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
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
The whole “American Idiot” album applies here, I think.
this is my favorite one by stereolab, it is called ‘ping pong’ and it’s really sarcastic when it comes to war and capitalism
https://soundcloud.com/stereolab/ping-pong?si=0262657a62a74b1facbbe0293b6d05eb
There’s only millions that lose their jobs And homes and sometimes accents There’s only millions that die In their bloody wars, it’s alright
Honestly I like hear my hope from hazbin hotel as a protest song. The citizens of hell standing up together and finally saying “no, we’ve had enough“ seems especially fitting.
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
Bella Ciao :)
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Nazi Punks Fuck Off - Dead Kennedys
Freedom is a Verb - Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird
Color in Your Cheeks - The Mountain Goats
Internationale
- 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
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.
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.
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.
Anti-Flag - Die for the government, NOFX - Idiots are taking over, NOFX - 72 Hookers, Jesse Welles - Join Ice
Look up no$hu. “Fuck ICE ICE baby”, “Against Occupation” and a bunch of his other songs. Check out Jesse Welles “Join ICE”.
Edit to add: “The Guillotine” by The Coup. Goes so hard.
Upvote for Jesse Welles. I appreciate his music can be topical, but also humorous and chill. Maybe not the sort of protest songs you play to fire people up, but definitely ones that will get their message stuck in your head.
If you haven’t heard of Carsie Blanton, give her a listen too!
Thanks for the rec!
always get irked by join ice by jesse welles because it kinda makes joining ice look good to the point were it kinda sounds like recruitment song.
the noshu is interesting
I mean, irony is kind of dead haha. No$hu slaps.
