Protest Songs

October 18, 2011, 1:17 pm

We all know that music is a deep resource. Works to fuel  collective empowerment and passions. When it comes to expressing beliefs or coming together to create movements, songs of protest are a long held and cherished tradition. Movements for social change around the world are resurrecting benchmark songs of the past and creating their own.
We thought it would be a good time to revisit the songs that have held sway over our collective conscience and have long empowered many movements. The old and the new! Reminds us music is one of the things almost all of us have in common. ~ Inessa

1. Edwin Starr - War (What is it good for?)
2. Buffalo Springfield - For What It’s Worth
3. U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday
4. Bob Marley – Get Up Stand Up
5. Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms
6. Jackson Browne – For America
7. Neil Young – Southern Man
8. Bob Dylan - Masters of War

9. Ben Harper - Black Rain
10. Dan Bern - My Country II

11. Green Day - American Idiot

12. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

13. Tim Easton - News Blackout

14. U2 – Pride (In The Name Of Love)
15. Beatles – Revolution
16. Steve Earle – Jerusalem
17. Brett Dennen – Ain’t No Reason
18. John Lennon – Imagine
19. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
20. Bruce Springsteen - American skin (41 shots) 

21. Bob Marley - Them belly full (but we hungry)
22. Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’
23. Michael Franti & Spearhead– Hey World
24. Sam Cooke – A Change is Gonna Come
25. Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
26. Chicago - It Better End Soon, Movements I-IV
27. Bruce Springsteen - Ghost of Tom Joad

28. Jackson Browne - Lives in the Balance
29. Johnny Cash - Man in Black

30. Ray Davies - Vietnam Cowboys

31. David Rovics - Saint Patrick Battalion

32. Live - What Are We Fighting For?

33. The Mammals - Alone on the Homestead

34. Bob Dylan - John Brown

35. Michael Franti & Spearhead - Time to Go Home

36. The Nightwatchman - Union Song

37. Portugal. the Man - People Say

38. Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name

39. Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts

40. Phil Ochs - There But for Fortune
41. Byrds - So You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star

42. Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction

43. CSN - Wooden Ships 

44. Randy Newman - Political Science

45. Phil Ochs- I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore
46. Pete Seeger - Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

47. Bob Dylan - With God On Our Side 

48. Temptations - Ball Of Confusion

49. Simon & Garfunkel - A Simple Desultory Philippic

50. Simon & Garfunkel - He Was My Brother

51. Kinks - A Well Respected Man

52. Third Rail - Run Run Run

53. George Harrison - Awaiting On You All

54. Mouse And The Traps - A Public Execution 

55. CSNY - Ohio

56. Spirit - Nature’s Way

57. Hedgehoppers Anonymous - It’s Good New Week

58. CSNY  - Find The Cost Of Freedom 

59. Kinks - Dead End Street

60. Beach Boys  - Student Demonstration Time 

61. Country Joe & The Fish - I Feel like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag

62. Graham Nash - Miltary Madness
63. Pink Floyd  - Money

64. John Lennon  - Working Class Hero 

65. Who  - My Generation

66. Yardbirds  - Shapes Of Things

67. Crosby & Nash  - Wind On The Water

68. John Lennon  - Give Peace A Chance

69. Stevie Wonder - You Haven’t Done Nothin’
70. Spanky & Our Gang  - Give A Damn

71. Eric Burdon & The Animals - Sky Pilot
72. Bob Dylan – Blowin’ in the Wind
73. Hamilton Camp  - Star-Spangled Bus

74. Donovan - Universal Soldier

75. Bob Marley - War
76. Michael Franti & Spearhead– Hey Hey Hey

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