political and protest songs

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Do music and politics work well together?

yes! they certainly kick unrealistic love songs in the ass.	71%	[ 24 ]
No, music and politics should be separate because music should be an escape from the real world.	6%	[ 2 ]
I don't know so I shall remain silent.	6%	[ 2 ]
What is a protest song?	0%	[ 0 ]
Shut the hell up and just show the damned answers	12%	[ 4 ]
I am going to the toilet so I can not vote just yet. This poll should be in my toilet because it smells like my poop.	6%	[ 2 ]

Total votes : 34

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06 Feb 2012, 8:32 am

I know she wrote this song to express her feelings about Bush, but in my honest opinion not much has changed since him.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRhJqbfJh54&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/youtube]

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06 Feb 2012, 12:40 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDkCH0pfXi4[/youtube]

Bloody thursday was july 6th
the pigs killed 3 workers harry bridges grabbed the mic
The city shut down july 6th the workers outrage it was a general strike
The media clamed that the commies were taking over
and some believed it was true
3 uncompremising strikes was paved the way
Minn Sf and Toledo

Over and over again the doors are locked
and the windows are broken

Eddie worked for general motors and he swore
that he'd never lose his job again
A union man who owned his own home
in beautiful flint michigan

Eddie lost his job and eddie lost his wife
So eddie lost his self esteme
The last time i saw eddie
he was living in the trailer park again

Over and over again the doors are locked
and the windows are broken

I believe eddie for gave too much too soon
I got a letter from eddie and it was bad news

Over and over again the doors are locked
and the windows are broken

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06 Feb 2012, 2:05 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBNeD57-RVg&feature=related[/youtube]

"they call it warfare, but your wars arnt fair
if they were there would be suicide bombers in arms fairs"

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRUXA7Lp8iQ[/youtube]

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06 Feb 2012, 6:32 pm

Why is a song automatically "political" just because it contains the opinions of the writer?

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06 Feb 2012, 8:54 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNYbKFi8HVM[/youtube]

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06 Feb 2012, 10:33 pm

MrXxx wrote:

Why is a song automatically "political" just because it contains the opinions of the writer?

I think it's considered political when the subject of the song is about politics,history and social change.

Most of those songs are the opinions and emotions of the artist.

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06 Feb 2012, 11:43 pm

I prefer terribly unrealistic love songs. I can dig a good protest song, but usually most protesters are leftists, and I'm not one. So... I do like The Sex Pistol's "Schools are Prisons" though. But usually my music is girly eurobeat, very much typical unrealistic love songs, the entire genre, it's great.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B9O18F2XGk[/youtube]
The exact opposite of a political protest song. What I was listening to before I saw this thread.

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07 Feb 2012, 7:34 am

i guess this is both a response to psych and musicislife2me since i love lowkey(except for that one sexist song he wrote) and no, nothing has changed since bush's rule-"same as its ever been. That aint gonna change with the race of the president"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4OI0GUCI_A[/youtube]

and long live palestine is another favourite:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO5Cay6GUkM[/youtube]

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07 Feb 2012, 1:19 pm

MrXxx wrote:

Why is a song automatically "political" just because it contains the opinions of the writer?

if the listener is familiar with the artists wider body of work, they may be aware of a meta-narrative which puts seemingly random observations into a political context. This applies to artists especially reknown for 'being political'

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07 Feb 2012, 1:32 pm

Lots of old stuff on display....

Time to update this thread with music made this millenia.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8txhtB2e5M[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMK1IxkemVQ[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMvUlxXyz8[/youtube]

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it Billy Bragg!

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07 Feb 2012, 11:57 pm

Speaking of Billy Bragg!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbddqXib814[/youtube]

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08 Feb 2012, 7:45 am

oh man i totally love that billy bragg song! my comrades and i were playing it in the car the last time we went to a protest. it's a shame he drifted to the right.

and speaking of things made this millenium here's a bunch of stuff that wasn't made in the 2000+s. the classics...

i think sam bradleys version is better than dylans. please dont lynch me.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaMz8pgua_0[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urtiyp-G6jY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EyGcXj84mE[/youtube]

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08 Feb 2012, 7:07 pm

I don't think that Bob Dylan has the best version of that song so I see no reason to lynch you.

This is another cover of "Masters of War" that is better than the original. It has a great little animated film to go along with the music.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ugZT9e4PU&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLAA2AA93954323EA4[/youtube]

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