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

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

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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All American Boy: Bill Parsons, actually sung by Bobby Bare (son rebels against father because he’s a square and doesn’t dig rock and roll; leaves home for Memphis where they say you all to find his fortune. A thinly-veiled story of Elvis’ road to fame).

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Metallica - "Nothing Else Matters"

"Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica"Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica

 

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Not sure, but I feel it is a song that fits into this category and a fav of mine.....

 

Kelly Clarkson - "Because of You"

some lyrics from "Because of You"some lyrics from "Because of You"

 

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In the Ghetto by Elvis Presley

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Both Sides of the Story by Phil Collins

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Harper Valley PTA by Jeanie C Riley

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@Butterfly565 Very nice addition! Thank you!

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Child in Time - Deep Purple  

 

 

This one still gives me chillbumps. IMO, their very best song ever. 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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Under the Gun - Deep Purple 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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I Am Woman:  Helen Reddy

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I Am Woman:  Helen Reddy


  To:  Give Peace A Chance   

            by John and Yoko Band

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftE8vr0WNus

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@l483260l      Woody Guthrie composed "This Land Is Your Land" in 1940.

 

Per Wikipedia: When Guthrie was tired of hearing Kate Smith sing "God Bless America" on the radio in the late 1930s, he sarcastically called his song "God Blessed America for Me" before renaming it "This Land Is Your Land."


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  Woody Guthrie -- I ain't got no home/old man trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jANuVKeYezs&ab_channel=TheMissin%27Cousins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woody Guthrie *  I ain't got no home/ Old man trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jANuVKeYezs&ab_channel=TheMissin%27Cousins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The American Ruse     MC5


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Blind To The Truth     Dan Fogelberg


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@l483260l      Woody Guthrie composed "This Land Is Your Land" in 1940


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THANKS FOR THE INFO!
SUPERGIRL, NO REALLY I MEAN IT! HER REAL NAME & MINE ARE THE SAME( FIRST 2 NAMES ARE)
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A bit of a stretch, perhaps, (A bigger stretch than I planned! I could have sworn I moved this to the Travel thread! Sorry!), but I loved this song and enjoyed singing it:

 

"When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)" Charley Pride

 

And two by a band that was pretty popular, back a while ago (and I sang the first one):

 

"Ride the Train", and "Roll On, 18 Wheeler" Alabama

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She’s Leaving Home:  Beatles

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M.T.A.    Kingston Trio (a real stretch, but nothing else came to mind).

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"Give A **bleep**" {bout your fellow man} * Spanky & Our Gang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aciWaZkvXGI&ab_channel=mnoble61

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"Beware Of Darkness" * GHarrison* {lyric-vid}

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Something In The Air     Thunderclap Newman


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"FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH"- BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD;
"EVE OF DESTRUCTION "- BARRY MCGUIRE;
"FORTUNATE SON"- CCR
"HELL BROKE LUCE"- TOM WAITS

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We Didn't Start The Fire  by Billy Joel

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDPnsTRAvIM

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@ripvanwinkle96 Midnight Oil's entire repertoire. And how about them taking a haitus so Peter Garrett could serve in Australia's government? Gotta love that.

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I agree, seems that the Australians still have that aggressive rebellious spirit. 

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