March 2025 – Page 2 – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Protest Music Hall of Fame: A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke

Photo Credit: RCA Victor Records "I go to the movie and I go downtownSomebody keep tellin' me don't hang aroundIt's been a long, a long time comingBut I know a…

CJ Baker March 26, 2025

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Daily Dose of Protest: Buried Truth – DeeDee Austin

From the artist's website DeeDee Austin is an 18-year-old Canadian Indigenous singer-songwriter from Fall River, Nova Scotia. On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, she performed the emotionally powerful tune on Canada's…

CJ Baker March 26, 2025

Songs Lists

11 Aretha Franklin Protest Songs

1967 Atlantic Record Promo Photo. RIP (Mar 25, 1942 - Aug 16, 2018) On August 16, 2018 Aretha Franklin passed away at 76 years of age, due to pancreatic cancer.…

CJ Baker March 25, 2025

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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Respect – Aretha Franklin

1967 Atlantic Records Promo Photo When determining whether or not a song meets the definition of a protest tune, an important factor is intent. Often, it is the intent of…

CJ Baker March 25, 2025

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Daily Dose of Protest: Super Lover (featuring Annie Lennox) – Allison Russell

Originally released by Russell's currently on-hiatus band Birds of Chicago in 2018, the tune is a plea for universal love. For this updated version the Canadian singer-songwriter updates the opening…

CJ Baker March 25, 2025

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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Working Class Hero – John Lennon

Source: St Boniface's Catholic College, Plymouth, via Flickr John Lennon was no stranger to socially conscious music, contributing many notable tunes to the canon of protest songs. One of his…

CJ Baker March 24, 2025

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Daily Dose of Protest: Mythical Cowboys – Dead Pioneers

From artist's Bandcamp This is the latest single and video from the spoken word punk group featuring Algiers guitarist Lee Tesche and Indigenous artist Gregg Deal (their self-titled debut was…

CJ Baker March 24, 2025

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Daily Dose of Protest: Glib Tongued (featuring El-P) – Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

From artist's Bandcamp The latest intense single by the UK metal band is from their upcoming album, Death Hilarious, out April 4th. The song also includes a hard-hitting feature from…

CJ Baker March 23, 2025

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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Killing In The Name – Rage Against The Machine

Band performing "Killing In The Name of" at Woodstock 99, while the American flag burns. "Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses” Often the most…

CJ Baker March 22, 2025

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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Redemption Song – Bob Marley and the Wailers

Photo Credit: Eddie Mallin "Emancipate yourselves from mental slaveryNone but ourselves can free our mindsHave no fear for atomic energy'Cause none of them can stop the timeHow long shall they…

CJ Baker March 21, 2025