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Protest

Protest Song Highlights

Fight the Power Carlton Ridenhour / Eric "Vietnam" Sadler / Hank Shocklee / Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy
I Ain't Marching Anymore Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Where Have All the Flowers Gone Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Power to the People John Lennon
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band
Blowing in the Wind Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Supercapitalism Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Killing in the Name Zack de la Rocha / Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
War Pigs Geezer Butler / Tony Iommi / Ozzy Osbourne / Bill Ward
Black Sabbath
V.D. Gunner's Blues Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Talking Union Lee Hays / Millard Lampell / Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Free Huey Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael
Until We're Free Elaine Brown
Elaine Brown
I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die John Lennon
John Lennon
Motor City Is Burning Al Smith
MC5
The Times They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
The Universal Soldier Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie
50ft Queenie PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
The Punk and the Godfather Pete Townshend
The Who
Beginning of a Great Adventure Mike Rathke / Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Let England Shake PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Aerials Daron Malakian / Serj Tankian
System of a Down
The Emperor's New Clothes Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor
Mother John Lennon
John Lennon
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
London Calling Mick Jones / Joe Strummer
The Clash
Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad Mick Jones / Joe Strummer
The Clash
DNA. Kendrick Duckworth / Michael Williams
Kendrick Lamar
Fire in My Mouth~II. Factory Julia Wolfe
Longview
Green Day
One Time Too Many PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Privilege (Set Me Free) Mike Leander / Mel London
Patti Smith Group
Mandinka Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor
Instant Karma! John Lennon
John Lennon
Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Boll Weevil Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
6 'n the Mornin'
Ice-T
The Real Me Pete Townshend
The Who
My Only Love
Moby
Eat Me
Demi Lovato
Black America Again James Brown / Kenny Clarke / George Clinton / Robert Glasper / Rita Greene / Lonnie Lynn / Carlton Ridenhour / Emmanuel Riggins / Jake Riley / Eric "Vietnam" Sadler / Hank Shocklee / Stevie Wonder
Common
Method Acting
Bright Eyes
No Sympathy From the Devil J. Allen / Gary G-Wiz / Carlton Ridenhour
Public Enemy
Grid George Clinton / Louis Freese / Senen Reyes / Carlton Ridenhour / David C. Snyder / Torman Jahi
Public Enemy
The Last Living Rose PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
The Wheel [Demo] PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Mirror in the Bathroom The English Beat
The English Beat
Mirror in the Bathroom The English Beat
The English Beat
Spillways Salem al Fakir / Tobias Forge / Vincent Pontare
Ghost
Mary Boone Nelle Hooper / Ezra Koenig / Simon Law / Beresford Romeo / Caron Wheeler
Vampire Weekend
Thus Sayeth the Lorde Chris Bruce / Jack DeBoe / Justin Hicks / Kenita Miller / Meshell Ndegeocello / Alison Riley / Julius Rodriguez / Abe Rounds / Jake Sherman
Meshell Ndegeocello