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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsPlease share a good protest song, old or new
Share a link if you can. H2O Man got me thinking with his Steppenwolf reference earlier. I miss the righteous music of my youth, and I think we could all use some.
CSNY Find the Cost of Freedom
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Please share a good protest song, old or new (Original Post)
Easterncedar
Sep 2024
OP
Pete Seeger (and PPM and Marlene Dietrich and Kingston Trio...) Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
CurtEastPoint
Sep 2024
#3
This one, with a few small changes, could still be very relevant today.
Ferrets are Cool
Sep 2024
#26
Take Your Hands off It - A small dose of Joachim and Ry Cooder is always good for your soul
Brother Buzz
Sep 2024
#39
I just read his Wikipedia biography. A much more interesting guy than I new.
Easterncedar
Sep 2024
#75
What!!!...No Staples Singers? "Why Am I Treated So Bad" And a little Mavis as a treat.
Lochloosa
Sep 2024
#77
Ptah
(33,619 posts)1. Country Joe and The Fish - Feel Like i'm Fixing to Die Rag
surfered
(4,990 posts)20. First thing I thought of. It was personal.
Figarosmom
(4,446 posts)63. Yeah.... loved country joe and the fish. .. nt
wanderer54
(62 posts)101. Which Side Are You On!
redstatebluegirl
(12,564 posts)2. For What It's Worth, Buffalo Springfield
CurtEastPoint
(19,320 posts)3. Pete Seeger (and PPM and Marlene Dietrich and Kingston Trio...) Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
&t=72s
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)5. One of the first I ever learned. Thanks
Figarosmom
(4,446 posts)64. Oh yeah .....nt
CurtEastPoint
(19,320 posts)4. Graham Nash ... Chicago
woodsprite
(12,334 posts)6. No Easy Walk to Freedom (Peter, Paul, and Mary)
iwillalwayswonderwhy
(2,693 posts)7. Another CSNY song Chicago
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)8. Melanie Candles in the Rain
Lars39
(26,293 posts)9. I'd Love to Change the World
LoisB
(9,446 posts)10. Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)11. Oh yes!
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)12. Roger Waters' Ballad of Bill Hubbard
Hurts every time I hear it
LoisB
(9,446 posts)25. Excellent choice.
303squadron
(716 posts)13. Woody Gutherie's Deportees
I've been thinking about this song lately with Trump and Vance's anti-immigrant statements.
https://m.
Dear_Prudence
(843 posts)15. Great minds..
I was searching for a link when you posted. Timely song. Thank you.
Figarosmom
(4,446 posts)65. Yeah me too. ...
Another woody song
Dear_Prudence
(843 posts)14. Ohio
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Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)17. That one still feels sadly relevant
Great one
it does...
tulipsandroses
(6,739 posts)16. Lions by Skip Marley. Bob Marley's Grandson
https://m.&pp=ygURbGlvbnMgc2tpcCBtYXJsZXk%3D
johnp3907
(3,937 posts)18. For the Brits:
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Oiginal version:
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Oiginal version:
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Dear_Prudence
(843 posts)19. Society's Child
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JoseBalow
(6,596 posts)21. Dumb All Over
(5:44)
Lefta Dissenter
(6,667 posts)22. A bit of a different slant...
I’d blast this in my car on my way down to the Capitol during the protests against Scott Walker. It always gives me a boost.
Figarosmom
(4,446 posts)66. Walker did a lot of damage
To our state. And is still doing damage nationwide now with his snti-woke traveling show
Lefta Dissenter
(6,667 posts)23. Of course, this one, written for George W. Bush,
Could just as easily have been written for trump.
Wonder Why
(4,969 posts)24. If I had a hammer
Stargleamer
(2,333 posts)110. Yes, and Peter, Paul and Mary give the definitive version
Ferrets are Cool
(22,082 posts)26. This one, with a few small changes, could still be very relevant today.
cliffside
(663 posts)27. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)31. I remember when this was on the radio all the time
One of the best. Thanks
cliffside
(663 posts)35. Welcome, then there is this - Wake up Everybody
thanks for the trip down memory lane. 
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)38. Waving back atcha
USAF Brat
(54 posts)28. Alice's Restaurant
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If we could all go to the post office and sing a chorus of Alice’s Restaurant, it’d be a movement!
If we could all go to the post office and sing a chorus of Alice’s Restaurant, it’d be a movement!
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)70. Saw Arlo live long ago. It was fun
Enter stage left
(3,936 posts)29. The times they are a-changing...
By Bob Dylan, however I prefer the version by Peter, Paul & Mary.
ShazzieB
(19,426 posts)111. Yes! I like the PP&M version best, too!
Cartoonist
(7,574 posts)30. What About Me
lastlib
(25,323 posts)32. One of my Woodstock favorites, "Drugstore Truck-Drivin' Man"!
Last edited Thu Sep 26, 2024, 05:47 AM - Edit history (1)
"Dedicated to our 'friend' the governor of California, Ronald Raygunz!"
1monster
(11,030 posts)33. El Salvador, Paul Stookey
https://m.&pp=ygUmZWwgc2FsdmFkb3IgcGV0ZXIgcGF1bCBhbmQgbWFyeSBseXJpY3M%3D
Iris
(16,259 posts)34. New Dress - Depeche Mode
skylucy
(3,897 posts)36. F You by Lilly Allen
Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire.
Masters of War by Bob Dylan.
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)37. Gil Scot Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Brother Buzz
(38,195 posts)39. Take Your Hands off It - A small dose of Joachim and Ry Cooder is always good for your soul
Last edited Thu Sep 26, 2024, 01:38 AM - Edit history (1)
Well, get your dirty hands off my Constitution now
It was written down, you can't tear it down
Hear me talking to you, buddy I swear it's true
Take your hands off it, you know it don't belong to you, no, no
Now get your greasy hands off my Bill of Rights
It was written right, you can't make it wrong
You can't stop me singing this true lonesome song, oh no
Take your hands off it, you know it don't belong to you
Get your greasy stinking hands off my voting rights
I'll vote how I please, I'll vote how I choose
You can spend your money but in the end you're bound to lose
I think you will
You can't Jim Crow down my vote
'Cause you know it don't belong to you
And get your greedy hands off the Union now
With your sweatshop kid in distant foreign lands
They might be locked down but the world is watching too
They're watchin'
That's our sisters and brothers
You know they don't belong to you
They really don't
Now what's your sanctimonious hands
Doin' in my reproductive rights?
Get them out of there, that's none of your affair
You don't speak to God, you know he don't belong to you, oh no
You ain't talking to him, you know he don't belong to you
So get your bloody hands off the people of the world
And your war machine and your corporation thieves
That lets you keep your job and pays your salary
Your dirty salary
Take your hands off us, you know we don't belong to you
Take your hands off us
Take your hands off us
Well, take your hands off us
Better take your hands off us
Take your hands off us
You know it don't belong to you
consider_this
(2,840 posts)40. People Have the Power - Patti Smith
OldBaldy1701E
(7,238 posts)41. 'War' by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Last edited Thu Sep 26, 2024, 01:00 PM - Edit history (1)
Heck, 'War' by Edwin Starr!
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)45. Good god y'all
Yes
OldBaldy1701E
(7,238 posts)47. Absolutely nuthin! (n/t)
yonder
(10,035 posts)42. Here's one from a different time and place
but if you can make out the Scottish dialect, its a hoot.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Ye_o%27er_frae_France
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)44. Oh gosh I loved this for years
One of my favorite albums of all time.
yonder
(10,035 posts)48. Same here. And I've a long story to go with it.
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)43. John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band Power to the People
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)46. Dogs of War - Pink Floyd
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)49. You Don't Get Me, I'm Part of the Union
The Strawbs
The Wizard
(13,056 posts)50. A standard from the 40s
DBoon
(23,462 posts)51. The Clash - Know Your Rights
Basso8vb
(677 posts)52. Born in the USA
TommyT139
(1,000 posts)54. Ella's Song (We Who Believe in Freedom)
Sweet Honey in the Rock.
RIP Bernice Johnson Reagon
DBoon
(23,462 posts)55. Working Men are Pissed - The Minutemen
WheelWalker
(9,302 posts)56. With God on Our Side
FullySupportDems
(276 posts)57. Teach Your Children
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Now I'm second guessing, it's not all that full of protest, sorry. I think it's anti war.
Now I'm second guessing, it's not all that full of protest, sorry. I think it's anti war.
Figarosmom
(4,446 posts)68. Yes
This is what it all boils down to. Would we be stuck with so many magas if this advise wS heeded?
FullySupportDems
(276 posts)108. Thanks, I think that's where my head was at
I was a kid when it came out. It means more to me now.
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)73. Joan is still one of the best of all time
This one is a heart stopper. Thank you for posting.
OAITW r.2.0
(29,357 posts)58. Bobbie Darin - Simple Song of Freedom
https://music.&si=VZnyebsWx-XvvCAG
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)74. Wow. I never thought of Bobby Darrin as an anti war protester
New to me. I like it!
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)75. I just read his Wikipedia biography. A much more interesting guy than I new.
I was a little young to be fully aware of him, I guess. Thanks for opening my mind.
marble falls
(63,274 posts)59. I'm a wobblie, this is our song ...
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Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)71. Oh yes. Love this one.
SeattleVet
(5,641 posts)60. Let the Sunshine In
Janbdwl72
(158 posts)61. Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)--Marvin Gaye
Hope someone can find the link.
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)67. That is a gorgeous song
Nittersing
(7,046 posts)94. This one?
Figarosmom
(4,446 posts)62. Love this one
Last edited Thu Sep 26, 2024, 01:53 AM - Edit history (1)
I was thinking of listening to some CSN&Y tomorrow. Thus one is definitely on the list.
Mine is Buffalo Springfield
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And Sam Cooke
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no_hypocrisy
(50,206 posts)69. Union Maid and Solidarity Forever
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)72. Billy Bragg
There is Power in a Union
The Internationale
His voice is great for righteous protest
Alpeduez21
(1,896 posts)76. I'm gonna be an Engineer (a newly done old one)
Lochloosa
(16,488 posts)77. What!!!...No Staples Singers? "Why Am I Treated So Bad" And a little Mavis as a treat.
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We'll Never Turn Back from Mavis is a great album:
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We'll Never Turn Back from Mavis is a great album:
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Glorfindel
(10,062 posts)78. "La Colombe" by Judy Collins
Dulcinea
(7,852 posts)79. CCR--Fortunate Son
Tactical Peek
(1,314 posts)80. It Isn't Nice - Judy Collins
Composer - Malvina Reynolds
It isn't nice to block the doorway
It isn't nice to go to jail
There are nicer ways to do it
But the nice ways always fail
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind
It isn't nice to carry banners
Or to sit in on the floor
Or to shout our cry of Freedom
At the hotel and the store
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind
We have tried negotiations
And the three-man picket line
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
And he might as well be blind
Now our new ways aren't nice
When we deal with men of ice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind
How about those years of lynchings
And the shot in Evers' back?
Did you say it wasn't proper
Did you stand upon the track?
You were quiet just like mice
Now you say we aren't nice
And if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind
It isn't nice to block the doorway
It isn't nice to go to jail
There are nicer ways to do it
But the nice ways always fail
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
But thanks for your advice
Cause if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind
catbyte
(36,382 posts)81. "I Can't Drive 55" Sammy Hagar
OK, maybe it's a little out-of-date, but when they set the national speed limit at 55 in the 1980s, it was torture to those of us with a lead foot. Besides, all of the real protest songs have been named.
Think. Again.
(21,382 posts)82. A fun little anti-nuclear proliferation ditty...
Freddie
(9,791 posts)83. Tramp the Dirt Down - Elvis Costello
I hope I live long enough to savor
That when they finally put you in the ground
I’ll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down
The song is actually about Margaret Thatcher but when it gets to this part I’ll pretend it’s about someone else we all know.
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greatauntoftriplets
(177,250 posts)85. Masters of War.
paulrevere2018
(52 posts)86. Mississippi goddam - Nina Simone
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)93. I swear I was just thinking of this
An absolute necessity
Timeflyer
(2,925 posts)87. "Ugly, Nasty, Commie Bitch," by Carsie Blanton.
rurallib
(63,437 posts)88. We got this far without "We Shall Overcome"?
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rurallib
(63,437 posts)89. No Phil Ochs? Here is my favorite "I ain't a-marching anymore"
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Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)90. Oh yes! Great!
MadLinguist
(858 posts)91. Government Boots by Mighty Gabby
cloudbase
(5,893 posts)92. When the Roses Bloom Again-Woody Guthrie
AKwannabe
(6,577 posts)95. The Revolution will NOT be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron
https://m.
TommieMommy
(1,503 posts)96. War by Edwin Starr
War what is it good for absolutely nothing 👍
consider_this
(2,840 posts)97. Talkin' About a Revolution - Tracy Chapman
Lifeafter70
(439 posts)102. I was gonna post this
One of my favorites, love Tracy Chapman.
consider_this
(2,840 posts)109. Good stuff!
AKwannabe
(6,577 posts)98. Vote em out!
LuckyCharms
(19,556 posts)99. Grateful Dead - Throwing Stones (with lyrics)
Skittles
(161,858 posts)100. Something In The Air
Thunderclap Newman
Clouds Passing
(3,671 posts)103. Revolution The Beatles
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murielm99
(31,673 posts)104. Cops of the World, Phil Ochs
CCExile
(524 posts)105. Masters of War - Bob Dylan
Keepthesoulalive
(1,017 posts)106. I Can't Write Left Handed Bill withers
A Change iIs Gonna Come, People Get Ready, Keep On Pushing, Blowing In The Wind, We Shall Overcome and You Haven’t Done Nothing by Stevie Wonder.
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)113. Nice recs. Very nice. Thanks.
Jrose
(1,409 posts)107. 'Fortunate Son' by CCR (John Fogerty);... so relevant today!
and,
-'Respect' ...Aretha Franklin
-'Unknown Soldier'...Doors
-'The Mandala'...Peter, Paul & Mary (they played it live at the 1967 Vietnam anti-war March on Washington)
Easterncedar
(3,871 posts)112. Great choices
The Great Mandala used to reliably make me weep.
Wicked Blue
(7,565 posts)114. Peace Train - Cat Stevens
canuckledragger
(1,992 posts)115. Here's a Canadian one from the Harper years.