I submit this song as a protest song. Indeed , crime in the streets. Enough is enough.
Toby Kieth
Beer for my horses
The Very Best "Protest" Songs?
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brinjen
See the sound
It crashes in, all around
It gets in
Now take your hands and raise them up
Into the air that's all around ya
Now bring 'em down
Like a clock at two
Shake your head
You know what to do
They wanna put guns in the sky
Someone out there aint gonna like it
But it could be good
Make us love each other
Have to realise I own the future
Guns in the sky
Guns in the sky
Guns in the sky
Guns in the sky
Guns in the sky
Child grows up to see guns in the sky
Used to be on T.V
Wanna change, forgot the joke
It's great to see you
I'm running late, da da da
Love your hair, da da da
Lend me a ten, da da da
Love your big house, da da da
Could you spare a dime
Well I'm sick of it, it's a load of s***
We could stop the world and let off all the fools
And let them go live with their guns in the sky
Guns in the sky, guns in the sky, guns in the sky
Guns in the sky, guns in the sky, guns in the sky -
MsMcDucket
I'd like to teach the world to sing. . . (commercial) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2QZW1mexhQ
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avishai
http://youtube.com/watch?v=L5pgrKSwFJE&feature=related
Phil Ochs "I aint marching anymore"
Phil Ochs, I Ain't Marching Anymore Lyrics
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Oh I marched to the battle of New Orleans
At the end of the early British war
The young land started growing
The young blood started flowing
But I ain't marchin' anymore
For I've killed my share of Indians
In a thousand different fights
I was there at the Little Big Horn
I heard many men lying I saw many more dying
But I ain't marchin' anymore
chorus)
It's always the old to lead us to the war
It's always the young to fall
Now look at all we've won with the saber and the gun
Tell me is it worth it all
For I stole California from the Mexican land
Fought in the bloody Civil War
Yes I even killed my brothers
And so many others But I ain't marchin' anymore
For I marched to the battles of the German trench
In a war that was bound to end all wars
Oh I must have killed a million men
And now they want me back again
But I ain't marchin' anymore
(chorus)
For I flew the final mission in the Japanese sky
Set off the mighty mushroom roar
When I saw the cities burning I knew that I was learning
That I ain't marchin' anymore
Now the labor leader's screamin'
when they close the missile plants,
United Fruit screams at the Cuban shore,
Call it "Peace" or call it "Treason,"
Call it "Love" or call it "Reason,"
But I ain't marchin' any more,
No I ain't marchin' any more -
avishai
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xxB_0LTfTQk
Here's one I'd never heard, great for this board, phil ochs Canons of Christianity.
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lawrence
HS- neat subject and great responses.
Long Time Gone (C,S,N,Y)
5 to 1 (Doors)
Machine Gun (Hendrix & Band of Gypsies)
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myelaine
...this one is a good one...many of the songs posted make me weepy...are we calling for empowerment here or what?
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=zmVFnhO3A98
love michelle
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hillary_step
This song by Joni Mitchell has to get 10/10 for the protest song genre - "Sex Kills" :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh2yZhdrltU
HS
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funkyderek
Something Inside So Strongby Labi Siffre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3uPuiQOn9w
The higher you build your barriers
The taller I become
The farther you take my rights away
The faster I will run
You can deny me
You can decide to turn your face away
No matter, cos there's....Something inside so strong
I know that I can make it
Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strongThe more you refuse to hear my voice
The louder I will sing
You hide behind walls of Jericho
Your lies will come tumbling
Deny my place in time
You squander wealth that's mine
My light will shine so brightly
It will blind you
Cos there's......Something inside so strong
I know that I can make it
Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strongBrothers and sisters
When they insist we're just not good enough
When we know better
Just look 'em in the eyes and say
I'm gonna do it anyway
I'm gonna do it anywaySomething inside so strong
And I know that I can make it
Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strongBrothers and sisters
When they insist we're just good not enough
When we know better
Just look 'em in the eyes and say
I'm gonna do it anyway
I'm gonna do it anyway
I'm gonna do it anyway
I'm gonna do it anywayBecause there's something inside so strong
And I know that I can make it
Tho' you're doing me, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strongBecause there's something inside so strong
And I know that I can make it
Tho' you're doing me, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong -
hillary_step
Derek,
Yes, that is such a powerful song.
How about this one. Curtis Mayfield "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgLIlDZ5Qrw&feature=related
HS
