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100 Heavy Metal Protest Songs
Power Trip, from artist's Bandcamp When people think of metal, they may tend to associate it with Satan, death, and the occult. Or they might think of the debauchery promoted…
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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…
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Daily Dose of Protest: At Peace – Propagandhi
This is the title track from the upcoming album by the Canadian politically charged punk band, out May 2nd. The lyrics are about fighting to maintain inner peace in the…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Oh Bondage Up Yours! – X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex at Rock-Against-Racism march/concert in London, April 1978. Via Andy Wilson, Flickr "Some people think little girls should be seen and not heardBut I think"Oh bondage, up yours"One, two, three,…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Crazy On You – Heart
Public Domain There is no denying that Heart's 1975 hit is an absolute classic. What sometimes get overlooked is its lyrics' socio-political commentary. The song was written partly about Ann…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
Photo Credit: RCA Victor Records "I go to the movie and I go downtownSomebody keep tellin' me don't hang aroundIt's been a long, a long time comingBut I know a…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Buried Truth – DeeDee Austin
From the artist's website DeeDee Austin is an 18-year-old Canadian Indigenous singer-songwriter from Fall River, Nova Scotia. On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, she performed the emotionally powerful tune on Canada's…
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11 Aretha Franklin Protest Songs
1967 Atlantic Record Promo Photo. RIP (Mar 25, 1942 - Aug 16, 2018) On August 16, 2018 Aretha Franklin passed away at 76 years of age, due to pancreatic cancer.…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Respect – Aretha Franklin
1967 Atlantic Records Promo Photo When determining whether or not a song meets the definition of a protest tune, an important factor is intent. Often, it is the intent of…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Super Lover (featuring Annie Lennox) – Allison Russell
Originally released by Russell's currently on-hiatus band Birds of Chicago in 2018, the tune is a plea for universal love. For this updated version the Canadian singer-songwriter updates the opening…