Anti-War – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

25 Protest Songs of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan with Joan Baez, "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom", August 28, 1963. Photo Credit: Rowland Scherman - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Although Bob Dylan disliked being referred…

CJ Baker June 17, 2025

Protest Music Hall of Fame

Protest Music Hall of Fame: What’s Going On (Album) – Marvin Gaye

Publicity photo, photographer Jim Britt, Public Domain Released on May 21, 1971, Marvin Gaye's 11th studio album, What’s Going On, is one of the most important albums ever released. The…

CJ Baker May 21, 2025

Songs Lists

5 Protest Songs of the Beastie Boys

Photo Credit: Masao Nakagami On May 4th, 2012, Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys lost his battle to cancer, at the age of 47 years old. He was more…

CJ Baker May 4, 2025

Protest Music Hall of Fame

Protest Music Hall of Fame: What’s Going On (Song) – Marvin Gaye

Publicity photo, photographer Jim Britt, Public Domain One of the most important protest tunes of all time, the genesis of "What Going On" happened when Four Tops vocalist Renaldo “Obie”…

CJ Baker March 19, 2025

Songs Lists

7 Cover Versions Of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On

Publicity photo, photographer Jim Britt, Public Domain Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" is one of the most important songs of all time, so it should be no surprise that there…

CJ Baker March 19, 2025

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Blood On Your Hands – Sabina Chantouria

From the artist's website Sabina Chantouria is a Swedish/Georgian singer-songwriter who just released the timely song and music video "Blood On Your Hands". The emotive tune portrays how ordinary people…

CJ Baker August 12, 2022

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: You Always Want To Bomb The Middle East – Cheekface

From the artist's Bandcamp The indie rock trio recently released their sophomore album Too Much to Ask, which blends catchy melodies with witty and scathing social critiques. Singer-guitarist Greg Katz…

CJ Baker August 8, 2022

Songs Lists

Peace And Love And War No More: March Playlist JusticeAid

Photo Credit: Bill Hackwell Every month JusticeAid features a monthly playlist and blog post based around a specific theme. For February/March the theme is Peace and Love—And War No More.…

CJ Baker March 6, 2020

Music From The Inbox Songs Lists

Music From The Inbox

Photo of Ahmed Ag Kaedy. Artist's Bandcamp page. One advantage of having a music blog is that people message you suggesting certain songs and artists. Several of these recommendations I…

CJ Baker March 21, 2019