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uDiscover Music (UK) - Best Protest Songs in History: 20 Timeless Political Anthems (2022)

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I always find lists of protest songs fascinating, especially after I found that book all those years ago.

Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit (1939)
Woody Guthrie – This Land Is Your Land (1944)
Bob Dylan – Masters Of War (1963)
Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come (1964)
Nina Simone – Mississippi Goddam (1964)
Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth (1966)
Aretha Franklin – Respect (1967)
James Brown – Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud (1968)
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son (1969)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Ohio (1970)
John Lennon – Imagine (1971)
Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1971)
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1971)
The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up (1973)
Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding (1982)
The Specials – Free Nelson Mandela (1984)
Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA (1984)
Public Enemy – Fight The Power (1989)
Kendrick Lamar – Alright (2015)
Childish Gambino – This Is America (2018)

Honorable Mentions:
Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution
Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – Freedom
Barry McGuire – Eve of Destruction
N.W.A. – Fuck Tha Police
Country Joe and the Fish – I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag

Nothing too surprising here, but none of these of songs I'd ever complain about getting a boost from a list like this!
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