The Ongoing History of Protest Music

This Machine Kills Fascists: Woody Guthrie (Video)

https://youtu.be/fUM_0OA-iVM?si=_sde_tDMKvE47PuQ A video I made based on what I previously wrote about Woody Guthrie, the album Dust Bowl Ballads, and the classic protest anthem "This Land Is Your Land."

CJ Baker July 3, 2025

Protest Music Hall of Fame

Protest Music Hall of Fame: This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie

https://youtu.be/HrY4y2mVI08?si=CmL24dGd9Bkkga84 The history of protest music is filled with tunes that are often misinterpreted. One example is Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land". Originally composed as "God Blessed America for…

CJ Baker July 3, 2025

Protest Music Hall of Fame

Protest Music Hall of Fame: Dust Bowl Ballads – Woody Guthrie

https://youtu.be/N_ehYkr0NhU?si=S8OzhAF4NdfLoyn3 Released in 1940, Woody Guthrie’s first commercial recording Dust Bowl Ballads is widely cited as the first concept album. Based on both his personal experiences and John Steinbeck’s novel The…

CJ Baker July 3, 2025

Protest Music Hall of Fame

Protest Music Hall of Fame: Woody Guthrie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUM_0OA-iVM "This machine kills fascists" It would be impossible to overestimate Woody Guthrie's impact on American folk music. His contributions to the canon of protest songs are undeniable. His music…

CJ Baker July 3, 2025

Protest Music Hall of Fame

Protest Music Hall of Fame: Bikini Kill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQz0LgmtpRg Bikini Kill emerged in the early 1990s as a groundbreaking punk band that played a pivotal role in shaping the riot grrrl movement, Formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1990,…

CJ Baker July 2, 2025

Protest Music Hall of Fame

Protest Music of Hall of Fame: Rebel Girl – Bikini Kill

"When she walks, the revolution's comin'In her hips, there's revolutionWhen she talks, I hear the revolutionIn her kiss, I taste the revolution" These are lyrics to Bikini Kill's tune "Rebel…

CJ Baker July 2, 2025

Songs Lists

10 Joni Mitchell Protest Songs

Joni Mitchell Live in 1974, ultomatt via Flickr A significant part of Joni Mitchell's considerable legacy is her ability to craft introspective songs that resonate with the human experience. Her…

CJ Baker July 1, 2025

Songs Lists

20 Protest Songs of Neil Young

Photo Credit: Mark Estabrook The iconic Canadian singer-songwriter is still going strong six decades into his career. He has also lived in the States for many years and officially became…

CJ Baker July 1, 2025

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Black Don’t Dead -Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio

The new single from Public Enemy's Chuck D's latest album, Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon, is a hard-hitting tune that addresses the resilience and strength of the Black…

CJ Baker July 1, 2025

2025: The Year In Protest Music

A Month of Protest: June

TFS- from the artist's Bandcamp Here is your monthly round-up of notable protest music. Songs/Videos: BYE BYE 25! – Kim Gordon This tune is a reworking of a track that…

CJ Baker June 30, 2025