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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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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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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I previously posted a list of 50 heavy metal protest albums. This video highlights the top 10.
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I previously posted a list of 100 heavy metal protest songs. This video highlights the top 10.
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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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Source: Mrmw | Wikimedia Commons Music plays an integral role in filmmaking. When employed successfully it can create ambiance, even to the point of becoming an additional character in the movie. It can make an excellent film even more iconic. At other times an outstanding soundtrack to a forgettable motion picture can transcend the movie and even have a significant cultural […]
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Source: Markus Spiske | Pexels One of the objectives of this website is to document music’s link to different protest movements. Music often mirrors what is happening in the world, so it is no surprise that many protest tunes address environmental concerns. Here is a small sampling of songs that deal with climate change. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) – Marvin […]
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Billy Bragg, one of the artists who recorded a response song to Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Man North of Richmond”. Via artist’s Bandcamp The history of protest music has a long-standing tradition of songs written in response to other songs. For example, Woody Guthrie’s protest standard “This Land Is Your Land” was composed to critique Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America”. This […]
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RIP Sixto Rodriguez (July 10, 1942-August 8, 2023), photo courtesy of guah, via Flickr On August 8, 2023, Detroit-born singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez sadly passed away at 81. Under the name Rodriguez, he released two studio albums between 1970-71, Cold Fact and Coming from Reality. The albums achieved little success in America, but he did find success in a few countries, […]
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