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In reply to the discussion: post your favorite protest song [View all]Warpy
(111,634 posts)304. The old Wobbly songs are my favorites
Most of the ones that have been recorded today were written by Joe Hill, a plain spoken man who used Protestant hymns for the melodies. None of the words overcomplicated things, unlike the later protest songs in the 60s and 70s, and most of them have held up well since the PTB consistently act like the same jackasses, decade after decade.
They were plain songs for plain people and we need to bring them back.
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The Who song is a different song from TS. The Who song is from "Tommy"
Manifestor_of_Light
Oct 2014
#230
I am not saying that they would be The Who without any one of them.
Manifestor_of_Light
Oct 2014
#249
to keep the variety going - The Who Won't Get Fooled Again. Neil Young - Rockin in the Free World
NRaleighLiberal
Oct 2014
#3
Well you can tell how old I am- This is the last one, I promise War by Edwin Starr
TexasProgresive
Oct 2014
#49
love this song - too bad Americans aren't familiar with this - the original version
rurallib
Oct 2014
#77
That entire Amused to Death cd is really good. That is a song too many people never
brewens
Oct 2014
#59
Yeah. That might be the best on it. "Bravery" is the most Floyd like I'd say. n/t
brewens
Oct 2014
#352
Aaah too bad - Here's a live version on YouTube- the lyrics are a bit more clear on the
NBachers
Oct 2014
#202
A powerful, powerful song I love from Elvis- "If I Can Dream." Listen over and over . . .
NBachers
Oct 2014
#246
I was planning not to go. But the Wednesday before, I was with friends and we just impetuously...
immoderate
Oct 2014
#265
Woah! No. That's Tim Robbins on a clip from "Bob Roberts". As a matter of fact,
Guy Whitey Corngood
Oct 2014
#124
Ah, that makes sense. I mean he looked younger but you'd be able to tell it's him.
Guy Whitey Corngood
Oct 2014
#138
No please. It's perfectly understandable. I checked. Netflix doesn't stream it and apparently aren't
Guy Whitey Corngood
Oct 2014
#162
The '80s was the second wave of great "cause" songs. Here's a smattering.
Ampersand Unicode
Oct 2014
#109
incredible song - it is on the soundtrack to Babel - an equally incredible movie.
NRaleighLiberal
Oct 2014
#268
Bobbie Darin -Simple Song of Freedom and Hot Tuna -Uncle Sam Blues. nt
Old and In the Way
Oct 2014
#122
I haven't figured how to copy paste from my new Kindle, lol, but will tomorrow
catbyte
Oct 2014
#163
Here's one I didn't see in reading the thread--Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
pinboy3niner
Oct 2014
#367