Protest Songs

**Kjz99z28** · 03-10-2007, 04:50 PM

Okay.. I have to write a 7ish page paper for Comp over a "recent" protest song. Basically, it can protest anything. There's even a guy using "Baby Got Back" because he is going to argue that it protests society's view of what is hot. I know there are a million songs that can be considered protest songs, but she wants something that we have to argue. I'm having a really hard time finding one that gives me enough to talk about for 7 pages or so. So if any of you have ANY songs in mind that are at least long enough or not obvious enough that I have to "prove" my point.. that would be amazing. Thank you!!!

**eronswife** · 03-10-2007, 05:00 PM

Well there is that stupid song by Justin Timberflake about how he is bringing the sexy back. Well........was the sexy ever gone.and if it was where did it go........and how is some skinny little boy band extra going to bring it back? I hate that song

**ss~zoso~ss** · 03-10-2007, 05:00 PM

i dont know any "recent" good ones, but there's plenty of 60's/70's ones

**my5thNewUsernameHere** · 03-10-2007, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss

i dont know any "recent" good ones, but there's plenty of 60's/70's ones

That is my take as well.

**snaggeltooth** · 03-10-2007, 05:37 PM

And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for
don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna

**Spaz** · 03-10-2007, 05:42 PM

think rage against the machine... plent of medium for oyu there...

the end of thread...

**whoa guy** · 03-10-2007, 05:44 PM

american idiot by Green Day.. check out the lyrics.
actually.. look at all the songs on that album...

spaz just barely beat me to Rage...

**Spaz** · 03-10-2007, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by whoa guy

american idiot by Green Day.. check out the lyrics.
actually.. look at all the songs on that album...

spaz just barely beat me to Rage...

?

ok... beign over run by corperate america? nope... there are greater political values....

**Kjz99z28** · 03-10-2007, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by whoa guy

american idiot by Green Day.. check out the lyrics.
actually.. look at all the songs on that album...

spaz just barely beat me to Rage...

Originally Posted by The Real Spaz

think rage against the machine... plent of medium for oyu there...

the end of thread...

Problem there is that most of it is very obvious... and she wants one that someone can argue back and say "no, it's not a protest song"

Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss

i dont know any "recent" good ones, but there's plenty of 60's/70's ones

I really wish I could use an older one... but she's "too afraid we'll run into plaigarism issues since they've been written about so many times."

**Spaz** · 03-10-2007, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Kjz99z28

Problem there is that most of it is very obvious... and she wants one that someone can argue back and say "no, it's not a protest song"

I really wish I could use an older one... but she's "too afraid we'll run into plaigarism issues since they've been written about so many times."

check out the favorite bands/song thread...

**my5thNewUsernameHere** · 03-10-2007, 07:09 PM

Dude, you need to use the google.

Here's a small taste:

http://www.neatness.com/antiwar.shtml
http://www.world-psi.org/Template.cf...entDisplay.cfm
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060515/editors
http://folkmusic.about.com/b/a/257763.htm

**smilin assassin** · 03-10-2007, 07:19 PM

public enemy- fight the power

**Kjz99z28** · 03-10-2007, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by my5thNewUsernameHere

Dude, you need to use the google.

Here's a small taste:

http://www.neatness.com/antiwar.shtml
http://www.world-psi.org/Template.cf...entDisplay.cfm
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060515/editors
http://folkmusic.about.com/b/a/257763.htm

I did.. but I can't use them. They're not really arguable. The best example I have of what she wants is "baby got back" because someone can say "no, that's not a protest song." And then we have to say why it actually is. (The guy that's using that one is using it as a protest against what society says is the ideal appearance)

**ss~zoso~ss** · 03-10-2007, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by smilin assassin

public enemy- fight the power

yea thats real "Recent"

**my5thNewUsernameHere** · 03-10-2007, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Kjz99z28

I did.. but I can't use them. They're not really arguable. The best example I have of what she wants is "baby got back" because someone can say "no, that's not a protest song." And then we have to say why it actually is. (The guy that's using that one is using it as a protest against what society says is the ideal appearance)

If that's you're criteria, you can almost argue any "popular" song as
"protest". There is some recent pop/country x-over song from I think Carrie Underwood that would meet your needs. I can't remember the title, but you can find it.

**Kjz99z28** · 03-10-2007, 09:04 PM

Oh!! Is it "Before he cheats"? I think that's the name anyway.

I'm looking at using "Runaway Love" now

**smilin assassin** · 03-10-2007, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss

yea thats real "Recent"

didn't see it had to be recent...lol

**hutch1999** · 03-10-2007, 10:23 PM

rage against the machine songs, search now lol

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