10 Best Protest Songs of Prince (Video)
This video is based on the previously written article 15 Protest Songs of Prince.
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Rage Against The Machine – Self-Titled
Rage released their self-titled landmark debut on November 3rd, 1992, which appropriately was the day of the US Presidential election. The band’s explicit political views were also well exemplified by the album cover, which featured Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, self-immolating as an act of extreme protest. The band’s radical views were also conveyed through the music on […]
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos – Public Enemy
“I got a letter from the government the other dayI opened and read it, it said they were suckersThey wanted me for their army or whateverPicture me givin’ a damn, I said, “Never”Here is a land that never gave a damnAbout a brother like me and myself because they never didI wasn’t wit’ it, but just that very minuteIt occurred […]
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Daily Dose of Protest: Fuck What You Heard – Body Count
Photo courtesy of Sven Mandel, via Wikimedia Commons Just in time for the US presidential election, the latest single from the upcoming album Merciless by the heavy metal project of Ice-T is a scathing indictment of the two-party system and the illusion of choice. As far as Ice-T is concerned, both sides of the political aisles (“Democrips Bloodpublicans)” are gangstas […]
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15 Protest Songs Of Prince
Photo via Flickr, via World’s Direction, public domain. Even though Prince wasn’t widely viewed as an explicitly political artist, he was socially conscious and engaged in under-the-radar activism. For example, he demonstrated his support for the “Black Lives Matter” movement by donating to the families of victims such as Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner. Additionally, he helped fund initiatives such […]
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Daily Dose of Protest: Confrere – Poison Ruïn
Off the artist’s Bandcamp. This is the title track off the crust punk band’s recently released EP. They effectively employ medieval imagery as a means to explore modern societal issues. As mentioned on the EP’s Bandcamp page, the EP and title track are “an ode to the sacred bonds of friendship.” It also mentions that “in a dark age where […]
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A Month of Protest: July
Molly Nilsson, from artist’s Bandcamp Here is your monthly recap of socially conscious music. Songs/Video: Devil’s Club (featuring Rezcoat Grizz) – Snotty Nose Rez Kids The latest tune by the Canadian indigenous rap duo features hard-hitting lyrics addressing issues of identity, culture, and resilience. The song is off their upcoming album Red Future, out September 13th. Albums: Un-American Activities – […]
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Daily Dose of Protest: From the River to the Sea – Sister Wife Sex Strike
From the artist’s Bandcamp This is the latest single off the anarchist folk punk duo upcoming 3rd Sister Wife Sex Change, out August 2nd. The tune concludes with the potent lyrics: “From our rivers to our seasWe’re drowning in our leaders’ greedAllowing each atrocityUntil we rise up againstFrom our rivers to our seasWe don’t live in democracyWhat has a ballot […]
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Top 10 Protest Songs of 1994 According to AI
As part of a 1994 deep dive, I posted videos including the top 25 albums and songs and the top 10 protest albums and songs. I decided to finish off 1994 with two more videos. For fun, I used AI to generate articles about the top 10 protest albums and top 10 protest songs. I previously posted the AI-generated album list video. This video […]
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Daily Dose of Protest: Aerodromes (David Holmes Remix) – Acid Klaus, Featuring Philly Piper
This song by the UK electronic act Acid Klaus features haunting vocals by Philly Piper and a remix by the veteran electronic artist and film score composer David Holmes. The pulsating tune addresses working-class struggles and is accompanied by a trippy music video by Ukrainian director Alexander Dobrev. The song appears on the 6-track EP PTSD By Proxy. All proceeds […]
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