Your Favorite "Political" Song?

[skyking]

grew up with this one.

 

[sdifox]

 

[Tsinni Dave]

I can't limit myself to one. Here's a couple you may not have heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-az1jOvNNL8

 

[Tsinni Dave]

And one you have

 

[Crotulus]

The Clash - Know Your Rights

 

[A///]

This eventually became a Christmastime fixture.

 

[sportage]

Can't forget THIS.
Not my cup of tea, but the Trump crowd sure loves it.

 

[Greenman]

What's not to love?

 

[hal2kilo]

I'm is complete shock as that is an FZ song that I've never heard. Sound wise, I know what timeframe, but nothing.

 

[hal2kilo]

Not necissarily a favorite but one that reminded of it by having been sung by the same group that did a version of 500 Miles, a song that for me relates to the real politics, Jihad, the war with the false self, the one that the false self won't let go home, and the only war there really is.

Speaking of Bob Dylan. The Ballad of the Thin Man.

 

[trenchfoot]

Add to that Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A Change'in

And while I'm at it, I couldn't help myself from chucking this one in the pile although it ain't specifically political but could be:

 

[UNCjigga]

American Idiot - Green Day

 

[Fenixgoon]

Well....

Came to say this

 

[Drach]

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Something more recent. A well done music video too.

Childish Gambino - This is America

 

[skyking]

Pretty much all of Pete Seeger

 

[skyking]

Tear the Fascists down

I can do this all day-------

 

[esquared]

And one for the the most horrific times in the US
Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday.

 

[DigDog]

anything off of Sepultura's CHAOS AD album.

 

[Gardener]

Genus = political; species = 1970's americana

 

[HomerJS]

I have a few but here's one. Written for Nixon but applies to Trump

We are amazed but not amused
By all the things you say that you'll do
Though much concerned but not involved
With decisions that are made by you
But we are sick and tired of hearing your song
Tellin' how you are gonna change right from wrong
'Cause if you really want to hear our views
You haven't done nothin'
Ow
It's not too cool to be ridiculed
But you brought this upon yourself
The world is tired of pacifier
We want the truth and nothing else
And we are sick and tired of hearing your song
Tellin' how you are gonna change right from wrong
'Cause if you really want to hear our views
You haven't done nothin'
.......

We would not care to wake up to the nightmare
That's becomin' real life, mm
But when misled who knows a person's mind
Can turn as cold as ice, um-hmm
Why do you keep on making us hear your song
Tellin' us how you are changin' right from wrong
'Cause if you really want to hear our views
You haven't done nothin'
Yeah, now
Now-now-now, nothin', nothin'
...............

 

[Muse]

As a continuous college radio DJ for the last 42 years and having done over 1700 average 3 hour shows (usually do one show a week) and being pretty politically aware there are 100's of songs I could mention. I pepper my shows with them. Sometimes in a blizzard.

I have a few but here's one. Written for Nixon but applies to Trump

That is one of the strong ones, yeah.

 

[Muse]

Here's one you probably haven't heard and was written & performed during The_President_from_Hell's term:

 

[Homerboy]

Not necessarily my "favorite", but I remember when it was released and it had a solid impact on my thoughts

 

[HomerJS]

Not necessarily my "favorite", but I remember when it was released and it had a solid impact on my thoughts

Another one that survives the test of time. Seems Russia has picked up more fans in this country