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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, 4th Movement (1818-1824)
Traditional: "Go Down, Moses" (Circa 1850)
Arnold Schoenberg: Variations For Orchestra, Op. 31 (1926-1928)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra: "(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue" (1929)
Pete Seeger: "Cotton Mill Blues" (1934)
Robert Johnson: "Hellhound on My Trail" (1937)
Billie Holiday: "Strange Fruit" (1939)
Woody Guthrie: "This Land Is Your Land" (1940)
Traditional: "Bella Ciao" (1943)
Pete Seeger: "We Shall Overcome" (1949)
Charles Mingus: "Haitian Fight Song" (1957)
Max Roach: We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (1960)
John Coltrane: "Alabama" (1963)
Bob Dylan: "Masters of War" (1963)
Sam Cooke: "A Change Is Gonna Come" (1964)
Nina Simone: "Mississippi Goddam" (1964)
Bob Dylan: "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"
Barry McGuire: "Eve of Destruction" (1965)
Phil Ochs: "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (1965)
Janis Ian: "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" (1966)
The Mothers of Invention: "Trouble Every Day" (1966)
Steve Reich: "Come Out" (1966)
Aretha Franklin: "Respect" (1967)
The Beatles: "Revolution" / "Revolution 1" (1968)
MC5: "Kick Out the Jams" (1968)
Gilberto Gil: "Aquele Abraço" (1969)
Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Fortunate Son" (1969)
Merle Haggard & the Strangers: "Okie from Muskogee" (1969)
Plastic Ono Band: "Give Peace a Chance" (1969)
Black Sabbath: "War Pigs" (1970)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: "Ohio" (1970)
Jimi Hendrix: "Machine Gun" (1970)
Gil Scott-Heron: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" (1970)
Edwin Starr: "War" (1970)
Malvina Reynolds: "It Isn't Nice" (1971)
Marvin Gaye: "What's Going On" (1971)
The Staple Singers: "I'll Take You There" (1972)
Bob Marley & the Wailers: "Get Up, Stand Up" (1973)
Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra: "Space Is the Place" (1973)
The Sex Pistols: "Anarchy in the UK" (1976)
Peter Tosh: "Legalize It" (1976)
Fela Kuti: "Zombie" (1976)
Tom Robinson Band: "Glad to Be Gay" (1978)
Thomas Mapfumo: "Hokoyo!" (1978)
Joan Armatrading: "Taking My Baby Up Town" (1978)
Elvis Costello and the Attractions: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (1978)
Stiff Little Fingers: "Suspect Device" (1978)
Peter Gabriel: "Biko" (1980)
The English Beat: "Stand Down Margaret" (1980)
Heaven 17: "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" (1981)
Devo: "Beautiful World" (1981)
The Specials: "Ghost Town" (1981)
The Clash: "Know Your Rights" (1982)
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five: "The Message" (1982)
Robert Wyatt: "Shipbuilding" (1982)
U2: "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (1983)
Nena: 99 Luftballons (1983)
Twisted Sister: "We're Not Gonna Take It" (1984)
The Pogues: "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (1985)
Artists United Against Apartheid: "Sun City" (1985)
Dead Kennedys: "MTV -- Get off the Air" (1985)
The Ramones: "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" (1985)
Hugh Masekela: "Bring Him Back Home" (1987)
Suzanne Vega: "Luka" (1987)
N.W.A.: "Fuck tha Police" (1988)
Public Enemy: "Fight the Power" (1989)
Elvis Costello: "Tramp the Dirt Down" (1989)
Sinead O'Connor: "Black Boys on Mopeds" (1990)
Ani DiFranco: "Lost Woman Song" (1990)
Rage Against the Machine: "Killing in the Name" (1991)
Yothu Yindi: "Treaty" (1991)
R.E.M.: "Ignoreland" (1992)
Sonic Youth: "Swimsuit Issue" (1992)
Almamegretta: "Figli di Annibale (Children of Hannibal)" (1993)
2Pac: "Keep Ya Head Up" (1993)
The Cranberries: "Zombie" (1994)
Bruce Springsteen: "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (1995)
Super Furry Animals: "The Man Don't Give a Fuck" (1996)
Various Artists: "A Tree Never Grown" (2000)
Steve Earle: "Amerika V. 6.0 (The Best We Can Do)" (2002)
Bright Eyes: "When the President Talks to God" (2005)
System of a Down: "B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Bombs)" (2005)
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars: "Living Like a Refugee" (2006)
Dixie Chicks: "Not Ready to Make Nice" (2006)
Brother Ali: "Uncle Sam Goddamn" (2007)
DJ Sprinkles: "Midtown 120 Blues Intro" (2008)
M.I.A.: "Paper Planes" (2008)
Lady Gaga: "Born This Way" (2011)
Fatima Al Qadiri: "Desert Strike" (2012)
Kacey Musgraves: "Follow Your Arrow" (2013)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard: "1000 Deaths" (2014)
Against Me!: "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" (2014)
Kendrick Lamar: "Alright" (2015)
Janelle Monae feat. Wondaland: "Hell You Talmbout" (2015)
Pusha T: "Sunshine" (2017)
Anohni: "4 Degrees" (2016)
A Tribe Called Quest: "We the People…" (2016)
Hurray For the Riff Raff: "Pa'lante" (2017)
Kate Tempest: "Europe Is Lost" (2017)
Childish Gambino: "This Is America" (2018)
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