A couple more lists for the music lovers out there:
Spinner.com's 20 Protest Songs That Mattered
PopMatters' Say It Out Loud! 65 Great Protest Songs
I'm sure Rick & Tim can point out the ones that are flagrantly missing... but can anyone name the song/band I stole this entry's title from? (Without using Google, that is!)
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I’m not sure where that title comes from, although it reminds me of the lyrics by Cracker from the song “Teen Angst” that say, “What the world needs now is another folk singer like I need a whole in my head.” Funny tune.
I’m sure Rick will say there are several Dylan songs not on these lists that should be. I would agree, although I’ll let Rick, the resident Bob Dylan guru of Radford’s Operation Democracy Council, to be the judge on what truly should be in.
One song I was not familiar with was Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit.” Apparently it’s somberness kept it out of the Greatest Hits albums I own by the legendary singer. I just listened to the song—twice. Wow.
For those not familiar with Phil Ochs, he was an underrated artist of his day who was memorialized a few years ago in the song “Phil Ochs” by the Josh Joplin Group. Kudos to Phil for another of his great songs, “Love Me, I’m a Liberal.” Phil was not afraid to speak his mind.
One song not on the list is a more recent tune: Pink’s “Dear Mr. President,” sung with the help of the Indigo Girls. That tune brought tears to my eyes the first time I heard it. And the second time. And the third … . “How do you sleep while the rest of us cry? How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye? How do you walk with your head held high?” I’d like to hear your reply, Mr. President.
It's Shakespeare's Sister by The Smiths.
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