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Libby May's avatar

Dylan’s “Blowing in the Wind”. The original protest song, still got lots of legs. Nina Simone’s “Backlash Blues”. CCR “Fortunate Son” - so pointed! I’m wracking my brains here and it’s pretty muddy where I’m dredging - clearly showing my age. The songs we sang while me marched against Vietnam - drag out the old Pete Seeger, Peter Paul & Mary, Joan Baez. Maybe not totally on point but absolutely the songs of protest from back when we first fought the fight for freedom. Eagles “The Last Resort”. Lennon’s “Imagine”. I should go on Spotify and create the playlist - I’m in New Zealand so I can’t actually do anything with it but others would be able to share it …

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Gina's avatar

We definitely need playlists, I for one lack the knowledge of enough songs to make the right message.

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Mark Whitson's avatar

Thx. Libby

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Kevin Kopelman's avatar

Great list! Thanks

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Patricia Dow's avatar

I have no idea where to find such a playlist. I've never even downloaded a playlist. Please help me out by giving me resources. Thanks.

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Closer to the Edge's avatar

Do you have Spotify or YouTube?

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Patricia Dow's avatar

Just checked. Yep, I have both. What should I do with them?

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Libby May's avatar

In Spotify put “protest” into the search bar. It will bring up a huge list of protest song play-lists. You can personalise one of your own from there - or just go with that - I’m listening to the one that came up top when I did it as I cook diner (It’s night-time here in New Zealand) and it’s taking me back to the 60’s with a vengeance.

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Gina's avatar

Both

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Mark Whitson's avatar

And remember ‘Trump can’t dance…’

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Xeno's avatar

Worse than Lorraine on Seinfeld. 🤣

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Susan Wingo's avatar

Times They Are A-Changin’, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Deportee(Plane Wreck over Los Gatos Canyon), Winds of Change.

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Mark Whitson's avatar

Alice Restaurant… WAR Resisters, Civil Rights activists used song… Songs from the American Rebellion/Revolution… old slave songs…

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lucia bailey's avatar

"I can't run no more

With that lawless crowd

While the killers in high places

Say their prayers out loud

But they've summoned, they've summoned up

A thundercloud

They're going to hear from me."

— Leonard Cohen

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Libby May's avatar

Sting’s “They Dance Alone” / Cueca Solo over and over and over …..

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D C's avatar

Bob Marley "Get Up, Stand Up"

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Libby May's avatar

There’s heaps of pre-built lists available. Download the Spotify app to your phone. You don’t need to have a pay subscription - just means you’ll get annoying ads every 15 minutes or something. I put ‘protest’ into the search and the list went off the page.

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Libby May's avatar

Crosby Stills Nash & Young “Ohio”

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Mark Whitson's avatar

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's song "Ohio" was written and released in the immediate aftermath of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970, with the single released just weeks after…

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Libby May's avatar

I’m 73.

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Sharon Thomason's avatar

72

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Mark Whitson's avatar

64

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Libby May's avatar

Just a kid …

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Mark Whitson's avatar

True…

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Libby May's avatar

Correct.

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Susan's avatar

Yes, great idea! I vividly remember big named bands antiwar protest songs from many bands of the 70's. They came forward with full throated protest songs against Vietnam & Kent State. There was monies raised by them for Farm Aid and recently for Fire Aid. What has happened to the bands today. Are they disengaged? They brought young people out to the streets to fight injustice. We need them now, too!

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Susan's avatar

Brilliant!! CSN&Y's You Can Change The World.

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Anastacia's avatar

Sometimes the songs come by chance — lots to work with from my ska playlist especially this one

The Harder They Fall - Jimmy Cliff

https://open.spotify.com/track/2XIr0KTybGQsC1SFfeaZhI?si=y8pnewRnRWOVLbRfyS19pA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4oxdKcC9epGo9viy1j8fN7

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Julie Ann Suarez's avatar

Nothing More: Let em Burn

Bloodywood: Dana-dan (very heavy/agressive but sometimes this is how we must be)

Muse: Uprising

Starset: Trials

These are some I have on my playlist ✊🏽💙

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lucia bailey's avatar

Getting some negative comments, so totally just told someone to f...

Apologies - I do not pull punches, and these days I just don't hesitate anymore to shut down unecessary negstivity immediately.

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TTE's avatar

Rage Against The Machine's "War Within A Breath"

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