• A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for protest and social change and hence part of the broader category of topical songs (or...
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    A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration, or remonstrance) is a public act of objection, disapproval or dissent against political advantage...
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    Protest songs in the United States are a tradition that dates back to the early 18th century and have persisted and evolved as an aspect of American culture...
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  • performing folk protest songs; he has released the singles "Cancer" and "The Olympics", as well as "War Isn't Murder", a protest song about the Israel–Hamas...
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  • Protest Songs is the fourth studio album by English pop band Prefab Sprout. Recorded quickly and self-produced, the album features a minimal production...
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    Strange Fruit (category Protest songs)
    The lyrics were drawn from a poem by Meeropol published in 1937. The song protests the lynching of Black Americans with lyrics that compare the victims...
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  • connected narrative, description, or protest song. An example is "I've Been Working on the Railroad". Records of work songs are as old as historical records...
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  • "Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries. It was written by the lead singer, Dolores O'Riordan, about the young victims...
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  • "throbbing, infectious protester circling 'round the current happenings in Cal." "For What It's Worth" quickly became a well-known protest song. However, contrary...
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  • "Hurricane" is a protest song by Bob Dylan co-written with Jacques Levy and released as a single in November 1975. It was also included on Dylan's 1976...
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  • first single from its soundtrack album titled as "The Hostel Hudugaru Protest Song" on 5 January 2023. This track was penned by Yogaraj Bhat, composed and...
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  • "American Idiot" is a protest song by the American rock band Green Day. The first single released from the album American Idiot, the song received positive...
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    describing it as "personal abuse" of Pell. Liam Viney described it as being a protest song and analysed its mechanics. Minchin later described it as "the most overt...
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  • "Corona" is a protest song by American punk rock band Minutemen. It was included as the seventh song on the second side of their third studio album Double...
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    "Man in Black" (or "The Man in Black") is a protest song written and recorded by singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, originally released on his 1971 album of...
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    became a hit in Los Angeles. The following January, they released the protest song "For What It's Worth", which became their only US top 10 hit and a counterculture...
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    movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted by protesters as a protest symbol. In response to the growing protest movement...
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    sparked massive global protests and became a symbol for freedom in Iran. The slogan "Woman, Life, Freedom", which was used in the song's lyrics, became a rallying...
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  • Ram Ranch (category Protest songs)
    cowboys taking place at the titular ranch. The song was originally created by MacDonald as a protest against radio stations based in Nashville, Tennessee...
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  • is a protest song by Houston-based hip hop duo The Legendary K.O. It was released on September 6, 2005, just days after Hurricane Katrina. The song was...
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  • "Where Is the Love?" is a song by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. It was released on May 12, 2003, as the lead single from their third album...
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  • "Hind's Hall" is a protest song by American rapper Macklemore, released as a single on May 6, 2024. Written and produced by Macklemore, it expresses support...
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  • Donald Trump") is a protest song by YG featuring Nipsey Hussle, and is the second single from YG's second studio album Still Brazy. The song is a criticism...
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  • "Ohio" is a protest song and counterculture anthem written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, and performed...
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  • "Eve of Destruction" is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1965. Several artists have recorded it, but the most popular recording was by Barry...
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  • Court of Appeal rules in favor of the Department of Justice, banning the protest song Glory to Hong Kong on national security grounds. 30 May: The High Court...
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  • Leve Palestina (category Protest songs)
    Palestine") is a 1978 protest song by the Swedish-Palestinian musician George Totari and Swedish band Kofia. A popular song at socialist protests since its 1970s...
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    Bayan Ko (category Filipino patriotic songs)
    popularity, and due to the nature of its lyrics it has been used as a protest song by different political groups at various points in Philippine history...
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  • All She Wants to Do Is Dance (category Song recordings produced by Danny Kortchmar)
    Although it was a protest song, it was also ironically a huge dance hit... and very few Americans noticed the protest nature of the song in the first place...
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    "War Pigs" is an anti-war protest song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1970. It is the opening track from the band's second studio...
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