“Blowin’ In The Wind” from 1962 is one of Bob Dylan’s most revered songs, and it’s also one of the most well-known protest anthems of the 20th century. It’s an absolute ...
Against protest songs
In a career that now approaches its 65th year, he has scarcely written a protest song for 60 of them. Indeed, as early as ...
G ood protest songs amplify the voice of the oppressed and take up the pressing issues of their day. Throughout the 20th ...
The below list of the Top 50 Hard Rock Songs of the '70s, voted on by UCR staff, reads like the ultimate classic rock radio ...
If you've ever been to a protest, you know there'll be singing ... A tribute to the hip hop trio themselves, the song could equally work for the Occupy Central movement, with its never-give ...
From 19th century anti-slavery chants in the US to Billy Bragg's 1980s anti-Thatcher anthems there's a rich history of artists sending a message through song. But where are today's protest songs?
However, one crucial element was conspicuously absent: protest songs. The chants and slogans, while powerful, lacked the melodic reinforcement that has historically accompanied movements for ...
Bad Bunny’s “Una Velita” is a protest song for the island of Puerto Rico following the tragic destruction of Hurricane Maria. Photo by badbunnypr/Instagram When looking up the sound for “Una Velita” ...
HONG KONG--An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of ...
HONG KONG--Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday his administration would keep monitoring for any non-compliance with a court order that bans a popular protest song, days after YouTube blocked ...