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In reply to the discussion: In honor of an 8th grade English assignment, name some protest songs [View all]Lasher
(29,590 posts)53. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son
Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, they're red, white and blue.
And when the band plays "Hail to the chief",
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son.
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no,
Yeah!
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,
Lord, don't they help themselves, oh.
But when the taxman comes to the door,
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes,
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no.
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no.
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes,
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord,
And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer More! more! more! yoh,
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son.
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, one.
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no no no,
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, no no no,
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In honor of an 8th grade English assignment, name some protest songs [View all]
Momgonepostal
Mar 2014
OP
... Well, the only chains that we can stand are the chains of hand in hand
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#6
Dear Mister Editor if you choose please send me a copy of the labor news
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#14
Whenever somebody tells me that "May you live in interesting times" is an old Chinese curse,
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#49
Don't forget the Pete Seeger song that got the Smothers Brothers in hot water with CBS
kath
Mar 2014
#30
And one from the '80's (not strictly protest in the sense of the others posted)
Adsos Letter
Mar 2014
#46
Gorillaz - Dirty Harry "The war is over So said the speaker with the flight suit on"
azurnoir
Mar 2014
#51
Fogerty also wrote an Iraq War protest song in 2004: Deja Vu (All Over Again)
pinboy3niner
Mar 2014
#55
This one is very recent (last summer) from a young band called The Orwells:
Arugula Latte
Mar 2014
#65