Protest Songs

After all these great contributions, there is another overlooked group of folks, standing in the shadow :wink:

… “The Wall” is obvious and more serious

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She dedicated this song to the Faroe Islands in their quest for independence from Denmark.

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I gave this a heart because Björk is so weird.

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I like Ari Melber, and he’s got good taste in hip-hop, too…

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Here are three terrible (IMO) protest albums. This has nothing to do with their political content, just bad albums.

Ministry Filth Pig

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Ministry again, with Houses of the Mole
It’s notable for all George “W” Bush song titles. Heavy-handed preoccupation with the theme.
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A Perfect Circle’s Eat the Elephant
I don’t like it for the change in musical direction versus prior APC albums, and never listened to the lyrics.
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lol she is a bit weird, I guess. I love weird. To understand her at all you have to realize that before anything, she’s punk. And a genius.

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Oh man Killer Mike is a beast. He made some mean statements in his RTJ4 album.