the link I posted is metal gear solid song that i wanted to play at a protest. It’s not necessarily a protest song its about turning away the torment’s of your heart and turning towards eternal joy, but the Gaelic lyrics does make me thing of the songs that were written by all the conquered people throughout history and how those would make great anti war songs.
I do want songs about working class solidarity that are modern. I’ve picked up Iran ai lego songs, they’re actually pretty good and the lyrics are pretty good, I haven’t found any quite on the level, the Iranians go hard on trump.
seems like all the anti war songs are not from this decade and anti ice is lacking.
here are some songs I’ve picked out for protest for protest:
MACKLEMORE - HIND’S HALL 2 (feat. Anees, MC Abdul, Amer Zahr)
The Genocide That Is Not Over | Iranian LEGO War-Themed Video By Akhbarenfejari
Les Misérables | Do You Hear the People Sing?
Edwin star- war. Literally a song protesting war
Internationale
RATM - Killing in the Name, and this one is particularly prescient right now with ICE roaming the streets given it was originally written to protest police brutality in response to the Rodney King riots.
RATM - Wake Up is also a good one as well.
okay i see that first chorus could be interpreted as ice being white supremacist. its definitely fun add the genra to the mix
Already commented on this, but thought of some more:
Isley Brothers: Ohio/Machine Gun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6qOvfgDJI (this is a cover of 2 tunes, the first by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, the second by Jimi Hendrix)
And just released today (like, 2 hours ago) - Massive Attack, Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-57FrioeuE
Bella Ciao :)
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Anti-Flag - Die for the government, NOFX - Idiots are taking over, NOFX - 72 Hookers, Jesse Welles - Join Ice,
Which Side Are You In? By Pete Seger. Not modern but it’s moving.
It’s fine just interesting like past generations were really about protest songs. Artist now don’t seem to do protest or social commentary
Doesn’t necessarily work in an actual protest but https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jSZWslqjfPE&pp=ygUgd2hpY2ggc2lkZSBhcmUgeW91IG9uIHJlYmVsIGRpYXo%3D is pretty good and uses Which Side in the chorus.
The whole “American Idiot” album applies here, I think.
Nazi Punks Fuck Off - Dead Kennedys Freedom is a Verb - Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird Color in Your Cheeks - The Mountain Goats
Bad Religion, Propaghandi, Dropkick Murphys, Good Riddance, Thought Riot, Regan Youth, Crass, T.S.O.L., MDC, The Nerve Agents, Earth Crisis, Dead Kennedys, NOFX, Body Count, Pussy Riot, Death By Stereo, and Cattle Decapitation are all social-politically outspoken punk/hXc/metal bands that have plenty of songs that would fit your list.
Dropkick, Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, Eyes of Salt, and the Boss all have anti-ICE specific songs out recently.
- Waterparks - Ice
- Badflower - Machine Gun
- Seb Lowe - Don’t say no to Hitler
- Moon Walker - You’re next
- Grandson - Little White Lies
- Grandson - Brainrot
- Against me! - Baby, I’m an anarchist!
- Harris J - Hourriya
- Flanger Moose - Fascists don’t have friends
- Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis
- Gus the Bardic troubador - GTFO
- Devil Said Jump - Make me buy a gun
- Palaceburn - And you wonder why they kneel
The discographies of Grandson, Moon Walker, and Dropkick Murphys have a lot of good, recent, messages. Pussy Riot has a couple of generic and America themed songs as well. Otep has several, though they are more fueled by reaction than actual artistic talent.
I wouldn’t rule out older titles from the Vietnam or Coal Wars/Battle of Blaire Mountain Era.
waterparks song is high energy but cursing i like the moon walker youre next. i do wish is was more explicit in class solidarity hourriya is fun i get the teto version of facists dont have friends
You should look up some old labor movement songs
Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose
A few suggestions:
- Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
- RATM - Bulls on Parade
- Dead Kennedys - Kill the Poor
And for a more optimistic, but still defiant take, R.E.M.'s Living Well is the Best Revenge.
I think Masters of War is Dylan’s best protest song. The lyrics go hard
Ah yeah, that would have been a better choice actually, good shout.
Peace Sells by Megadeth. War Pigs by Black Sabbath.
