The Very Best "Protest" Songs?

by hillary_step 122 Replies latest social entertainment

  • MinisterAmos
    MinisterAmos

    Woodstock Lyrics by Matthew's Southern Comfort:

  • avishai
  • wednesday
    wednesday

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftlYLcEW_I4

    Phil Collins

    Another day in paradise personally the hardest song i have ever listened to. deeply disturbing.

    in the video you see a sign"don't feed the beggars, " sort of sounds like "don't feed the bears".

  • frankiespeakin
    frankiespeakin

    Tie My Pecker to My Leg(sorta a protest song protesting lily white lyrics):

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=OF1dzGWYU_U&feature=related

  • wednesday
    wednesday

    Frankie

    that was deeply disturbing on so many levels, but like a train wreck- i could not stop listening or look away

    lol lol lol

  • frankiespeakin
    frankiespeakin

    Wen,

    Actually I thought she was kinda cute, and playful, not to mention halarious.

  • wednesday
    wednesday

    i am gong to have to use more smiley faces. yes it was hilarious. as i said, like a train wreck i could not stop watching. lol

  • Nosferatu
    Nosferatu

    John Prine - Sam Stone


    Sam Stone came home,
    To his wife and family
    After serving in the conflict overseas.
    And the time that he served,
    Had shattered all his nerves,
    And left a little shrapnel in his knee.
    But the morphine eased the pain,
    And the grass grew round his brain,
    And gave him all the confidence he lacked,
    With a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.

    Chorus:
    There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,
    Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.
    Little pitchers have big ears,
    Don't stop to count the years,
    Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios.
    Mmm....

    Sam Stone's welcome home
    Didn't last too long.
    He went to work when he'd spent his last dime
    And Sammy took to stealing
    When he got that empty feeling
    For a hundred dollar habit without overtime.
    And the gold rolled through his veins
    Like a thousand railroad trains,
    And eased his mind in the hours that he chose,
    While the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes...

    Repeat Chorus:

    Sam Stone was alone
    When he popped his last balloon
    Climbing walls while sitting in a chair
    Well, he played his last request
    While the room smelled just like death
    With an overdose hovering in the air
    But life had lost its fun
    And there was nothing to be done
    But trade his house that he bought on the G, I. Bill
    For a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill

    Repeat Chorus

  • frankiespeakin
    frankiespeakin

    Does Joan Baez song "Oh Freedom" especially the "turn me around" part count as a protest song?

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5080446645668125096&q=joan+boaz&total=926&start=30&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=6

  • loosie
    loosie

    Oh Frankie how on earth did you ever come across that one? that was a good video to promote marriage outside the family.

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