it before.

[reddread]

107. and I had never absorbed the lyrical turns before today

truly made me sad.
so many fatherless children, and shattered families in the US thanks to Vietnam.
and I do not ignore the magnitudes of horror and suffering we inflicted on our targets.

[marym625]

143. yep

We don't just go in and fuck the land and kill the people, fuck up families and make sure some kids never have one

[lame54]

75. McMurtry and NOFX

[marym625]

104. AWESOME!

I am really bad with names. I didn't think I would know either of these but the top one I have heard and absolutely love! Thanks for posting these!

[Atman]

79. Yo La Tengo, Nuclear War (Version 2) WARNING: NSFW

Simple and to the point. And made all the more interesting on Version 2 by using a chorus of children. Perfectly lo-fi, fun and poignant all at the same time.

Nuclear war (yeah)
Nuclear war (yeah)
Talkin about (yeah)
Nuclear War (yeah)

It's a motherfucker,
don't you know.
If they push that button,
your ass gotta go.

[marym625]

105. It's exactly what you said

Simple and fun. Thank you!

[snooper2]

80. I guess it depends on what you are protesting

[marym625]

106. whatever you want

No rules! This works! Thank you!

[Va Lefty]

82. The Late Great Pete Seeger

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

103. That one was mine too.

So I guess I'll post my second, which I actually first saw thanks to a link right here on DU, which protests the police state, rather than capital vs labour.

[marym625]

110. HOLY SHIT

This is my new favorite police state protest song. Thank you!

Damn!

There's one up the thread, post 31, called La Rage I think you'll like

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

111. Thanks, I'll go up and check it out. nt

[marym625]

144. Let me know if I was right, please

[marym625]

108. breaks my heart

Both the song and the fact he's no longer with us.

Thanks so much! Was waiting for a Pete Seeger or Weavers post

[pipi_k]

83. Somebody's

Baby

And some Marvin Gaye

[marym625]

113. Oh those are GOOD! Thank you!

[NBachers]

85. Everybody's Workin' for the Man Again by Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch

http://grooveshark.com/#!/search/song?q=Kieran+Kane+And+Kevin+Welch+With+Fats+Kaplin+Everybody%27s+Working+For+The+Man+Again

[marym625]

114. It won't let me play it without signing up

Or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks regardless but I would like to hear. I am listening to every song posted.

[NBachers]

202. Aaah too bad - Here's a live version on YouTube- the lyrics are a bit more clear on the

recorded version, but the live one is pretty easy to understand, and a little more raw.

[marym625]

208. Thanks so much!

Was worth the wait!

Great choice!

[NBachers]

246. A powerful, powerful song I love from Elvis- "If I Can Dream." Listen over and over . . .

[marym625]

256. Wow! I had no idea Elvis ever did a song like this!

Thanks for adding it to the thread!

[KurtNYC]

89. "Who are the Nazis now?" - Clan Dyken

[marym625]

117. That's going to be going through my head all night

Thanks! I love it. Dig the pictures too. Notice some pictures that some here probably don't like being in the video.

Thanks!

[ismnotwasm]

90. "Up against the wall". by David Peel and the Lower East Side (NSFW)

[marym625]

101. Thanks for posting this

I actually think I have heard it before. But it's been forever. Interesting

[immoderate]

227. David Peel and group were camped next to us at Woodstock.

We were serenaded by them for four days! Memorable.

--imm

[marym625]

259. That's awesome!

Just the fact you were at Woodstock is fabulous. I was 6 at the time and parents weren't exactly the Woodstock type. Well, my mom maybe but not my dad. So I missed it. So jealous!

Did you actually have tickets or were you hoping that you could get them when you got there?

[immoderate]

265. I was planning not to go. But the Wednesday before, I was with friends and we just impetuously...

... took off to see what was happening at Yasgur's farm. When we got there, there was only the crew, building the stage. By Thursday morning a small town had grown around us, and by Friday, it was a city. Those people just trampled the fence built around the area intended for the audience. We didn't think much about tickets, and as it turned out, it didn't matter.

Needless to say, it was the experience of a lifetime.

--imm

[marym625]

267. Too cool

Just too cool.

[logosoco]

92. Great thread!

Perfect time to post (sorry I don't know how to put the video here, old computer/even older user)

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PEACE ON EARTH
(Willie Nelson)

Willie Nelson - 2003


There's so many things going on in the world
Babies dying, mothers crying
How much oil is one human life worth
And what ever happened to peace on earth

We believe everything that they tell us
They're gonna’ kill us
So we gotta’ kill them first
But I remember a commandment
Thou shall not kill
How much is that soldier’s life worth
And whatever happened to peace on earth

And the bewildered herd is still believing
Everything we’ve been told from our birth
Hell they won’t lie to me
Not on my own damn TV
But how much is a liar's word worth
And whatever happened to peace on earth

So I guess it’s just
Do unto others before they do it to you
Let’s just kill em’ all and let God sort em’ out
Is this what God wants us to do

And the bewildered herd is still believing
Everything we’ve been told from our birth
Hell they won’t lie to me
Not on my own damn TV
But how much is a liars word worth
And whatever happened to peace on earth

Now you probably won’t hear this on your radio
Probably not on your local TV
But if there’s a time, and if you’re ever so inclined
You can always hear it from me
How much is one picker’s word worth
And whatever happened to peace on earth

But don’t confuse caring for weakness
You can’t put that label on me
The truth is my weapon of mass protection
And I believe truth sets you free

And the bewildered herd is still believing
Everything we’ve been told from our birth
Hell they won’t lie to me
Not on my own damn TV
But how much is a liars word worth
And whatever happened to peace on earth?

[marym625]

93. I am saving this FOREVER!

Best thread I ever posted!

Thanks for the song. It's a great one

Here's a YouTube of it

Whatever Happened To Peace On Earth? Willie Nelson:

[logosoco]

95. Thanks for that...

and the thread.

Funny story about the OP song: I have listened to this song for years, and when my now 20 year old daughter was about 5, she asked me what they were spelling at the start of that song (gimme an f...). I quickly said they were spelling "muck" because it had rained at Woodstock. Luckily she bought it for years. When it comes up on my iPod when she is around I still sing "muck"! Gets me a good eye roll!

For a while there in the mid 2000s I was inserting "Afghanistan" for Vietnam. Will we ever stop updating this song????

[marym625]

98. muck. fuck. it's all the same thing :-)

That's hilarious!

Evidently not. And this is the 3rd time we can put something about Iraq in it. Sigh.

[Go Vols]

94. Extreme - Rest In Peace

Make love not war, sounds so absurd to me
We can't afford to say these words lightly
Or else our world will truly rest in peace

[marym625]

118. That's good. another I hadn't heard.

kinda shocked at how many there are

Thank you!

[Arugula Latte]

96. American Idiot:

"American Idiot"

Don't wanna be an American idiot.
Don't want a nation under the new mania
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind fuck America.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.

Well maybe I'm the faggot America.
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.
Now everybody do the propaganda.
And sing along to the age of paranoia.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.

Don't want to be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria.
It's calling out to idiot America.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.

[marym625]

119. I have been waiting for this!

Last edited Wed Oct 1, 2014, 08:50 PM - Edit history (1)

Absolutely love this song!

Thank you!

[TBF]

293. Holiday ~ Green Day

[marym625]

342. Another great pick

I love Green Day. Thanks for posting!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

97. Gotta go with "Complain" by Bob Roberts

Or as I like to call it, "The Teabagger Anthem"

Some people must have.
Some people have not.
But they'll complain and complain and complain and complain and complain.

Some people will work.
Some simply will not.
But they'll complain and complain and complain and complain and complain.

Like this: It's society's fault I don't have a job.
It's society's fault I am a slob.
I have potential no one can see.
Give me welfare. Let me be me!

Hey, Bud, you're livin' in the Land of the Free.
No one's gonna hand you opportunity!

Some people must have.
Some never will.
But they'll complain and complain and complain and complain and complain.

I don't have a house. I don't have a car.
I spend all my money getting' drunk in a bar.
I wanna be rich. I don't have a brain.
Just give me a handout while I complain.

Or this: I wanna stay in bed and watch TV.
Go out weekends in a limousine
And dance all night takin' lots of drugs
And wake up when I wanna.

Hey, Bud, you're livin' in the Land of the Free.
No one's gonna hand you opportunity!

Some people will learn.
Some never do.
But they'll complain and complain and complain and complain and complain.
Yeah, they'll complain and complain and complain and complain and complain.

[marym625]

121. Holy shit this is a real song.

You know when you just want to say something and nothing comes out because what you want to talk about is so incredibly shocking, reprehensible and stupid? Me Right now about this song

thank you for sharing!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

124. Woah! No. That's Tim Robbins on a clip from "Bob Roberts". As a matter of fact,

when the movie came out. He didn't record a soundtrack for it. Because he didn't want right wingers hijacking it, since it's so close to who they are. This was pre-internet of course.

[marym625]

129. OH!

I couldn't get it to play so I just read it. There are 2 songs posted so far I can't get to play, this being one.

Oh so glad to hear that. I thought you were just posting something from the other side because it is a protest song.

I am so happy now!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

138. Ah, that makes sense. I mean he looked younger but you'd be able to tell it's him.

I highly recommend the movie. At the time it seemed a little far fetched but given where things are......

[marym625]

149. I will try to watch it tonight

If it's on Netflix, it's on

Thanks
Sorry I misunderstood. Now I am dying to see it.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

162. No please. It's perfectly understandable. I checked. Netflix doesn't stream it and apparently aren't

even carrying the DVD.

[marym625]

167. Bummer!

Well, I know about it for another time then.

Thanks!

[pinboy3niner]

102. Fortunate Son by John Fogerty (1969)

Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

[marym625]

125. CCR!

Every time I hear this I think of the documentary Dear America, Letters Home From Vietnam

Thank you!

[catbyte]

131. That song ALWAYS reminds me of Shrub

[marym625]

151. Oh yeah. like they could see into the future! n/t

[pinboy3niner]

365. Fogerty also did an Iraq War protest song, Deja Vu (all over again)...

"Deja Vu (All Over Again)"

Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio
Did you try to read the writing on the wall
Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before
It's like Deja Vu all over again


Day by day I hear the voices rising
Started with a whisper like it did before
Day by day we count the dead and dying
Ship the bodies home while the networks all keep score


Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio
Could your eyes believe the writing on the wall
Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before
It's like Deja Vu all over again


One by one I see the old ghosts rising
Stumblin' 'cross Big Muddy
Where the light gets dim
Day after day another Momma's crying
She's lost her precious child
To a war that has no end


Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio
Did you stop to read the writing at The Wall
Did that voice inside you say
I've seen this all before
It's like Deja Vu all over again
It's like Deja Vu all over again

[pinboy3niner]

173. I knew someone who received one of the Dear America letters

He had just rotated home from Vietnam when he received the letter from a buddy in his Marine Corps unit in-country that was one of those featured in Dear America:

7 Apr 69

Dear Jim,

Hope you had a good journey home. I’m sorry I’m unable to bring you glad tidings buddy, but I think you’ll probably what to know this news. Our friend, our happy, crazy, almost always laughing pal Dave was killed during a fire fight at 0600 hrs this morning. An RPG took his head. Jim, that guy had so much going for him, a beautiful girl to marry in October, school to finish, and under 40 days to go. This war is taking too many good guys.

Perhaps I’m selfish but a few have been friends and I know you’ve felt the same. There’s nothing more to say. I thought you’d like to know.

Jerry

The letter about the death of their friend, David Ranson, also is engraved on the New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

[marym625]

175. I remember that

I have watched that movie about 20 times. I am so sorry for your loss and your friends loss. What a horrible horrible war. So very many taken for no reason. And then more when Johnson lied! wtf is the matter with American Presidents?

I'm sorry. Thank you for sharing that. I am truly grateful and very moved

[marym625]

176. Did Michael J Fox read that one? n/t

[pinboy3niner]

241. Sorry, I don't remember

I have the book, but I haven't seen the film in years.

[marym625]

242. No worries. Just took a shot

You might know.

I have the movie but on VHS. I have been looking for it to stream or download and can't find it. Bummed..Thank you!

[femmocrat]

245. That is the one I was going to list.

Love CCR.

[marym625]

340. so pick another!

There are still some classics missing from the thread. I know that seems hard to believe but there are.

[femmocrat]

353. "Ohio" Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

The list is getting kinda long. . . hope no one else picked this one.

[marym625]

354. Great pick. and still no justice in this massacre

Did you know that there is a tape, taken by a student that just left a tape recorder running on his window ledge, that clearly shows the order to shot? "Get ready. Down. Point. Fire."

It was discovered by Alan Canfora, one of the students shot, in 2007. It has been verified by numerous independent sound experts mostly hired by newspapers. Both the DOJ and the FBI stated it wasn't audible and refused to reopen the case.

I emailed with Alan Canfora yesterday and he said that the May 4 Center will have a big announcement soon about this. I am hoping that some criminal charges are finally brought or, minimally, civil charges reopened on new evidence.

[Ampersand Unicode]

109. The '80s was the second wave of great "cause" songs. Here's a smattering.

DIALUP WARNING

***

Nuclear war

Nena - 99 Red Balloons

Modern English - I Melt With You

Alphaville - Forever Young

Feminism

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Annie Lennox & Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

AIDS

Dionne Warwick & Friends - That's What Friends Are For

U2 - One

Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin

Issues in Africa - Famine/disease and S. African apartheid

U.S.A. for Africa - We Are the World

Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

Peter Gabriel - Biko

Artists United Against Apartheid - (Ain't Gonna Play) Sun City

[marym625]

126. If someone had asked me. ...

Were there any good protest songs in the 80s? I would have scoffed at them. Yes, scoffed I tell you!

But I would have been wrong! Man that's a bunch of really good songs! Biko being my favorite.

True Colors was one too. Just the last Gay Games that were in Chicago, Cyndi Lauper performed at the closing ceremonies. She came out dressed like the Statue of Liberty but the gown and crown were rainbow colored. And she sang True Colors like I had never heard it before. This was before all the progress had been made. Before we even dreamed it would be. There wasn't a dry eye anywhere

Thank you so much!

[Coventina]

262. No good protest songs in the 80s?

Let me help you refresh your memory (in addition to the previous post!)

[marym625]

269. Thank you

I appreciate both the being proved wrong and more songs. Two birds and all

[sweetloukillbot]

330. A few more...

Kate Bush - Army Dreamers

Marillion - White Russian

Billy Bragg - The World Turned Upside Down

Ultravox - Dancing With Tears in My Eyes

Pink Floyd - The Fletcher Memorial Home

[marym625]

347. Great songs!

A couple I knew, a couple I didn't. Thanks so much for posting them!

[DBoon]

180. Know your rights - The Clash

[marym625]

209. Thank you!

Another good one from an era that is seen as the "me" generation.

Thanks for the post!

[Coventina]

218. I would respectfully add:

[n2doc]

115. For the new century- World Citizen

World Citizen
(Words by David Sylvian)

There goes one baby's life
It's such a small amount
She's un-American
I guess it doesn't count

Six thousand children's lives
Were simply thrown away
Lost without medicine
Inside of thirty days

In the New York harbour
Where the stock's withheld
It was the price we paid
For a safer world

World is suffering
World is suffering
World is suffering
World citizen

In Madhya Pradesh
Where they're building dams
They're displacing native people
From their homes and lands

So they hunger strike
Cos they believe they count
To lose a single life
Is such a small amount

In the name of progress
And democracy
The concepts represented in name only

His world is suffering
Her world is suffering
Their world is suffering
World citizen

World citizen

And the buildings fall
In a cloud of dust
And we ask ourselves
How could they hate us?
Well, when we live in ignorance and luxury
While our super powers practice
Puppet mastery

We raise the men
Who run the fascist states
And we sell them arms
So they maintain their place

We turn our backs
On the things they done
Their human rights record
And the guns they run

His world is suffering
Her world is suffering
Their world is suffering
World citizen

My world is suffering
Your world is suffering
Our world is suffering
World citizen

Who'll do away with flags?
Who'll do us proud?
Remove the money from their pockets
Scream dissent out loud?

Cos god ain't on our side
The shoe won't fit
And though they think the war is won
That's not the last of it

Disenfranchised people
Need their voices heard
And if no one stops to listen
Lose their faith in words

And violence rises
When all hope is lost
Who'll embrace the human spirit
And absorb the cost?

Not one life is taken
In my name
In my name

His world is suffering
Her world is suffering
Their world is suffering
World citizen

My world is suffering
Your world is suffering
Our world is suffering
World citizen
© 2003 by David Sylvian/Opium (Arts) Ltd

[marym625]

132. wow! that's really awesome! Never heard it before. THANK YOU! MUCH!

And thanks for the lyrics!

PEACE!

[NRaleighLiberal]

268. incredible song - it is on the soundtrack to Babel - an equally incredible movie.

[Wounded Bear]

116. Eve of Destruction...

Barry McGuire...

[marym625]

134. FINALLY!

I thought this would be one of the first posted. Thank you so much!
Love this song!

[Omaha Steve]

154. He also sang...

"Masters of War" if you want to drag that one out.

[marym625]

159. I can't find him doing it

It's the first song posted on the thread though. But it's Bob Dylan doing his song. Great song!

[Omaha Steve]

160. Somewhere in storage

I still have the 45. I can't remember the flip side.

[marym625]

166. Frustrating!

So go get the 45! Then you will know!

[marym625]

120. Strange Fruit

Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
Black bodies swingin' in the Southern breeze
Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees

Pastoral scene of the gallant South
The bulgin' eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolias sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burnin' flesh

Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck
For the sun to rot, for the tree to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop


Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit:

[Coventina]

219. I like Siouxsie's version as well. (no video) n/t

[marym625]

226. Hadn't heard it before

worth posting. Thank you!

[Old and In the Way]

122. Bobbie Darin -Simple Song of Freedom and Hot Tuna -Uncle Sam Blues. nt

[marym625]

136. Here you go!

Great choices! Thank you!


Bobby Darin simple Song of Freedom:

Hot Tuna - Uncle Sam Blues (1971):

[Old and In the Way]

370. Thanks for posting the vids!

Darin's tune was particularly interesting...his audience was mot exactly "digging" his tune. And it certainly didn't help his career as the next Frank Sinatra. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy - nee Jefferson Airplane - were obviously playing their sentiments to their audience.

[catbyte]

127. "For What It's Worth", Buffalo Springfield

There's something's happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear,
There's a man with a gun over there, telling me I got to beware
It's time to stop children what's that sound everybody look what's goin down...

[marym625]

137. Yeah it's practically an anthem!

Great choice. A video of it is up the thread. I think it was one of our beloved hippies that posted it

[catbyte]

152. I'm also partial to Zombie by Cranberries about Brit occupying N. Ireland

Probably because I'm Ojibwe, French, AND Irish.

[marym625]

158. about 60% Irish

Rest is almost all french and German. Tad bit of Welsh but we don't talk about it (KIDDING! )

So post it! We're going to have the most awesome collection of protest songs ever assembled!

[catbyte]

163. I haven't figured how to copy paste from my new Kindle, lol, but will tomorrow

When I get to a real computer. It's on YouTube I'm sure. Thanks for starting this thread!

[marym625]

170. Thanks for contributing to the thread!

I really expected maybe a few songs. I started thanking each person that posted thinking it would be just a few.

Then BAMB! I know it mucks up the thread to have me after every song. But I figure if someone takes the time to get the link, come back and share their favorite music, they deserve a thanks. Especially the ones that posted the lyrics too.

I have a few more songs in mind but I want to wait to see if someone else posts them.

Thanks in advance. Looking forward to hearing the song!

[catbyte]

205. Here it is!

[marym625]

207. Wow!

I am so glad you posted this!

I kept thinking about my grandfather. He was a poet, a visionary, a rebel but I never met him. He was born in Ireland in 1880 and came to America in 1908. My uncle had a recorder that recorded on vinyl way back in the '40s. He recorded my grandfather saying something about "the troubles" and how we were related to "king (inaudible) and Cormac McCarthy who gave their lives for Irish Freedom"

She says 1916 in the song but it is a much older war.

I love this! Thank you!

[catbyte]

214. That recording must be an awesome thing to have. I really remember the most

recent "Troubles". My best friend is 100% Irish Catholic, so she was really involved. I'm 59, so I grew up during the worst of the recent troubles, you know, Maze Prison, Bobby Sands, and everything. The song lyrics would've been a little more accurate if they'd said "1616 instead of 1916. Glad you liked the song!

[marym625]

215. Love it!

Yeah, I was little during the worst of the end part of the "troubles" but I remember a great deal that went down.

Yes, great thing to have, that recording. I wish we could understand a little more of it. He also talks about when he met my grandmother, also born and raised in Ireland, "I met a blushing Irish colleen"

Thanks again!

[Trajan]

128. RATM - Sleep Now in the Fire

Occupy Wall Street - Sleep Now in the Fire:

[marym625]

139. I saw them do this live

Great choice! Thank you!

[BeyondGeography]

130. Man in Black by the great Johnny Cash

[marym625]

140. He was a such a good man

Thanks so much for this song. Great choice!

[tularetom]

133. Free Nelson Mandela

If you can sit still when you listen to this, you'd better see your doctor.

[marym625]

141. Ha! I don't need to see one

I was moving to the music.

Man, he spent so much time in prison and still accomplished so much after he got out.

Great choice! Thank you!

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

135. For variety, go down under

Midnight Oil has albums chock full of protest songs mostly about stealing aboriginal land, the environment, and the laborer. One of each.

[marym625]

142. Great songs

Same problems, different place.

What is that instrument in the first one? Never saw or heard it before

Cool videos too. Thank you!

[Omaha Steve]

145. I posted the video and lyrics

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017218463

[marym625]

155. beautiful!

I used to love Uriah Heep. Progressive rock, right?

Beautiful song. Thank you. And thanks for the link here

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

147. Rage Against The Machine might have a few

[adirondacker]

169. +1000. Love Rage! nt

[marym625]

172. I am surprised it took that long for

Killing in the Name of

All great choices. Someone posted some Rage Against the Machine up the thread. It wasn't killing in the name of though.

Thanks so much!

[Tikki]

148. "My Dreams"....the Gun Club(1983) and "This Ain't No Picnic"...Minutemen(1984)

Tikki

[marym625]

174. more I hadn't heard before

Thank you. I like them both but I like the 2nd better. Good stuff

Thank you for sharing!

[RGinNJ]

150. I always go to Jefferson Airplane.

But end up here.

[marym625]

177. absolutely wonderful songs

I almost posted Volunteers of America on OP. I have been waiting for someone to post both of these.

Both of these work without changing anything for current times. Well, I guess that is no longer true about where have all the flowers gone. Not with more women being KIA.

Why isn't there a PEACE emoticon?

PEACE!

[RGinNJ]

186. Thanks, I've wondered about a Peace emoticon myself.

Not sure it would be truly understood by some of the younger members, but I do think one is needed.

Peace and Love to you also.

[RagAss]

153. "Handsome Johnny" - written by Louis Gossett Jr. and Ritchie Havens

[marym625]

179. I forgot about that one!

That's an awesome choice!

Thank you!

[Jackpine Radical]

156. Die Gedanken sind Frei (with translation below):

(This was a song popular before & during the German Revolution of 1848, brought to America by the refugees from that failed revolution who came to settle in Milwaukee and institute a socialist government there.

Die Gedanken sind frei, wer kann sie erraten,
sie fliegen vorbei wie nächtliche Schatten.
Kein Mensch kann sie wissen, kein Jäger erschießen
mit Pulver und Blei: Die Gedanken sind frei!

Ich denke was ich will und was mich beglücket,
doch alles in der Still', und wie es sich schicket.
Mein Wunsch und Begehren kann niemand verwehren,
es bleibet dabei: Die Gedanken sind frei!

Und sperrt man mich ein im finsteren Kerker,
das alles sind rein vergebliche Werke.
Denn meine Gedanken zerreißen die Schranken
und Mauern entzwei: Die Gedanken sind frei!

Drum will ich auf immer den Sorgen entsagen
und will mich auch nimmer mit Grillen mehr plagen.
Man kann ja im Herzen stets lachen und scherzen
und denken dabei: Die Gedanken sind frei!

Ich liebe den Wein, mein Mädchen vor allen,
sie tut mir allein am besten gefallen.
Ich sitz nicht alleine bei meinem Glas Weine,
mein Mädchen dabei: Die Gedanken sind frei!

==============================

Thoughts are free, who can guess them?
They fly by like nocturnal shadows.
No man can know them, no hunter can shoot them
with powder and lead: Thoughts are free!

I think what I want, and what delights me,
still always reticent, and as it is suitable.
My wish and desire, no one can deny me
and so it will always be: Thoughts are free!

And if I am thrown into the darkest dungeon,
all these are futile works,
because my thoughts tear all gates
and walls apart: Thoughts are free!

So I will renounce my sorrows forever,
and never again will torture myself with whimsies.
In one's heart, one can always laugh and joke
and think at the same time: Thoughts are free!

I love wine, and my girl even more,
Only her I like best of all.
I'm not alone with my glass of wine,
my girl is with me: Thoughts are free!

[marym625]

181. Thank you so much!

I have never heard a German song from that time. It's beautiful. I am curious how it sounds.

Thanks again! Beautiful

[Jackpine Radical]

229. Hier kannst du das Lied anhören:

Last edited Sat Oct 4, 2014, 04:45 PM - Edit history (1)

[marym625]

236. uhm. What?

I can stop the song? Ich bin ein wenig verwirrt. Aber ich danke

[Jackpine Radical]

264. Ich habe "Anhören" bedeutet.

Wahrscheinlich kennen meine Fingern nicht gut deutsch.

[marym625]

266. Then I'm impressed!

Ich weiß nicht Deutsch sprechen oder schreiben Sie es so, wir sind alle gut

[eridani]

255. Even humming the tune in WW II Germany could get you a ticket to a work camp

&feature=related
trotz alledem = despite all this

&feature=related

Pete Seeger's translation

Die gedanken sind frei
My thoughts freely flower
Die gedanken sind frei
My thoughts give me power
No scholar can map them
No hunter can trap them
No one can deny
Die gedanken sind frei

I think as I please
And this gives me pleasure
My conscience decrees
This right I must treasure
My thoughts shall not cater
To duke or dictator
No one can deny
Die gedanken sind frei

Tyrants can take me
And throw me in prison
My thoughts will burst free
Like blossoms in season
Foundations will crumble
And structures will tumble
And free men will cry
Die gedanken sind frei

My addition to Seeger's version for the last two verses

I’ll banish my pain
Forget all my sorrows.
To keep myself sane
For brighter tomorrows
Within my heart still
I can think as I will,
I’ll laugh and not cry.
Die Gedanken sind frei!

I cherish my wine,
with joy I recall
The one who is mine
loves me most of all
The fact is well known
that I don’t drink alone
My love is nearby.
Die gedanken sind frei.

http://www.metrolyrics.com/die-gedanken-sind-frei-lyrics-pete-seeger.html
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1185.html

[marym625]

343. wow. Thank you for this!

Great job on your translation too. Not that I could know if it is right or wrong, but the words in English are great.

I can't imagine living there at that time. I appreciate your posting these

[eridani]

357. Seeger's translation and mine are very loose

The more literal translation is in the post I responded to.

Actually, the song was originally one of those jolly summer hiking songs. It got political in WW II. White Rose Society member Sophie Scholl played it on her flute outside the prison where her father was taken. The time for nonviolent resistance had pretty much expired by then, unfortunately

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rose

[marym625]

358. loose or not, I like it!

Thanks for all the interesting information!

[Quayblue]

157. Redemption Song

[marym625]

183. This is good one

I liked Bob Marley. Another gone too soon. Thank you for posting!

[Quayblue]

185. you're welcome!

and thanks for this post. You have a great online voice.

Peace to you marym625

[marym625]

188. Oh thanks! :)

And I didn't even take any online voice lessons! And I can sign!

That was so nice. Thank you!

[Quayblue]

192. lol!

[davekriss]

161. Zearle, No More War

[marym625]

184. Here ya go!

This is a good one. Thanks for mentioning it!

No More War - Zearle:

[marym625]

164. I hereby declare this

THE BEST THREAD EVER!

What an awesome compilation of music that all deals with some kind of protest.

I can't thank each one of you enough for putting your favorites up. I love that there are so many I had never heard before. A few of which are now my favorites.

I can't wait to see what else is posted. There are some pretty popular, long time standbys still not posted.

[catbyte]

165. Oh, last one. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott Herron

[marym625]

187. I will post this one for you

Surprised it isn't already on the thread! Been waiting for it.

Post as many as you want! If it's not on the thread yet, it should be. Thank you!

Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Tele…:

[Omaha Steve]

168. I don't know IF I'm ever coming home....

[marym625]

189. omd do I feel stupid!

I have loved this song since I was little and I never put it together about why he wouldn't know if was ever coming home!

Thanks so much!

[Omaha Steve]

171. The Beatles - Revolution (HD)

ANYONE remember # 9 ?

[marym625]

191. number 9. number 9. number 9

Yes!

What the heck took so long for this one to be posted!

Thank Dog you did! Love it!

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

178. The Decemberists are your quintessential protest band

And by that I mean old people would like them.

[marym625]

193. so, they aren't too fond of America?

Good stuff! Thank you! I believe I have seen the first one before but it feels like it was years ago. How old is it?

I appreciate that you posted these! Thank you!

[DBoon]

182. Minutemen - Working Men are Pissed

[marym625]

194. As they should be!

Thank you! I think someone posted another Minutemen song up the thread too.

Thanks for sharing this. I hadn't heard it before

[azurnoir]

190. Gorillaz Dirty Harry

[marym625]

196. Cool! I really like this

Thank you for sharing it!

[mulsh]

195. T-Bone, Neil Young,

[link:

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[marym625]

197. YAY!

Another one I was waiting for!

Thanks so much!

[marym625]

198. The song that made me think to do this

Phil Ochs What are you fighting for?

Just switch up a few of the pictures. Same shit, different day. 

Or, to quote Janis, "it's all the same fucking day man!" 


Phil Ochs: What are you fighting for?: 

I hope people keep posting. There are a ton more that I am shocked aren't on here.

[marym625]

199. Three-Five-Zero-Zero

From my favorite play and movie

Hair - Three-Five-Zero-Zero:

[marym625]

200. The Doors The Unknown Soldier

Unknown Soldier by The Doors - Vietnam War Music …:

[eridani]

201. What? No Tom Lehrer?

Tom Lehrer - So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III)

So long mom, I'm off to drop the bomb,
So don't wait up for me,
But while you swelter down there in your shelter
You can watch me. . .On your TV.

While we're attacking frontally, watch Brinkley and Huntley
Describing contrapuntally the cities we have lost.
No need for you to miss a minute of the agonizing holocaust.

Little Johnnie Joneshe he was a US pilot, no shrinking violet was he.
He was mighty proud when world war three was declared
He wasn't scared, no siree.
And this is what he said on his way to Armageddon:

So long, mom, I'm off to drop the bomb, so don't wait up for me,
But though I may roam, I'll come back to my home,
Although it may be a pile of debris.

Remember Mommy, I'm off to get a Commie,
So send me a salami, and try to smile somehow.
I'll look for you when the war is over,
An hour and a half from now.


Tom Lehrer - Send the Marines

When someone makes a move
Of which we don't approve,
Who is it that always intervenes?
UN and OAS?
They have their place, I guess,
But first send the marines!

We'll send them all we've got,
John Wayne and Randolph Scott,
Remember those exciting fighting scenes?
To the shores of Tripoli,
But not to Mississippoli,

What do we do? We send the marines!
For might makes right,
Until they've seen the light,
They've got to be protected,
All their rights respected,
'Til somebody we like can be elected.

The members of the corps
All hate the thought of war,
They'd rather kill them off by peaceful means.
Stop calling it aggression,
O we hate that expression.
We only want the world to know
That we support the status quo.
They love us everywhere we go,
So when in doubt,
Send the Marines!


Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go

When you attend a funeral,
It is sad to think that sooner or
Later those you love will do the same for you.
And you may have thought it tragic,
Not to mention other adjec-
Tives, to think of all the weeping they will do.
But don't you worry.
No more ashes, no more sackcloth.
And an armband made of black cloth
Will some day never more adorn a sleeve.
For if the bomb that drops on you
Gets your friends and neighbors too,
There'll be nobody left behind to grieve.

And we will all go together when we go.
What a comforting fact that is to know.
Universal bereavement,
An inspiring achievement,
Yes, we all will go together when we go.

We will all go together when we go.
All suffused with an incandescent glow.
No one will have the endurance
To collect on his insurance,
Lloyd's of london will be loaded when they go.

Oh we will all fry together when we fry.
We'll be french fried potatoes by and by.
There will be no more misery
When the world is our rotisserie,
Yes, we will all fry together when we fry.

Down by the old maelstrom,
There'll be a storm before the calm.

And we will all bake together when we bake.
There'll be nobody present at the wake.
With complete participation
In that grand incineration,
Nearly three billion hunks of well-done steak.

Oh we will all char together when we char.
And let there be no moaning of the bar.
Just sing out a Te Deum
When you see that ICBM
And the party will be "come as you are."

Oh we will all burn together when we burn.
There'll be no need to stand and wait your turn.
When it's time for the fallout
And Saint Peter calls us all out,
We'll just drop our agendas and adjourn.

You will all go directly to your respective Valhallas.
Go directly, do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dolla's.

And we will all go together when we go.
Ev'ry Hottenhot and ev'ry Eskimo.
When the air becomes uranious,
And we will all go simultaneous.
Yes we all will go together
When we all go together,
Yes we all will go together when we go.

[marym625]

210. Awesome!

I completely forgot he did this! Great picks!

Thank you for sharing and posting all the lyrics too!

Fabulous!

[NBachers]

203. B J Thomas - Billy and Sue- I could listen to this one over and over

Here's one I resurrected from deep in my brain cells not long ago

[marym625]

211. Well I have to thank your brain cells!

I like this one! And either it's posted somewhere in the thread or I listened to it in my sleep last night I can't check the thread while replying when using my phone.

Regardless, great choice and thank you!

[marym625]

212. We Didn't Start The Fire

This is not the official video. It is actually better. The pictures make it so much better but the quotes added put it over the top.

Billy Joel We Didn't Start The Fire!:

[Lizzie Poppet]

213. Many by the brilliant New Model Army

One of my favorite lines ever in a protest song: "You said 'give us liberty or give us death.' Now you got both. What do you want next?"

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[marym625]

216. That's some good stuff!

I know that it's not a shock or surprise, but it just seems weird that we all have the same looming issues regardless of country.

THanks for posting these. I was not familiar with the group before. Glad to know about them. And good songs too!

[cbdo2007]

217. Of all of the great Dylan protest songs, Chimes of Freedom is my favorite

It pretty much wraps up all that's wrong in society all in one incredibly artful song.

[marym625]

224. Perfect

thank you! Not the best recording or best of Bob doing it, but the song meaning doesn't change



Far between sundown’s finish an’ midnight’s broken toll
We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashing
As majestic bells of bolts struck shadows in the sounds
Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing
Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight
Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight
An’ for each an’ ev’ry underdog soldier in the night
An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

In the city’s melted furnace, unexpectedly we watched
With faces hidden while the walls were tightening
As the echo of the wedding bells before the blowin’ rain
Dissolved into the bells of the lightning
Tolling for the rebel, tolling for the rake
Tolling for the luckless, the abandoned an’ forsaked
Tolling for the outcast, burnin’ constantly at stake
An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

Through the mad mystic hammering of the wild ripping hail
The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder
That the clinging of the church bells blew far into the breeze
Leaving only bells of lightning and its thunder
Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
An’ the unpawned painter behind beyond his rightful time
An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

Through the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
For the disrobed faceless forms of no position
Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts
All down in taken-for-granted situations
Tolling for the deaf an’ blind, tolling for the mute
Tolling for the mistreated, mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute
For the misdemeanor outlaw, chased an’ cheated by pursuit
An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

Even though a cloud’s white curtain in a far-off corner flashed
An’ the hypnotic splattered mist was slowly lifting
Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones
Condemned to drift or else be kept from drifting
Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless, seeking trail
For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale
An’ for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail
An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

Starry-eyed an’ laughing as I recall when we were caught
Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended
As we listened one last time an’ we watched with one last look
Spellbound an’ swallowed ’til the tolling ended
Tolling for the aching ones whose wounds cannot be nursed
For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones an’ worse
An’ for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe
An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
Copyright © 1964 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1992 by Special Rider Music

Read more: http://www.bobdylan.com/us#ixzz3F0Hvnkfa

Here's the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan doing it

[Coventina]

220. Cake - I Bombed Korea

[marym625]

235. Great song.

Have to admit I never heard of them
Glad now that I have.

Thank you!

[Coventina]

260. Super happy to spread the Cake gospel!

[Coventina]

221. Grandmaster Flash - The Message

[Coventina]

223. Another one from the Grandmaster: White Lines

[marym625]

238. Oh I like that one!

I like it even better than the first one. Thank you!

[marym625]

237. Good song!

I have to admit when he does the little laugh, I kept thinking about the song, They're Coming To Take Me Away.

Thanks for posting it. Good song!

[el_bryanto]

222. "The first thing I want to say is mandate, my ass"

Gil Scott Heron - B Movie

The analysis of America still holds up pretty well.

Bryant

[marym625]

239. man, I loved him

Haven't heard this in YEARS! thanks for putting it up. I wish he were around now. Would love to hear his take on current events.

Thanks again!

[Coventina]

225. War Pigs - as performed by Cake

(because I'm not a Sabbath fan)

[marym625]

234. Really great version!

Hadn't heard that before. Thank you for sharing it.

Now, being a Sabbath fan, I do prefer theirs, but I do appreciate the great Cake version.

[justgamma]

228. "The Project For A New American Century". Anti-flag

"The Project For A New American Century"

It's a gut check of what you believe

A Global Pax Americana
Neo-con, neo-fascist blue print - USA hegemony
Charlatan war hawks, untried, untrue
Celebrate and exploit tragedy
To steal away control

And it's a gut check of what you believe
Will you stand up for democracy?
or a New American Century?
Endless...
Endless violence, endless hatred
Endless empire tyranny
Will you make a stand for human dignity?
Or never ending hate?

It's a think tank, psycho and crazed
War profiteering membership - a world catastrophe
They've got a war plan that counts on you
to kill for their corporate empire
while they sit at home

And it's a gut check of what you believe
Will you stand up for democracy?
or a New American Century?
Endless...
Endless violence, endless hatred
Endless empire tyranny
Will you make a stand for human dignity?

Are you going to...Fight Back!
Time to prove what you really believe
We gotta FIGHT BACK!
Until we win it all
We gotta FIGHT BACK!
Will you heed the call?
The Neo-Fascist race to war
The PNAC plan to rule the world

It's a gut check of what you believe
Will you stand up for democracy?
or a New American Century?

Are you going to...

And it's a gut check of what you believe
Will you stand up for democracy?
or a New American Century?
Endless...
Endless violence, endless hatred
Endless empire tyranny
Will you make a stand for human dignity?

Will you? Or never ending hate?

[marym625]

240. Did you write this?

It's wonderful!

Thank you so much for it. If it's a song, I can try to find it and post it

[justgamma]

275. No, it's by a band called Anti-Flag.

They have some great songs, but are heavy rock and you really have to read the lyrics to understand them.

[marym625]

277. Oh. sorry

I have never heard of them. Thought it was part of the title.

I like it! And I just listened and understood every word. Probably because the lyrics are on the video

Thanks for posting! Definitely straight forward about our government!

Anti-Flag The Project For A New American Century …:

[pinboy3niner]

247. The Bells of Rhymney

"The Bells of Rhymney" is a song written by folk singer Pete Seeger and Welsh poet Idris Davies. The lyrics to the song were drawn from Davies' poem "Bells of Rhymney", which was first published in his 1938 book, Gwalia Deserta. The poem, which follows the pattern of the nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons", was written about a coal mining disaster and the failure of the 1926 General Strike. In addition to Rhymney, the poem also refers to the bells of a number of other towns and cities in South Wales, including Merthyr, Rhondda, Blaina, Caerphilly, Neath, Swansea, Newport, Cardiff, and Wye. Seeger used the poem as lyrics for his song "The Bells of Rhymney" after discovering them in a book by Dylan Thomas. ....

Arguably the most famous rendition of the song is the version recorded by the American folk rock band The Byrds. ....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bells_of_Rhymney

LYRICS:

The Bells of Rhymney

Oh what will you give me?
Say the sad bells of Rhymney.
Is there hope for the future?
Cry the brown bells of Merthyr.
Who made the mine owner?
Say the black bells of Rhondda.
And who robbed the miner?
Cry the grim bells of Blaina.

They will plunder will-nilly,
Cry the bells of Caerphilly.
They have fangs, they have teeth,
Shout the loud bells of Neath.
Even God is uneasy,
Say the moist bells of Swansea.
And what will you give me?
Say the sad bells of Rhymney.

Throw the vandals in court,
Say the bells of Newport.
All will be well if, if, if,
Cry the green bells of Cardiff.
Why so worried, sisters why?
Sang the silver bells of Wye.
And what will you give me?
Say the sad bells of Rhymney?

Words from "Gwalia Deserta" by Idris Davies
Music by Pete Seeger
© 1959 & 1964 Ludlow Music, Inc

[Manifestor_of_Light]

250. Love Bells of Rhymney.

Great song that lots of people have done. Love McGuinn's version.

[marym625]

252. Oh what a great pick!

I can't remember the last time I heard this. I really appreciate the background information, as well as the clip and lyrics. Thank you!!

If I remember correctly, there's a movie about this too. Can't think of the name of it for the life of me. I'm pretty sure Maureen O'Hara was the female lead. Really dark, deeply moving movie.

If I find the name, I will let you know. If you're not familiar with it, I think you would enjoy it.

Thank you for this!

Peace!

[marym625]

253. How Green Was My Valley

I can't believe I forgot that title! Looked it up and thought, "DERP!" Here I am thinking it's some obscure, little known movie.

Anyway, it's great and if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Green_Was_My_Valley_(film)

[pinboy3niner]

290. Thanks! I'd forgotten about that, haven't seen it in DECADES.

My grandfather was a Welsh immigrant coal miner in Pennsylvania, but I never knew much about him because he died when my father was very young and Grandma had outlived two more husbands before I was born. She kept the name of the last, McKeating, and when she referred to the first she always respectfully called him "Mr. Evans." She was an Irish immigrant from County Cork, and the other side of the family was all Irish. (My other grandparents lived on the next block from the first Mayor Daley in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood.)

Thanks again for the reminder about the movie--I'll make a point of seeing it soon.

[marym625]

294. interesting!

My cousin is originally from Cork. He was in a fairly popular Irish band called the Irish Minstrels. That's here in the States. They had a great fan base back in the 60s and 70s.

The rest of the Irish bunch are from Kerry. As I understand it, there's a strong rivalry between Cork and Kerry.

What a sad and sweet story about your grandmother. How horrible to have buried 3 husbands.

[pinboy3niner]

297. My grandmother is a hero to me

She and her sister were the oldest of 12 kids of an Irish seaman who was First Mate on a steamer that plied the British Isles. Grandma Bea was only 20 when the two of them, she and her sister, booked passage to to come to the U.S. via Canada in 1900. Her maiden name was White, which I never thought of as an Irish name. My other relatives had names like O'Connell and Dempsey (and my grandfather was named Jack Dempsey, like the boxer ). Who knew 'White' was Irish?

Bea was an expert seamstress who ended up overseeing a factory of seamstresses in Chicago. After she retired to Arizona the factory owner traveled there to plead with her to come back. And she did, for a while, before returning to retirement in Tucson.

Grandma Bea had the brogue to her dying day, and my big regret was that I wasn't able to take her back to Ireland for a visit before we lost her.

I still remember what a hoot it was as a kid to play Canasta with her. And the time, after our family had taken a cabin in Wisconsin for vacation, when Grandma Bea and I were taking a walk around the block back at home and she had to impress me with the lesson that vacation in the woods is one thing, but we do NOT pee on the trees back in the neighborhood.

[marym625]

301. wow. Some similarities there

It's awesome how you feel about your grandmother. That's exactly how I feel about mine.

My grandmother was on of the middle children of 11. She came to America at the age of 19, just before her 20th birthday, alone, virtually unheard of at that time, 1910. She had a ham with her and it was stolen. She started here working as a maid for "the blue bloods of Boston" in the back bay. She wrote to her sister, "it's a terrible thing to be a slave to the yanks."

She moved to Chicago where she met my grandfather. Oddly, they had lived on neighboring farms in Kerry but had never met. They raised had 10 kids and the 8 that lived to adulthood were all successful in some aspect. The eldest becoming a well known, self made, multi millionaire who literally invented public relations. Even wrote text books that were used at universities to teach it. Raised over $750 million dollars just for St. Jude hospital. Also a life long Democrat. Told his buddies at Beverly CC, "I've been rich enough to be a Republican for decades but I have a conscience."

I digress. They lived through the death of their 2 year old to whooping cough, the death of their 12 year old to rheumatic fever, then she, lost my grandfather in a fire and eventually, she lived through the death of her 60 year old son after he suffered a stroke at the age of 45 and lived 15 years unable to speak or move his legs or right arm and the death of her 65 year old son to myasthenia gravis. My mother was the only one of the 10 born in a hospital when my grandmother was 48 years old.

My grandfather, born in 1880, ran a profitable dairy business in Chicago. My grandmother worked filling and capping the bottles, etc while raising all those kids. When the depression hit they gave milk away to the people who couldn't afford it. But, just like in the movies, the mob stole the business. Literally gun fights before my grandfather had no choice but to sell. Bowman Dairy took it. And then my grandmother again became a maid.

Just like you, I regret not taking her to Ireland. We had planned on going for her 100th birthday. She was strong and her mind was sharp until the age of 97 when she was diagnosed with lymphoma.

I could go on forever about my grandmother, obviously. She was, as my mother said, "an extraordinary woman who led an ordinary life." She listen to Zeppelin with my brother and me. She and my grandfather had the best little sayings. She was a progressive that had a 6th grade education and the intelligence of a genius.

One saying and I will stop boring you. Every night at dinner my grandmother, who we all called Mam or Mama, would say to my grandfather, "well how was it Da?" And he would respond with, "As sweet as the hand that fed it to me."

[pinboy3niner]

306. Not boring at all

The stories of the exceptional lives of these "ordinary" people are fascinating to me.

i could go on with more stories, but suffice it to say that since Grandma Bea's lesson, I haven't peed on the trees in the neighborhood anymore...so far. One day at a time.

[marym625]

309. LOL!

A very good lesson well learned.

My cousin and my mother made a documentary about my grandmother. If I ever have the money to put it on dvd, I am going to post it.

Thank you for sharing the story of your Grandma Bea.

[Mister Nightowl]

248. On behalf of a girl I dated in college.......

.....who didn't have that perfect upbringing that we still see too often portrayed in movies and on TV.

[marym625]

254. That's beautiful and haunting.

Thanks for posting it. I have never heard that before or even heard of her. Beautiful voice. Truly appreciate everything about this. Thank you

I hope your college girlfriend was able to cope and get through it.

It puts me in mind of Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs song, What's The Matter Here? I have been thinking about posting it but wasn't sure it fell under protest song. So, using the reply to you to sneak it in.

10,000 Maniacs - What's the Matter Here?:

[Mister Nightowl]

287. There are many, many things to protest in the world

Some of them overseas, others in the very houses we grew up in.

And, last I heard, she was a guidance counselor in a high school. She turned out okay.

[marym625]

292. Nice to know

Interesting that she counsels teens. Seems many that grew up with abuse go into fields that help others cope.

Thanks for the information

[jen63]

316. Natalie has a voice like no other.

Love her.

[marym625]

258. FIND THE COST OF FREEDOM BURIED IN THE GROUND

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - The Cost of Free…:

[JonLP24]

261. Q.U.E.E.N. by Janelle Monae featuring Erykah Badu

I really like the rap at the end and the tone the song finishes with

(rap)
I asked a question like this
Are we a lost generation of our people?
Add us to equations but they'll never make us equal.
She who writes the movie owns the script and the sequel.
So why ain't the stealing of my rights made illegal?
They keep us underground working hard for the greedy,
But when it's time pay they turn around and call us needy.
My crown too heavy like the Queen Nefertiti
Gimme back my pyramid, I'm trying to free Kansas City.

Mixing masterminds like your name Bernie Grundman.
Well I'm gonna keep leading like a young Harriet Tubman
You can take my wings but I'm still goin' fly
And even when you edit me the booty don't lie
Yeah, keep singing and I'mma keep writing songs
I'm tired of Marvin asking me, "What's Going On?"
March to the streets 'cause I'm willing and I'm able
Categorize me, I defy every label
And while you're selling dope, we're gonna keep selling hope
We rising up now, you gotta deal you gotta cope
Will you be electric sheep?
Electric ladies, will you sleep?
Or will you preach?
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/janellemone/queen.html

She has a few others that you could consider protest songs but mostly uplifting stuff.

[marym625]

272. cool.

The end part is the best part of the song. But all of it's good!

Thanks for the song and the information!

[yellowwoodII]

263. war philosophy

[marym625]

273. I love this song

Someone else posted it water up the thread but it was a much older clip. It's cool to see them playing it decades later. They're just as good as they were in the other one. Actually, maybe better. There's a different wisdom in his tone here.

Thanks for posting!

[rppper]

271. War Pigs by black sabbath....

Politicians hide themselves away...
They only started the war...
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor...

Close runner up IMHO is Megadeth's Symphony of Destruction....

[marym625]

274. awesome!

Someone else posted War Pigs but not Black Sabbath doing it because the poster doesn't like Sabbath. As much as I enjoyed it, only Black Sabbath can do it like it should be done. .And I LOVE Black Sabbath. I saw them in '79 and 2012. Awesome band.

I completely forgot about Megadeth. Good pick!

Thanks so much for sharing!

[rppper]

286. A lot of Dave Mustaines writing....

Centered around politics...his early stuff was on the mark, but sadly he's faded to a slightly less offensive and slightly more talented version of The Nuge now...no matter, I've been a long time Megadeth fan and I'll still play the old songs...it's really love hate with me...

Sabbath is on my bucket list if they ever go on the road again....I saw the Dio version in the early 80s, but it just wasn't the same( and I'm a Dio fan...)

[marym625]

344. I understand they won't tour in the US again

When I saw them at lollapalooza in 2012 I heard it was their last US tour. But bands say things like that a lot.

[marym625]

278. Thanks rainy!

I love this song. I've loved it since I was a little kid.

Thanks for posting!

[marym625]

279. I'm not sure this falls under protest

But it's certainly a "fuck you society! I am who I am and I am happy about it"

Besides, it's funny and positive.

The Gay Song:

along the same line, not sure if this would be considered protest. But I love it.


Lily Allen - Fuck You [Official Music Video]:

[Warpy]

280. Dump the Bosses off Your Back

[marym625]

283. Awesome!

This is great pick! Thank you

Makes me wonder why not one Tracy Chapman song has been posted. This and a few others are about the same thing, how the poor are basically enslaved, controlled, kept down by the man.

Thank you!

[Warpy]

304. The old Wobbly songs are my favorites

Most of the ones that have been recorded today were written by Joe Hill, a plain spoken man who used Protestant hymns for the melodies. None of the words overcomplicated things, unlike the later protest songs in the 60s and 70s, and most of them have held up well since the PTB consistently act like the same jackasses, decade after decade.

They were plain songs for plain people and we need to bring them back.

[marym625]

307. I have to agree

Well, I don't know that I would say "complicated" but I get your drift.

Speaking of the PTB and decades of screwing up, I just had a short email conversation with Alan Canfora, one of the students shot at Kent State in 1970. I was not aware that he found, after almost 40 years, a recording that proves the orders to shoot. It has been verified as authentic. The DOJ and the FBI have said that the tape is inconclusive and refused to reopen the case. The tape has been verified as authentic and the words are audible by independent experts hired by different papers including the Cleveland paper.

He just told me they will be announcing some big news soon in regard to that. I am hopeful that justice might actually FINALLY be served in that massacre.

[seveneyes]

281. Dogs

And when you lose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown
And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone

[marym625]

282. THANK YOU! !

I hinted about this song on another post. I want people to contribute and not post all the ones I love myself.

This is by far my favorite Pink Floyd song on my favorite Pink Floyd album.

[LuvLoogie]

284. Joni Mitchell-The Fiddle and the Drum

[marym625]

285. Oh man that's a good one!

Can't believe it wasn't posted sooner!

Great pick! Thank you!

[bobGandolf]

288. Anyone post Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire?

[link:

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[marym625]

295. yep. nearer to the end of the thread

Was surprised it took that long to be posted.

I am glad you posted it anyway. This thread has so many awesome songs it's not easy to go through. This way it will be hard to miss.

Thank you!

[bobGandolf]

313. Welcome.

I was amazed at the amount of songs. I bookmarked it, so I could take my time going through them.

[marym625]

319. I thought I would get a few and am thrilled with all the songs! eom

[Earth_First]

291. Im a big Phil Ochs fan...

Hard to pick just one!

[marym625]

296. so pick a few!

I think there are 3 on the thread. I know What are you fighting for? And I ain't marching anymore are on here. Not positive of a third but I think so. Can't check right now.

But please, post as many as you want!

[Earth_First]

298. Love Me, I'm a Liberal...

[marym625]

302. OMG I love this!

I had forgotten about this! I heard the Kingston Trio play this. (And had some fun with one of them)

This is a perfect song for William Pitt's article "fuck you, you fucking fucks"

Thanks so much!

[pinboy3niner]

300. No songs were written about some of my favorite protesters

A classmate in high school got disciplined by the principal for displaying a bright orange 'Legalize Abortion' sticker on his briefcase.

Another classmate used his summer vacation to go up to work in the fields with Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers.

Yet another classmate later went on, with her husband, to buy and run a small, independent newspaper to do some good local investigative reporting in their community.

Heroes all. If I had any musical talent I'd write songs about them.

[marym625]

303. Those are some good people

It's unfortunate that the newspaper has become pretty much a thing of the past. The online version just isn't the same. Worse, however, is that so many now are just rags. The 3 Chicago papers used to all be respected. Now the Daily News is gone, the Sun Times is a joke and the Tribune is not far behind it.

I can help with Cesar Chavez and abortion though.

Corrido de Cesar Chavez Los Perros del Pueblo:

lyrics and translation here

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/jaime/cwp2/ccg/corrido_de_cesar_chavez1.html

And about abortion, I am surprised this hasn't been posted already

Everlast - What It's Like official video with lyr…:

[Rex]

308. WAR! GOOD GOD YA'LL! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR!?

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

[marym625]

310. say it again!

Great one! Thanks for posting it!

[Rex]

311. Thanks for the thread!

We MUST protest ALL senseless violence until even sensible violence is called into question. Not a protest song per se, but one that reminds me of the needs of the billions of poor and downtrodden that scrape by day to day their own personal war just to survive 24 hrs. Our one shot at life as we know it;

We have the means to wipe out global poverty, but the simple fact remains we would rather spend the money on wars.

[marym625]

317. It's such a disgusting reality that it's hard to believe

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The money spent just to spend money, to make more money, to kill, etc when you could stop people from going hungry, it's just too much.

Good song. I love that song. There are a few songs on this thread that aren't really protest songs but that talk about something of social significance. One I love that is my absolute favorite Christmas song was done by Perry como. It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the Odessa Files.

My Christmas Dream HD2.wmv:

Translation of the German part

(Lie conducted the world, honesty
rarely brings money, Every'd 'be
winner who loses remains alone;
But many will is possible by the imagination
You die to live and take to give)
Once a year is all true to Christmas
do not forget, do not forget it certainly.

[SomethingFishy]

315. They don't come any better: Bruce Cockburn, If I had a Rocket Launcher

[marym625]

318. excellent choice!

Really great pick. Thanks for posting!

[jen63]

320. A few of my favorites.

[marym625]

322. That's a bunch of good choices!

Amazing how many very different songs on this thread all pretty much wanting the same thing.

Metallica rocks! I had forgotten about them. Thank you so much for all the songs!

[LawDeeDah]

321. Easy to be Hard - Three Dog Night

was looking into their hits today for another reason but think it qualifies for this thread.

[marym625]

323. It sure does!

Dog I love this song! Thank you so much!

Have you heard Cheryl Barnes sing it from the movie Hair? She blows it out of the water.

Oh hell, posting it. Not that I don't like Three Dog Night doing it. I actually love their version and appreciate the post! Just another artist's version.

Easy to be hard:

[LawDeeDah]

326. That was wonderful. I call you friend, now.

[marym625]

332. Glad you liked it, friend!

[JEFF9K]

328. The Anti-Republican Funny Song.

[marym625]

345. Haha!

Love that! Thanks!

[sweetloukillbot]

329. Tom Robinson Band - Glad to be Gay

[marym625]

346. I am absolutely flabbergasted I have not heard this before

I had to look it up to find out how old it is. I can't believe I didn't know this song!

Thanks so much for posting it!

[sendero]

348. A different sort....

.... of protest song.

We Can't Make it Here (C 2004) - James McMurtry (born in my hometown, Ft. Worth TX)

Vietnam Vet with a cardboard sign
Sitting there by the left turn line
Flag on the wheelchair flapping in the breeze
One leg missing, both hands free
No one's paying much mind to him
The V.A. budget's stretched so thin
And there's more comin' home from the Mideast war
We can't make it here anymore

That big ol' building was the textile mill
It fed our kids and it paid our bills
But they turned us out and they closed the doors
We can't make it here anymore

See all those pallets piled up on the loading dock
They're just gonna set there till they rot
'Cause there's nothing to ship, nothing to pack
Just busted concrete and rusted tracks
Empty storefronts around the square
There's a needle in the gutter and glass everywhere
You don't come down here 'less you're looking to score
We can't make it here anymore

The bar's still open but man it's slow
The tip jar's light and the register's low
The bartender don't have much to say
The regular crowd gets thinner each day

Some have maxed out all their credit cards
Some are working two jobs and living in cars
Minimum wage won't pay for a roof, won't pay for a drink
If you gotta have proof just try it yourself Mr. CEO
See how far 5.15 an hour will go
Take a part time job at one of your stores
Bet you can't make it here anymore

High school girl with a bourgeois dream
Just like the pictures in the magazine
She found on the floor of the laundromat
A woman with kids can forget all that
If she comes up pregnant what'll she do
Forget the career, forget about school
Can she live on faith? live on hope?
High on Jesus or hooked on dope
When it's way too late to just say no
You can't make it here anymore

Now I'm stocking shirts in the Wal-Mart store
Just like the ones we made before
'Cept this one came from Singapore
I guess we can't make it here anymore

Should I hate a people for the shade of their skin
Or the shape of their eyes or the shape I'm in
Should I hate 'em for having our jobs today
No I hate the men sent the jobs away
I can see them all now, they haunt my dreams
All lily white and squeaky clean
They've never known want, they'll never know need
Their shit don't stink and their kids won't bleed
Their kids won't bleed in the damn little war
And we can't make it here anymore

Will work for food
Will die for oil
Will kill for power and to us the spoils
The billionaires get to pay less tax
The working poor get to fall through the cracks
Let 'em eat jellybeans let 'em eat cake
Let 'em eat shit, whatever it takes
They can join the Air Force, or join the Corps
If they can't make it here anymore

And that's how it is
That's what we got
If the president wants to admit it or not
You can read it in the paper
Read it on the wall
Hear it on the wind
If you're listening at all
Get out of that limo
Look us in the eye
Call us on the cell phone
Tell us all why

In Dayton, Ohio
Or Portland, Maine
Or a cotton gin out on the great high plains
That's done closed down along with the school
And the hospital and the swimming pool
Dust devils dance in the noonday heat
There's rats in the alley
And trash in the street
Gang graffiti on a boxcar door
We can't make it here anymore

[marym625]

349. This is one of my favorites

It's posted up the thread but the lyrics are not. And it's worth it being here more than once. Thank you!

I watch it and I can't help but think, we voted in a democratic president and we're now in exactly the same position. Already, the US casualties have started. Sucks!

Thanks again!

Peace!

[sendero]

350. I actually did a search on the page..

... but somehow missed it. IMHO it doesn't get more real than this. And this was before the crash of 2008.

[marym625]

351. I agree!

Don't get me wrong. There are a few songs posted more than once and I am glad for it. I am so happy with this thread and the participation. It is now huge and difficult to go through. Many people posted without putting the name of the song or artist so searching it will be difficult too.

Now, if someone searches for this awesome song, they'll find it.

Thank you, again!

[sweetloukillbot]

355. Irish singer Christy Moore has a ton as well...

With the band Moving Hearts...
Hiroshima Nagasaki Russian Roulette

No Time for Love

a great version of Jackson Browne's "Before the Deluge"

And solo...
Back Home in Derry - this was written by hunger striker Bobby Sands

They Never Came Home (The Stardust Song) - this was banned in Ireland

Hey Ronnie Reagan

[marym625]

356. Love these!

I had never heard the one about Reagan before. I knew Ireland didn't like him but I didn't know how much.

I think Moore was charged and convicted of something for the song about the fire.

Awesome songs! Thanks for the post!

[corkhead]

359. here's a good one from us Michiganians: 2 +2 = ?

The Bob Seger System ~ 1968

[marym625]

360. Good one!

I can't believe how many songs on here I never heard before.

Thanks for this. Another good one!

[kentuck]

363. I sort of like this one:

[marym625]

364. and they did!

I used to live in Marshall County in a tiny town called Benton. Was really nothing to do (for a northern, liberal from Chicago) in a dry county so I drove around a lot. That area, and some others, were just torn up. Stripped away and crap left to rot.

Good song! Thank you!

[Chathamization]

366. A few that haven't been posted yet

Gil Scott Heron - Shut 'Em Down
Pretty rocking anti-nuke song.

Gil Scott Heron - Re-Ron
Lyrically complex anti-Reagan song. Also pretty funny.

Phil Ochs - The War is Over
I recommended this to a guy the other day who was pissed off about our perpetual Iraq War.

Phil Ochs - Here's to the State of Mississippi
Denunciation of racism in Mississippi. Years later he reworded it to attack Nixon.

Peter, Paul and Mary - El Salvador
Lovely song about the horrors of one of our proxy wars.

Elvis Costello - Scarlet Tide
This song is about a couple torn apart by war (I think). The end to the first verse (in this performance, repeated again at the end of the song) originally went "I thought I heard a black bell toll/a little bird did sing/man has no choice/when he wants everything." Giving a live performance on The Today Show in the midst of the Iraq war (2005), Costello decided to change the lyrics to reflect what was happening.

They Might Be Giants - I'm Impressed
This does a good job of representing the war and destruction fetish that's so prevalent (including how the war mongers won't put themselves in danger and how the excited calls to fight hide the death and dismemberment that awaits those who do).

[marym625]

368. awesome choices!

FABULOUS stuff. Each and every one! Thank you!

Here's one I have been waiting for that fits perfectly in with yours (I think anyway)

Hay Una Mujer Desaparecida, Holly Near, Ronnie Gilbe…:

[pinboy3niner]

367. Here's one I didn't see in reading the thread--Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Pardon me if it's been posted already and I missed it.

[marym625]

369. I don't remember

If it is, so it's there twice. Getting hard to find songs it's so big.

Thank you for posting it! Thank you for searching for it too!

[greg1024]

371. steppenwolf

[marym625]

372. Thanks!

Can't have too many songs here!

Love Steppenwolf! Saw them way back when. Was a great concert