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What are your favourite protest songs?

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Gillthepill · 15/04/2026 22:58

Interested to hear what your favourite protest songs are. Mine are:

Banquet - Joni Mitchell
Harvest for the World (the original version) by the Isley Brothers
Whats happening Brother - Marvin Gaye

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PurpleFlower1983 · 15/04/2026 23:00

Eve of Destruction

Arlanymor · 15/04/2026 23:01

Yma o Hyd - Dafydd Iwan.

SconehengeRevenge · 15/04/2026 23:18

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Fgfgfg · 15/04/2026 23:19

Ten men dead - Blaggers ITA
Joe Hill - Paul Robeson version

Fantomfartflinger · 15/04/2026 23:21

Call out the instigator

Lisa Simpson’s union strike power plant song

Rafting2022 · 15/04/2026 23:27

Billy Bragg - Power in a Union

EmeraldSlippers · 15/04/2026 23:38

Cancion sin medo - Viver Quintana
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

maudelovesharold · 15/04/2026 23:45

I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag - Country Joe and The Fish

Gillthepill · 16/04/2026 00:00

Will have a listen to some of these.

Also thought Common People by Pulp (as a commentary on privilege).

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LoserWinner · 16/04/2026 00:06

Universal Soldier - Buffy Sainte Marie
And the band played Waltzing Matilda - Eric Bogle
Twenty tons of TNT - Flanders and Swann

dapsnotplimsolls · 16/04/2026 00:21

The Diggers song - Chumbawumba

Killing in the name - Rage Against The Machine

imbolic · 16/04/2026 00:26

Tom Lehrer - We will all go together when we go.

AdarajamesAgain · 16/04/2026 00:27

A ton of them! Way too many to pick a favourite!

Lots by Seize the Day, The Young 'Uns, Billy Bragg, Robb Johnson, Dave Rovics, Cara Dillon, Greg Russel, Grace Petrie, WinterWilson and so many more. Most of my listening is protest songs in one way or another as general listen to folk and the basis of that is protest / social commentary.
Oh and Chumbawamba too of course!

TheHatOfHappiness · 16/04/2026 00:32

Many things by Chris T-T, like Huntsman Comes A Marching

Listen to The Levellers, Chumbawamba, Billy Bragg, Atilla the Stockbroker, Etc if you want some good ones.

Negroany · 16/04/2026 00:33

Bread and Roses

Little Boxes

mathanxiety · 16/04/2026 00:35

Strange Fruit

Fortunate Son

TheAutumnCrow · 16/04/2026 00:38

Fortunate Son - Credence Clearwater Revival

Soldier Blue - Buffy St Marie

Universal Soldier - Donovan

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 16/04/2026 00:40

Call out the Instigator is actually called Something in the Air by Thunderclap Newman.

Agree Eve of Destruction! I listened to Universal Soldier on repeat for weeks!

Dylan - The Times they are a’changin. Blowin in the wind.

This land is your land - Woody Guthrie

For women - Lesley Gore - You don’t own me. She sings: “Don’t tell me whet to do, don’t tell me what to say.”

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA.

Pete Seeger - We shall overcome

dubiousswan · 16/04/2026 00:52

Sinead O' Connor Black Boys on Mopeds/Downpressor Man
Bob Marley Redemption Song
Labi Siffre Something Inside so Strong

somekindof · 16/04/2026 00:52

Vietnam by Jimmy Cliff
the revolution will not be televised by Gil Scott heron

TheMustardSeed · 16/04/2026 01:19

On current kitchen playlist:
The World Turned Upside Down, Billy Bragg
United States and With My Hammer, Seize The Day
War, Bob Marley
Give Me Hope Joanna, Eddie Grant
Labour, Paris Paloma

Blodyneighbour · 16/04/2026 01:24

Thunder nah nah nah nan nah nah nah

tinyspiny · 16/04/2026 01:24

Mighty Sword of Justice - Tom Robinson ,

Greenandyellowday · 16/04/2026 02:13

Bob Dylan - Hurricane
The Clash - Know Your Rights, Sandinista
Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
Attilla the Stockbroker - Airstrip One
Heaven 17 - We Don't Need This Facist Groove Thang
Billie Holliday - Strange Fruit
Dafydd Iwan - Yma O Hyd
La Marseillaise
Flower of Scotland
Bob Marley - Get Up, Stand Up
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
Neil Young - Southern Man
Paul Hardcastle - 19
Edwin Starr - War, What Is It Good For

acorncrush · 16/04/2026 02:29

Zombie

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