Protest Songs

[Weaver]

Why would U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday not be a protest song?

Me thinks Bunsen got the quote wrong. He suggest that Bono says "this is not a protest song" when introducing it on the live album. He actually says it is not a REBEL song. In the context of Irish politics that is a different thing, and if anything more of a protest.

 

[Weaver]

no, but its a great song, and the pogues version is even better

Thatcher was great for the protest song industry. The Pogues, Specials, Clash, Paul Weller / Style Council, Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello ... great times. Even pop acts like the Human League couldn't help themselves.

 

[oxx]

Video Killed The Radio Star.

 

[whythelongface]

Why would U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday not be a protest song?

It is one of the great protest songs of our time. I can't believe that anyone would think that it is not a protest song.

 

[DevilsDoor]

hmmm, give these a shot, although it really boils down to personal interpretation, unless the song is obviously protesting against something

Anarchy - Sex Pistols

The Wall - Pink Floyd

Children of the Revolution - Moulin Rouge (Bono)

 

[Deestroy]

Anti Flag - Stars And Stripes Lyrics

welcoming with open arms and with open hearts
in the end they found their arms in shackles and their hearts
torn out
this country named "america" is built on graves
of the natives who lived here before genocide took place
the word "america" means "freedom" - as in,
"free to kill the free..."

chorus:
don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me

it's the same today as then, as U.S. (tax) dollars are spent
to rid the native insurgence in Mexico, and any other U.S.
(corporate) "interests"
the 3rd world is a modern day playground for multinational
companies
and the tax dollars we're forced to pay, fund these heartless
U.S. policies
their explanation... "it's national interest, national
security..."

at little big horn national cemetery, there's a monument that
reads:
"to the soldiers killed in montana while clearing hostile
indians away...'
and there's a flag there flying high, over the fallen killers'
graves
when they call on me to die for them i'll say... "not
me!"

 

[Fossie 32]

Me thinks Bunsen got the quote wrong. He suggest that Bono says "this is not a protest song" when introducing it on the live album. He actually says it is not a REBEL song. In the context of Irish politics that is a different thing, and if anything more of a protest.

Right...he said that at the Red Rocks concert..followed by ??..'..its a song of hope.' ??

 

[hotpie]

Thatcher was great for the protest song industry. The Pogues, Specials, Clash, Paul Weller / Style Council, Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello ... great times. Even pop acts like the Human League couldn't help themselves.

The Specials' Ghost Town went number one the week Thatcher won the election.