I love the beatles and bob dylan. Am looking for new songs to put on my iPod and find protest songs very inspirational.
I prefer a song - artist format, so I can find the songs easily.
2007-03-11 18:07:08 · 14 answers · asked by Kirstin 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
"Fortunate Son" by CCR
"For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield
2007-03-11 18:13:45 · answer #1 · answered by djbobbybob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Song: "Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag"
Artist: "Country Joe and the Fish"
They performed it at Woodstock and the live version can be found on the Woodstock album. I'm sure you've heard it if you like protest music.
"Well its one two three, what are we fightin' for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Veit Nam (Rhyme it with damn)
Five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates, there aint no time to reason why, Yippee! we're all gonna die!
Here is an interesting sidebar for you. The leader of Country Joe and the Fish was "Country Joe McDonald" I have heard that he settled down, left the acid tainted world of Rock n Roll and became a Municipal Judge in Oregon!
Song: "Ohio"
Artist:"Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young"
Written about the shooting deaths of 4 students at Kent State.
Song: "Sweet Home Alabama"
Artist: "Lynard Skynard"
Most people don't realize this is a protest song. While it wasn't written to protest a war nor any other social condition, it was indeed written as a protest. It was written in protest to Canadian born Neil Young's song "Southern Man".
Song: "This Land Is My Land"
Artist: Woody Guthrie
Yes! It IS a protest song, but only in the last verse which no one ever sings. Most people don't even know about the last verse in which Woody wrote "as I look around me I see this land is NOT for you nor me" The song was written in protest to the harsh social conditions of the 1930s when millions of people were out of work.
2007-03-11 18:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by YahooGuru2u 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For 60's-70's, they made a whole album of just protest songs: "Best of 60's & 70's Rock: Protest Rock" you can find it on amazon.com. Something in 90's-present time can be Rage Against The Machine(there name says it all). Their songs pretty much represent protest in any sense of the word.
2007-03-11 18:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon.
2007-03-11 18:19:53 · answer #4 · answered by moobiemuffin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"For what it's worth" by Buffalo Springfield
"Eve of destruction" by Barry McGuire
"War" by Edwin Starr
"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan (oops, forgot you have the Dylan)
"One Tin Soldier" by Coven
"Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
2007-03-11 18:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by Cracea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield
"Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band...(you may already have that one)
"War" by Edwin Starr
2007-03-19 07:00:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie
2007-03-11 18:43:47 · answer #7 · answered by Big Bad Brucee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fixin to Die Rag-Country Joe and the Fish
For What Its Work- Crosby Stills, Nash &Young
2007-03-11 18:14:56 · answer #8 · answered by jrsygrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the best has to be, and I'm not even sure of the title, "Mr. Peabody's coal train done hauled it away." A protest against the decimation of Appalachia by the coal companies. I'm sure you can Google it (if you don't already have this one.)
2007-03-11 18:14:50 · answer #9 · answered by Donn G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohio - Cosby, Stills, Nash
Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
Games people play - Joe ? Sorry forget the last name
War, what is it good for
2007-03-11 18:14:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋