FabSwingers.com forum: Protest Songs

By *V-Alice OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Ayr

Only my top three here - list as many as you like. Or don't.

Ideology - Billy Bragg

Going Underground - The Jam

Billy Austin - Steve Earle

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Redemption Song - Bob Marley

Working Class Hero - John Lennon

Hurricane- Bob Dylan

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By *r AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

Dublin

Come out ye black and tans,

Sunday Bloody Sunday

The Broad Black Brimmer.

Just 3 for now,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dropkick Murphys - I'm shipping out to Boston

Underclass Hero - Sum 41

We called it America - Nofx

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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol East

Nelson Mandela by Special AKA

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By *piphoneMan
over a year ago

across the universe

Sam missiles.

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Huntsman Comes a Marchin - Chris TT

Battle of the Beanfield - Levellers

You're Wrong - NOFX

Between the Wars - Billy Bragg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Neil Young- keep on Rocking in the free world

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pretty much anything from Bob Dylan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything by Rage Against the Machine

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Eve of Destruction- Barry McGuire

Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards or Sexuality by Billy Bragg. I love the way he changes the words and does different versions of them.

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By *uzz And WoodyCouple
over a year ago

Maidstone

If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers

Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon

Profit In Peace - Ocean Colour Scene

Uprising - Muse

Keep On Rockin’ In The Free World - Neil Young

Killing In The Name - RATM

The list goes on...

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

Fortunate Son - CCR

Redemption Song - Bob Marley

Fight the Power - Public Enemy

Fuck tha Police - NWA

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do anything you want to do..

Eddie and the hotrods.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Glad to be Gay - Tom Robinson

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fortunate Son - CCR

Redemption Song - Bob Marley

Fight the Power - Public Enemy

Fuck tha Police - NWA"

My bfs band were going to do a cover of Fortunate Son, great song

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By *uesdaysfundayCouple
over a year ago

Sandbach

Cranberries zombie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Glad to be Gay - Tom Robinson"

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Biko - Peter Gabriel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Zombie by the Cranberries.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bob Dylan "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"

Billy Bragg "Days Like These"

Elvis Costello "Shipbuilding"

Neil Young "Southern Man"

Gil Scott Heron "Johannesburg"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Biko - Peter Gabriel "

Soooo nearly mentioned that. And also Games Without Frontiers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anything by Rage Against the Machine"

Has to be Wake Up or Bullet in the Head

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Black and proud James Brown

Hurricane Bob Dylan

Zombie Cranberries (does this count?)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Black and proud James Brown

Hurricane Bob Dylan

Zombie Cranberries (does this count?)"

I’d say zombies counts as it’s about the troubles in Ireland.

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

So many Bob Dylan songs I could mention

Although he always denied he was any kind of protest singer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So many Bob Dylan songs I could mention

Although he always denied he was any kind of protest singer

When asked if he was he said he thought of himself as a song and dance man

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

"So many Bob Dylan songs I could mention

Although he always denied he was any kind of protest singer

When asked if he was he said he thought of himself as a song and dance man

Haha yes I've seen that press conference

He looked exasperated

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday

The Revolution will not be televised - Gil Scott Heron

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

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By *nto My ArmsMan
over a year ago

Herts/London

White Man in Hammersmith Palais - The Clash

Ghost Town - The Specials

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm thinking of others now..

Only a Pawn in their Game

The Ballad of Hollis Brown

Masters of War

But like Billy Bragg he was as good at writing songs about everything else as he was at protest songs. Billy Bragg can write love songs that hit you right in the feels every time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Revolution will not be televised - Gil Scott Heron

The revolution will be no rerun, brothers... The revolution will be live...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All you fascists - Woodie Guthrie

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

For what it's worth - Buffalo Springfield

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By *illy999TV/TS
over a year ago

Taunton

"Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday

The Revolution will not be televised - Gil Scott Heron

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye "

Only a Pawn in Their Game.Bob D..

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By *iss behaving2019Woman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

The times they are a changing. Dylan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fortunate Son - CCR

Redemption Song - Bob Marley

Fight the Power - Public Enemy

Fuck tha Police - NWA"

God I love your musical brain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anything by Rage Against the Machine

Has to be Wake Up or Bullet in the Head

I like them all.. not a bad Rage song in my opinion.

Guerilla Radio, Know your Enemy, Bullson Parade, Testify, Calm like a bomb..

Bob Marley.. War, Africa Unite, Redemption Song, Get up Stand up, Buffalo Soldier, So much trouble in the world, iron lion zion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

[Removed by poster at 01/12/19 17:58:02]

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anything by Rage Against the Machine

Has to be Wake Up or Bullet in the Head

I like them all.. not a bad Rage song in my opinion.

Guerilla Radio, Know your Enemy, Bullson Parade, Testify, Calm like a bomb..

Bob Marley.. War, Africa Unite, Redemption Song, Get up Stand up, Buffalo Soldier, So much trouble in the world, iron lion zion"

Slave Driver or Concrete Jungle. Both of them blow me away every time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"[Removed by poster at 01/12/19 17:58:02]"

Say what?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anything by Rage Against the Machine

Has to be Wake Up or Bullet in the Head

I like them all.. not a bad Rage song in my opinion.

Guerilla Radio, Know your Enemy, Bullson Parade, Testify, Calm like a bomb..

Bob Marley.. War, Africa Unite, Redemption Song, Get up Stand up, Buffalo Soldier, So much trouble in the world, iron lion zion

Slave Driver or Concrete Jungle. Both of them blow me away every time. "

Good choices

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"[Removed by poster at 01/12/19 17:58:02]

Say what?"

I'm a klutz

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By *ensualbicockMan
over a year ago

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Ministry - NWO

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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago

London

Great choices on this thread. Let me add -

I Can't Write Left Handed - Bill Withers

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By *ensualbicockMan
over a year ago

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son

Napalm Death - On The Brink of extinction

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Watch it ...... you'll agree with my choice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8chs2ncYIw

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rod Stewart "The Killing of Georgie" does that count?

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By *eedshandymanMan
over a year ago

leeds

Death of medgar evans .dylan country joe and the fish vietnam song arlo guthrie .alices restaurant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Levellers - Battle of the Beanfield

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Death of medgar evans .dylan country joe and the fish vietnam song arlo guthrie .alices restaurant"

Only a Pawn in Their Game and Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die

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By *ogerNesszonesMan
over a year ago

Northern England

"Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday

The Revolution will not be televised - Gil Scott Heron

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye "

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By *V-Alice OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Ayr

"Rod Stewart "The Killing of Georgie" does that count? "

It's a great song - about a tragic injustice. Close enough.

While I'm here; Bitter Fruit - Little Steven

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Surplus PEOPLE - RDF

Sheriff Fatman - CARTER The unstoppable sex machine

The fletcher memorial home - Pink Floyd

Just three that popped into my head.

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By *ssex_tomMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Sweet Home Alabama

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

I remember the lyrics to the Edwin Collins song "A girl like you"

..."not enough protest singers, not enough protest songs... and then you come along"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

War TV - Gerry Cinnamon

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

"For what it's worth - Buffalo Springfield "

I was scrolling down and hoped someone would post that one!

Fortunate Son - Credence Clearwater Revival

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Joan Baez.. We shall overcome

John Lennon.. Imagine

Edwin Starr.. War

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By *inks_apeyCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

State of independence - Donna summer

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By *inks_apeyCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

Something inside so strong - Labi Siffre

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

Don't know if this is a protest song specifically but This Is Me from The Greatest Showman is an anthem for all "minorities" whether they be gay, trans, black, disabled, mental illness, etc

"When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

I am brave, I am bruised

I am who I'm meant to be, this is me

Look out 'cause here I come

And I'm marching on to the beat I drum

I'm not scared to be seen

I make no apologies, this is me"

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By *inks_apeyCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

"Don't know if this is a protest song specifically but This Is Me from The Greatest Showman is an anthem for all "minorities" whether they be gay, trans, black, disabled, mental illness, etc

"When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

I am brave, I am bruised

I am who I'm meant to be, this is me

Look out 'cause here I come

And I'm marching on to the beat I drum

I'm not scared to be seen

I make no apologies, this is me""

I love this song good choice

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By *r AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

Dublin

"Watch it ...... you'll agree with my choice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8chs2ncYIw"
brillant lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spice girls - when two become one

Spice girls- wannabe

Spice girls- say you’ll be mine

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

"Come out ye black and tans,

Sunday Bloody Sunday

The Broad Black Brimmer.

Just 3 for now, "

Not familiar with

The broad black brimmer...

Kevin Barry be classed as a protest song

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stand down Margaret .... The Beat

Anarchy in the UK..... Sex pistols

Keep on keepin' on.... The Redskins

Maggie's Farm..... The Specials / Dylan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Pretender - Foo Fighters

Firestarter - Prodigy

Critical Acclaim - Avenged Sevenfold

Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm standing under a white flag can you see me, the script

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By *ensualbicockMan
over a year ago

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The Wall - Pink Floyd

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

George Michael - mothers pride

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"George Michael - mothers pride

And also Praying for Time.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Neither Washington Nor Moscow - The Redskins...it's an album full of protest songs of the finest calibre

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

Some great responses here. Does this count - Neil Sedaka, I think it was called ‘The Stranger’ about not giving Lennon a green card?

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By *ensualbicockMan
over a year ago

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"Some great responses here. Does this count - Neil Sedaka, I think it was called ‘The Stranger’ about not giving Lennon a green card?"

The CIA killed John Lennon

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By *ornycpl2000Couple
over a year ago

Swansea

https://youtu.be/xGZQRZ7ZZFw

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yma o hyd - Dafydd Iwan

I'r Gad - Dafydd Iwan

Ty Haf - Edward H Dafis

From that selection it's easy to see who I protest against!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I predict a riot

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

"Yma o hyd - Dafydd Iwan

I'r Gad - Dafydd Iwan

Ty Haf - Edward H Dafis

From that selection it's easy to see who I protest against!

Dyslexia?

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