My theme song: Elvis Costello and The Attractions What's So Funny 'bout Peace Love and Understanding (the original video has disappeared) [YOUTUBE]bJS5h_dFgZc&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
Public Enemy -- Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos [YOUTUBE]9gVk0C2pPq8[/YOUTUBE] "I got a letter from the government the other day. I opened and read it: It said they were suckas . . ."
Marvin Gaye - Mercy, Mercy Me [youtube]U9BA6fFGMjI[/youtube] Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On [youtube]fETIjVvv1Ds[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNmsl_8DYf0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKV2bHpiH1E&feature=related
Barack Obama at Ebenezer Baptist Church with the greatest protest song ever: We Shall Overcome [youtube]wbv24MWa_jg[/youtube]
This Ain't no Picnic by The Minutemen. Take a close look at the guy in the plane. [youtube]tzyzVZZfUfM[/youtube]
And assuming satire is protest... (and forgive me for posting this again): [youtube]diYjL66Pz0A[/youtube] I Love America So Much I love America so much I don't want her to be free. I wanna ask her "whose her founding father?" and she better say it's me. Some people speak of tolerance I say that's just a crutch I'll kill every one of them Because I love America so much.
Pink Floyd : The Fletcher Memorial Home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5XSrauxPOw&feature=related best protest song
Phil Ochs-I ain't marching anymore-Love it, a few verses could be added since it was written unfortunately. [YOUTUBE]L5pgrKSwFJE[/YOUTUBE] Kind of a cover song, but man this gets me every time. Eddie Vedder sends chills down my spine.-Eddie Vedder- Heres to the state of George W. [YOUTUBE]5q-Jnj-hZzs[/YOUTUBE] One of my favorite anti-war tunes.....The Band Played Waltzing Matilda.[YOUTUBE]0lE-YjjZhwc[/YOUTUBE]
Bob Dylan-Masters of War (this is the Pearl Jam version) Haunting [YOUTUBE]r8GHBk_HSXg&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] Eminem-Mosh (I sort of consider this a protest song in a way) [YOUTUBE]VOLMVQa0KD8[/YOUTUBE]
The Call - The Walls Came Down (video apparently directed by Scorcese) "I don't there are any Russians And there ain't no Yanks - Just corporate criminals Playing with tanks!"
Arlo Guthrie updates an old song for new times. I'm Changing My Name to Fannie Mae. [youtube]vAG0XMRty5Y[/youtube]
A bit late for Remembrance Day The Green Fields Of France [youtube]wN-NIHbfJ1k&feature=related[/youtube]