Bob shared this from the New York Times blog, asking about everyone's favorite "protest songs." Check it out.
http://community.nytimes.com/comments/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/is-the-protest-song-dead/
And a bunch of links to songs:
Billie Holliday Strange Fruit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs
Dylan folk version – Masters of War
http://www.tagtele.com/videos/voir/34277
Pearl Jam version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG443N7lo4Q
Phil Ochs I Ain’t Marching Any More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5pgrKSwFJE
Phil Ochs What Are you Fighting For
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N93OCCBXGXc&feature=related
Bob Dylan With God on Our Side (Buuddy Miller video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF92JKKlfRM
Neil Young Ohio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7VxqAtgZF0
CSN&Y Please Come to Chicago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsKvj7KoRWg
Steve Earle Christmas Time in Washington
Baez intro to 1:26 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypA46HvfXjI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NASicF9yTI&feature=related
Green Day American Idiot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg7YjwZzNz0
Randy Newman Say a Few Words in Defense of our Country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OldToIF5ZGs
Public Enemy Fight the Power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk
Bright Eyes When The President Talks to God
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-_HemCiFHs
John Lennon War is Over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8jw-ifqwkM
Neil Young Lets Impeach the President
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3_cS_iQ-w0
Carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
Ain’t going to make it with Anyone Anyhow.
I loved the rhythm of the vocals in Phil Ochs's "I Ain't Marching Anymore."
ReplyDeleteThe current issue of IWW's newsletter also has a list of modern protest songs, and an article on the history of IWW songmakers.