Top 10 Protest Songs of 1994

As previously mentioned, I recently did a 1994 deep dive. I listened to 233 albums and a whole lot of songs. I previously posted a video of my 25 favorite tunes and a video of my top 25 albums. Since this site is primarily dedicated to protest music I previously posted a video discussing my top 10 protest albums of 94. […]

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Top 25 Songs of 1994

As previously mentioned, I recently did a 1994 deep dive, I listened to 233 albums and a whole lot of song. These are my 25 favorites tunes. I previously posted a top 25 album video. I’m also planning on recording two videos devoted to the 10 best protest songs and albums. Also check out the following 94 Songs Of 94 […]

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Top 25 Albums of 1994

As part of a recent 1994 deep dive, I listened to 233 albums. These are my 25 favorites. Even though several of the albums address socially conscious themes, this list isn’t exclusively dedicated to protest music. Also check out the top 25 songs of 1994 video. I will also record two videos devoted to the 10 best protest songs and […]

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50 Heavy Metal Protest Albums

Skunk Anansie, from artist’s Bandcamp I previously posted a list of 100 heavy metal songs and followed it up with a video discussing 10 of those tunes. To further highlight metal’s contribution to the canon of protest music here is a list of 50 albums. The list is presented in chronological order and for the sake of variety, the list […]

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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 by the hair and glam metal bands of the 1980s. Often overlooked are heavy metal’s considerable contributions to the canon of protest tunes. But it shouldn’t be a surprise that […]

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10 Protest Songs of Johnny Cash

Many of my fondest memories in life are connected to attending concerts. A couple of the shows that have had the biggest impact are the ones that I just accidentally stumbled upon. One such defining moment was when I saw Johnny Cash perform live on August 30th, 1994 at the CNE Bandstand. I was at the Canadian National Exhibition with a couple […]

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50 Best Protest Songs of 2023

Sunny War, from the artist’s Bandcamp Back when I started the website in 2017 I included a list of the 50 Best Protest Songs (back when I was still presenting lists in numerical order. Since that time I opted not to make a list since I was creating a Spotify protest song playlist featuring music that appeared on the site. […]

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6 Cover Versions Of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On

Publicity photo, photographer Jim Britt, Public Domain Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” is one of the most important songs of all time, so it should be no surprise that there have been many cover versions. Here is a sampling of six of them. The Undisputed Truth (1972) This close-to-9-and-a-half-minute version was off the Motown act’s sophomore album Face to Face […]

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