PROTEST & REBELLION SONGS.."get it off your chest"

[LookOverYonder]

The only stipulation here is that the song should be commentary,  controversial, expressing a rebellious, protesting "frame of mind"; generally, or speciffically, about society, culture, economics, wealth, poverty, politics, war, peace, relationships, etc, etc, etc.

How about some songs which, when you heard them, you thought, "Yeh, those lyrics tell it like it is!" or maybe you were offended by the controversial lyrics.

Your song selection may be from any time period in history and about any topic you choose, old songs and new songs.

Please be free to post protest & rebellion songs which either you agreed with or which "honked" you off.

Here is an opportunity to "Get it off your chest!" Go ahead and briefly include memorable lyrics of the song if you like [ if you remember 🙂 ]

To begin.....here's a protest song:     Subterranean Homesick Blues     Bob Dylan

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"TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'"- BOB DYLAN.

[dragons3]

The Foggy Dew -- The Chieftains, with Sinead O'Connor

[Epster]

U2 The Troubles

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                Man In Black          Johnny Cash

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Meri Wilson song

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He's  Gonna  Step  On  You  Again   ==   John  Kongos

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 Courtesy Of The Red, White & Blue(the Angry American)   Toby Keith

[m814261n]

Tenting On The Old Camp Ground by Walter Kittredge.

[LookOverYonder]

Day For Decision     Johnny Sea   #35 in 1966

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                Freedom Song             Neil Diamond

[babrahamson]

"Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma" Melanie's protest song against advertisers using popular music to sell their goods.

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                 We Shall Be Free        Garth Brooks

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Give  Peace  A  Chance

Power  To  The  People       John  Lennon

[LookOverYonder]

Long Time Gone     Crosby, Stills & Nash   1969

Turn, turn any corner.
Hear, hear, you must hear what the people say.
You know that something is going on around here.
It surely, surely, surely won't stand the light of day...no, no.

Speak out, you got to speak out against the madness!

And it appears to be a long time

Before the dawn

But you know, the darkest hour
Is always.....just before the dawn

These poignant, penetrating lyrics always stir me. Yet the song also expresses an assurance of hope. This is one of my all-time favorite songs. Disturbingly, the lyrics seem always to be contemporary, applicable to any current events. 

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                      A Great Day For Freedom           Pink Floyd

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Mercy,  Mercy  Me  (  Ecology  Song  )   ==   Marvin  Gaye

[LookOverYonder]

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)     Marvin Gaye   1971

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Had  Enough   ==   The  Who

[LookOverYonder]

In The Year 2525     Zager & Evans    #1 in 1969

[LookOverYonder]

My Generation     The Who

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Fall  Of  The  Peacemakers   ==   Molly  Hatchet

How  many  times must  good  men  die?

How  many  tears  will  the  children  cry?

'Til  they  suffer  no  more  sadness.

Stop  the  madness.

Oh,  stop  the  madness.

[LookOverYonder]

A Voice For Peace     Dan Fogelberg   1993

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Two  Cents  Worth   ==   Kansas

Now  this  old  world  is  a  fright

You  know  my  future  ain't  bright

And  I'd  just  crawl  in  a  hole  if  I  could.........

[LookOverYonder]

Golden Country     REO Speedwagon   1972

Golden country your face is so red,
With all of your money your poor can be fed.
You strut around and you flirt with disaster,
Never really carin' just what comes after

Well, your blacks are dyin' but your back is still turned
And your freaks are cryin' but your back is still turned
You better stop your hidin' or your country will burn.

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                We're Not Gonna Take It           Twisted Sister

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I was going to say this song but I was going to say The Who's version. Both are great!

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Angry  Young  Man   ==   Billy  Joel

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                The Freedom Song            Jason Mraz

[MaVolta]

What Have They Done to the Rain?  -  Joan Baez

[babrahamson]

Joe Hill.