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Protest songs 17:19 - Oct 4 with 4190 viewsgtsb1966

As the middle east blows up again it made me think of all the things that have happened in the world in which a protest song has been written . Could be anything, past and present, and this is my favourite. Yours...
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Protest songs on 21:08 - Oct 4 with 1146 viewsDJR

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Protest songs on 21:35 - Oct 4 with 1124 viewsDJR

Whilst performed in kindergartens and seen as patriotic, this song included a couple of subversive verses but the second one set out below was never recorded. These verses aren't sung in kindergarten..



There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me.
The sign was painted, said: 'Private Property.'
But on the backside, it didn't say nothing.
This land was made for you and me.

One bright sunny morning in the shadow of the steeple,
By the relief office I saw my people;
As they stood there hungry,
I stood there wondering if God blessed America for me?
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Protest songs on 22:01 - Oct 4 with 1076 viewsGlasgowBlue




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Protest songs on 22:20 - Oct 4 with 1071 viewsGlasgowBlue


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Protest songs on 08:29 - Oct 5 with 1008 viewsDJR

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Protest songs on 12:10 - Oct 5 with 946 viewsnoggin

Posted this version simply for the video.

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Protest songs on 21:22 - Oct 8 with 777 viewsWeWereZombies


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Protest songs on 07:09 - Oct 9 with 705 viewsnoggin

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Ha! Love this. Thanks for posting.
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Protest songs on 08:48 - Oct 9 with 669 viewsDJR

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Protest songs on 08:56 - Oct 9 with 652 viewsDJR





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Protest songs on 09:03 - Oct 9 with 632 viewsBlue_Order

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Protest songs on 09:13 - Oct 9 with 617 viewssoupytwist

Quite a specific thing to protest about, but has a wider message I guess:

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Protest songs on 09:35 - Oct 9 with 588 viewsDJR

My favourite hip hop song which I discovered from an NME tape.

Sadly it doesn't seem well known, especially given its powerful message, as it only has 2,000 views on YouTube.



EDIT: according to this it is considered the first political hip hop song. Indeed, it was released in 1980 two years before The Message.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_We_Gonna_Make_the_Black_Nation_Rise%3F
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Protest songs on 09:53 - Oct 9 with 557 viewsDJR

With lyrics that are very apt for our times.

Have you heard it on the news?
About this fascist groove thang
Evil men with racist views
Spreading all across the land

Don't just sit there on your ass
Unlock that funky chain dance
Brothers, sisters, shoot your best
We don't need this fascist groove thang

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