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Daily Dose of Protest: Cut The Crap – Conflict & Benjamin Zephaniah
May 1, 2025
A Month of Protest: April
April 30, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Dark Ages – Eliza Gilkyson
April 29, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Put The Gun Down – Voice of Baceprot
April 28, 2025
100 Best Protest Albums of the 2000s
April 28, 2025
18 Protest Songs About Climate Change
April 27, 2025
10 Barbara Dane Protest Songs
April 27, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: White Guilt Atrocity Quilt – Leftöver Crack
April 27, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Last Call In America (featuring George Clinton) – Fishbone
April 26, 2025
10 Kris Kristofferson Protest Songs
April 25, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Vigilantes – Wargasm
April 25, 2025
80 Protest Songs of 1980
April 24, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: i feel like throwing up – Ryan Cassata
April 24, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Come On! – Jon Spencer
April 23, 2025
25 Protest Songs About Women’s Reproductive Rights
April 23, 2025
5 Protest Songs of Rodriguez
April 22, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Scars And Stripes Forever – Genitorturers
April 22, 2025
12 Protest Songs of The Temptations
April 21, 2025
15 Protest Songs Of Prince
April 21, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: New Gens (featuring Daddy O) – Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio
April 21, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Happy Easter – Jesse Welles
April 20, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Withholding – Divide and Dissolve
April 19, 2025
15 Protest Songs of Sinéad O’Connor
April 18, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Fight The Power – Public Enemy
April 18, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos – Public Enemy
April 18, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back – Public Enemy
April 18, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Public Enemy
April 18, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Sad Old Woman (featuring Matt Korvette) – Problem Patterns
April 18, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: There’s No Future In Optimism – Garbage
April 17, 2025
100 Best Protest Songs of the 21st Century So Far (2000-2024)
April 16, 2025
100 Best Protest Albums of the 21st Century (So Far)
April 16, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Cat Guy – Propagandhi
April 15, 2025
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69 Protest Songs Of 1969 Playlist
April 14, 2025
10 Protest Songs Of Max Romeo
April 14, 2025
Neil Young (with Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers) Performs Rockin’ In The Free World at Fighting Oligarchy Rally 
April 13, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Don’t Happy, Be Worry – Hilltop Hoods
April 13, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Supercallousfascistracistsexistnazipotus – John D. Cundle
April 12, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Deport the Billionaires – David Rovics
April 11, 2025
Dropkick Murphys Perform at Hands Off Protest in Boston
April 10, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: War On Women (Live) – Delilah Bon
April 10, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Tariffic – Jesse Welles
April 9, 2025
100 Best Protest Songs of the 2020s So Far (2020-2024)
April 9, 2025
55 Best Protest Albums of the 2020s (So Far)
April 8, 2025
12 John Prine Protest Songs
April 7, 2025
12 Protest Songs of The Staple Singers
April 6, 2025
5 Protest Songs of Nirvana
April 5, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Evangelist (featuring Jello Biafra) – Ani Kyd Wolf
April 5, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Let’s Make Africa Green Again – BRAFA
April 4, 2025
10 Protest Songs Inspired By Martin Luther King Jr.
April 4, 2025
5 Protest Songs of the Beastie Boys
April 3, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Tateworm – Muddy Summers and the Dirty Field Whores
April 3, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: War Is a God – Jesse Welles
April 2, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott-Heron
April 1, 2025
10 Chris Cornell Protest Songs
April 1, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: A Change Is Gonna Come – Lonnie Holley
April 1, 2025
A Month of Protest: March
March 31, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Four Women – Nina Simone
March 31, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Mississippi Goddam — Nina Simone
March 31, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Immigrant Songs – Deerhoof
March 31, 2025
50 Heavy Metal Protest Albums
March 30, 2025
100 Heavy Metal Protest Songs
March 30, 2025
10 Joni Mitchell Protest Songs
March 29, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: At Peace – Propagandhi
March 28, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Oh Bondage Up Yours! – X-Ray Spex 
March 27, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Crazy On You – Heart
March 27, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
March 26, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Buried Truth – DeeDee Austin
March 26, 2025
11 Aretha Franklin Protest Songs
March 25, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Respect – Aretha Franklin
March 25, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Super Lover (featuring Annie Lennox) – Allison Russell
March 25, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Working Class Hero – John Lennon
March 24, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Mythical Cowboys – Dead Pioneers
March 24, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Glib Tongued (featuring El-P) – Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
March 23, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Killing In The Name – Rage Against The Machine
March 22, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Redemption Song – Bob Marley and the Wailers
March 21, 2025
10 Protest Songs of Johnny Cash
March 21, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Small Dick Energy – Mat Ward
March 21, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Gendercide – Blak Rapp Madusa
March 20, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: What’s Going On (Song) – Marvin Gaye
March 19, 2025
7 Cover Versions Of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On
March 19, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Get Together – The Youngbloods
March 19, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Red – Jesse Welles
March 18, 2025
Top 25 Protest Songs of All Time (Video)
March 18, 2025
100 Best Protest Songs of All Time
March 18, 2025
Protest Music of Hall of Fame: Rebel Girl – Bikini Kill
March 17, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: The Message – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five 
March 16, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Little Boxes – Malvina Reynolds
March 15, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Sinéad O’Connor
March 15, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: We Shall Overcome – Pete Seeger and Joan Baez
March 14, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday
March 14, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash
March 13, 2025
20 Protest Songs of Neil Young
March 12, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Joe Hill
March 11, 2025
10 Protest Songs of The Clash
March 10, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: The Clash
March 10, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
March 7, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Dust Bowl Ballads – Woody Guthrie
March 7, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Woody Guthrie
March 7, 2025
A Month In Protest February
March 1, 2025
A Month In Protest: January
February 1, 2025
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Daily Dose of Protest: Cut The Crap – Conflict & Benjamin Zephaniah

From the artist's website This is the latest single and video from veteran anarcho-punkers Conflict, from their upcoming first album in two decades, This Much Remains, out Friday, May 2nd.…
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Posted by CJ Baker May 1, 2025
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A Month of Protest: April

Bells Larsen, from the artist's Bandcamp Here is your monthly round-up of notable protest music. Songs/Videos Put The Gun Down – Voice of Baceprot This is the latest single by…
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Posted by CJ Baker April 30, 2025
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Daily Dose of Protest: Dark Ages – Eliza Gilkyson

Photo by Rodney Bursiel, artist's website This is the title track from the singer-songwriter's recently released album. Both the lyrics and video well convey the regressive politics of the MAGA…
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Posted by CJ Baker April 29, 2025
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Daily Dose of Protest: Put The Gun Down – Voice of Baceprot

From the band's website This is the latest single by the Indonesian heavy metal trio of three Muslim women. The tune conveys a strong anti-gun violence message. Concerning the lack…
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Posted by CJ Baker April 28, 2025
Posted in2000s: A Decade In Protest Music

100 Best Protest Albums of the 2000s

Sleater-Kinney (Photo by Tyler Craft) I recently published a list of the 100 best albums of the 21st Century (So Far). This seems to be a good time to revisit…
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Posted by CJ Baker April 28, 2025
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18 Protest Songs About Climate Change

Source: Markus Spiske | Pexels One of the objectives of this website is to document music's link to different protest movements. Music often mirrors what is happening in the world, so…
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Posted by CJ Baker April 27, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Get Together – The Youngbloods
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Daily Dose of Protest: Get Together – The Youngbloods

RIP Jesse Coilin Young (November 22, 1941 – March 16, 2025), artist website On March 16, 2025 singer-songwriter Jesse Colin Young sadly died at 83. He had a long successful…
Posted by CJ Baker March 19, 2025
Daily Dose of Protest: Red – Jesse Welles
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Daily Dose of Protest: Red – Jesse Welles

Photo Credit: Justin, CC BY 3.0 The prolific singer-songwriter continues to regularly post topical tunes. This includes his most recent album Middle released in February, and two albums and an…
Posted by CJ Baker March 18, 2025
Top 25 Protest Songs of All Time (Video)
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Top 25 Protest Songs of All Time (Video)

https://youtu.be/pADVUncx2wY?si=Xa_9Q2MlEoO_a2TO Check out the complete 100 Best Protest Songs list.
Posted by CJ Baker March 18, 2025
100 Best Protest Songs of All Time
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100 Best Protest Songs of All Time

I recorded a reaction video when Rolling Stone posted its list of the 100 best protest songs of all time. I decided to go one step further and create my…
Posted by CJ Baker March 18, 2025
Protest Music of Hall of Fame: Rebel Girl – Bikini Kill
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Protest Music of Hall of Fame: Rebel Girl – Bikini Kill

From the artist's Bandcamp "When she walks, the revolution's comin'In her hips, there's revolutionWhen she talks, I hear the revolutionIn her kiss, I taste the revolution" These are lyrics to…
Posted by CJ Baker March 17, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: The Message – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five 
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: The Message – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five 

"Don't push me cause I'm close to the edgeI'm trying not to lose my headIt's like a jungle sometimesIt makes me wonder how I keep from goin' under" That famous…
Posted by CJ Baker March 16, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Little Boxes – Malvina Reynolds
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Little Boxes – Malvina Reynolds

Source: malvinareynolds.com "And the people in the housesAll went to the universityWhere they were put in boxesAnd they came out all the same" "Little Boxes" is an anti-conformist anthem composed…
Posted by CJ Baker March 15, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Sinéad O’Connor
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Sinéad O’Connor

Sinéad O’Connor (December 8, 1966-July 26, 2023) Photo courtesy of Man Alive, via Flickr The influential and controversial Irish singer-songwriter first received international success with her 1987 debut The Lion and the…
Posted by CJ Baker March 15, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: We Shall Overcome – Pete Seeger and Joan Baez
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: We Shall Overcome – Pete Seeger and Joan Baez

Joan Baez performing at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Photo Credit:  Scherman, Rowland, U.S. Information Agency. Press and Publications Service  "We shall live in peaceWe shall live in peaceWe…
Posted by CJ Baker March 14, 2025
Protest Music Hall of Fame: Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday

August 7, 1930 photograph of the lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, helped inspire Abel Meeropol to compose "Strange Fruit". Photo Credit: Lawrence Beitler "Southern trees bear strange fruitBlood on the leaves…
Posted by CJ Baker March 14, 2025

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