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A Month of Protest: May
Home Is Where, from the artist's Bandcamp Here is your monthly round-up of notable protest music. Songs/Video: Pretrial (Let Her Go Home) – Fiona Apple This is the first new…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Born Alone – billy woods
From the artist's Bandcamp This is the official video for a track from the underground rapper's recently released album, GOLLIWOG. Featuring an interpolation of lyrics from King Geedorah's “Fazers" (one…
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Daily Dose of Protest: I’ll Do Anything For You (Squirrely Version) – Ministry
This tune appears on the influential industrial acts' latest release, The Squirrely Years Revisited, which is a reworking of songs that they released during their synth-pop era that Al Jourgensen…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Chimes of Freedom – Bruce Springsteen
From Bruce Springsteen's website This cover of the Bob Dylan protest classic was performed during Bruce Springsteen's May 14th concert in Manchester. It was during this show that a video…
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15 Motown Protest Songs
Stevie Wonder, by Thomas Hawk via Flickr “The Sound of Young America” That was the slogan of Motown Records, which especially in the 60s and 70s was a cultural force.…
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15 Protest Songs of The Temptations
The Temptations during a 1969 performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Credit: Bernie Ilson, Inc. / Publicity for Motown Records & The Ed Sullivan Show. The Temptations were one of…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Dead Diplomats – Jesse Welles
Photo Credit: Justin, CC BY 3.0 Here is another tune by the prolific singer-songwriter. The topical song references the recent murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, two Israeli…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Rule 4080 – Rome Streetz & Conductor Williams
From the Mass Appeal Records Instagram This collaboration between emcee Rome Streetz and beat maker Conductor Williams is from their upcoming album Trainspotting, set to be released May 30. Deriving…
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15 Bruce Springsteen Protest Songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZHWIYHlXOs Bruce Springsteen has recently been in the news when he posted a video clip of himself criticizing Donald Trump during a May 14, 2025, live performance in Manchester (also…
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Daily Dose of Protest: The Lonely 21st Century – My Politic
From the artist's Bandcamp This tune appears on the recently released album Signs of Life by the Americana duo My Politic. The lyrics well express the overwhelming sense of tumult…