Which songs of protest do you think are inspiring?

[BigmanPigman]

I'm always playing songs in my head to get energized for protesting. There are almost too many to choose from. Which songs sum up this current political atmosphere?

[Geechie]

1. "All You Fascists Bound to Lose"

A favorite!

[johnnyfins]

2. Redemption Song, Get Up Stand Up, Bob Marley

Most of Rage Against the Machine's catalog.

This Land is Your Land. Bruce and Woody versions.

Marvin: Inner City Blues

Outlier: Beatles - Try to See it My Way

[Hekate]

3. They need to be rollicking and singable. Which Side Are You On? and There Once Was a Union Maid

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Had to add the Dropkick Murphys

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[tulipsandroses]

4. Lions by Skip Marley - Following in his Grandad's tradition - written specifically for trump 1.0 regime - relevant now

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Lyrics
Some said never but the never done come
Yeah, and took our trust
Hate's been winnin', but the lovers ain't done
Yeah, not on my watch
took all my rights away
(Yeah, if ya) tellin' me how to play
(Yeah, if ya) won't let us demonstrate
(Yeah) wrong
(Yeah, if ya) thinkin' I don't belong
(Yeah, if ya) hiding behind a gun
(Yeah, if ya) hopin' we're gonna run
Wrong
We are the lions, we are the chosen
We gonna shine out the dark
We are the movement, this generation
You better know who we are, who we are
(Yeah, if I-)
Some said fire when the fire was ice
No, and sold a lie
Some may buy it, I'm not payin' the price
No, not in this life
took all my rights away
(Yeah, if ya) tellin' me how to play
(Yeah, if ya) won't let us demonstrate
(Yeah) wrong
(Yeah, if ya) thinkin' I don't belong
(Yeah, if ya) hiding behind a gun
(Yeah, if ya) hopin' we're gonna run
Wrong
We are the lions, we are the chosen
We gonna shine out the dark
We are the movement, this generation
You better know who we are, who we are
Deep down in everyone, there's a little fire
Let me get higher, I'll fuel the fire
Already high up, I'll take you higher
Real conga nyah, girls admire, well
Livin', we growin' with pride
All of the lions, we strive
Workin' so hard to unite
United, we tired of lies, tired of lies
We are the lions, we are the chosen
We gonna shine out the dark
We are the movement, this generation
You better know who we are
We are the lions, we are the chosen
We gonna shine out the dark
We are the movement, this generation
You better know who we are
Yeah, you know that some said never but the never done come
We gonna shine out the dark
Oh, they know that hate's been winnin', but the lovers ain't done
You better know who we are, who we are
(Yeah, if I-)

[WiVoter]

5. No Surrender

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[DET]

6. Oldies But Goodies

Fortunate Son - Credence Clearwater (personal favorite)
Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
War - Edwin Star
Give Peace a Chance - Plastic Ono Band

[Hekate]

7. Soulful. We Shall Overcome and We Shall Not Be Moved

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[tulipsandroses]

8. NOW - Miguel. - I almost forgot about this and it's the perfect song for now. Another song from trump 1.0

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[tulipsandroses]

9. And although it still kinda breaks my heart when I hear I it - Kamala's theme song - Freedom by Beyonce

For a while after the election, I couldn't listen to it.

[xuplate]

10. Something In The Air

[OmegaX]

11. Rage Against The Machine - "Killing In The Name"

[William769]

12. Where Have All the Flowers Gone

[JustAnotherGen]

13. Glory and Stand Up For Something

Glory

Selma is now for every man, woman and child
Even Jesus got his crown in front of a crowd
They marched with the torch, we gon' run with it now
Never look back, we done gone hundreds of miles
From dark roads he rose, to become a hero
Facin' the league of justice, his power was the people
Enemy is lethal, a king became regal
Saw the face of Jim Crow under a bald eagle
The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful
We sing, our music is the cuts that we bleed through
Somewhere in the dream we had an epiphany
Now we right the wrongs in history
No one can win the war individually
It takes the wisdom of the elders and young people's energy
Welcome to the story we call victory
The comin' of the Lord, my eyes have seen the glory

Stand Up For Something

You do the best that, do the best that you can do
Then you can look in the mirror
Proud of who's looking back at you
Define the life you're living
Not by what you take or what you're givin'
And if you bet on love there's no way you'll ever lose
Take a stand, make a stand for what's right
It's always worth, always worth the fight
It all means nothing
If you don't stand up for something
You can't just talk the talk
You got to walk that walk, yes you do
It all means nothing
If you don't stand up for something
And I stand up for you
Stand for respect, dignity
If that's all you got, then you got all you need
And without that, you don't have a thing, oh, no, no

Hat Tip: Headmasters of Mine - Jeffrey Gaines

[JCMach1]

14. Fight the Power

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