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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:43 PM Original message |
Top ten protest songs from the sixties? What's old is new again: |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. Listen to Woody Guthrie! |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Can you recommend a particular song |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. Sure. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Guthrie was the best. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. Dupe-delete |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
36. Here are some: |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Thanks for reminding me, I loved Blowin' Down this Road |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. There are a couple on that list I like, but I like yours better. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. My father used to bring 45 rpm records home to share |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. ''If I Had a Rocket Launcher'' |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Wow, I haven't heard that for.. decades! |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. even harder to listen to than in 1984 |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Lives in the Balance.....Jackson Browne....slide show of Iraq War accompanies |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. I find it so sad that Buffalo Springfield song is as relevant today |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Let's hope we're moving away from foreign wars and towards righting wrongs |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
8. Brings back memories |
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Betsy Ross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. Phil Ochs? n/t |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I was into his music but can't remember the songs |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. check this out: |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:45 PM Original message |
''I marched to the battle of New Orleans......but I ain't marchin' anymore'' |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
23. Of course, how could I forget that one |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'll rent that. The only thing is - didn't something |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
12. Steppenwolf's Monster was on my playlist long ago |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I loved that song but didn't know it was political |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. I started blasting that through my car windows during the "surge". |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. I used Universal Soldier that way: |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. lord lord... |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
15. The Buffalo Springfield |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
17. Melanie - Candles In The Rain - Lay Down |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. This one gives me chills |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
24. Songs by Pete Seeger and Joan Baez could be on your list. |
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Downwinder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. Pete Seeger's, "If I Had A Hammer" |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:04 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I grew up on his albums |
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Downwinder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. The buzzing of the bees and the sugar cane trees. |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. The way Mary Travers belts out "freeeeeedom" gets me every time. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
29. Buffalo Springfield's song is so about what is happening now. n/t |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
56. I agree |
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trueblue2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:38 AM Response to Reply #29 |
62. pete seeger... THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. I like all those |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Turn Turn Turn is such a classic |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
33. "Ohio" by CSNY |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Ouch. The day after that happened all hell broke loose |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
34. Bob Dylan's grim masterpiece - It's Alright, Ma |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
39. "Out in the Country" by Three Dog Night |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. Beautiful, poignant |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Cory Wells pushed for this song because of being an environmentalist. |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
40. Dead Kennedys song...California Über Alles |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I love this one |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Ha! I forgot it begins with "I'm governor Jerry Brown" |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Right. Strange times we are living in /nt |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
46. Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Fortunate Son" |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. This song rocks and always has |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #47 |
77. george bush's personal theme song? |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
49. I redid the Buffalo Springfield |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Try it with a different name, at least we'll see it |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #54 |
73. It was the name that was the problem. |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
51. Tracy Chapman - Talkin' bout a Revolution |
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Hatchling (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
52. My abolute favorite "One Tim Soldier" |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Mine too. n/t. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
55. How about a top protest song for this generation |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:00 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Love this song. Thanks for the reminder, I haven't played it in ages. n/t. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
57. FWIW by Buffalo Springfield is the best. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:28 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. I totally agree. |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
59. Muse - Uprising! |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:26 AM Response to Reply #59 |
70. I like it, something from the moment |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
60. I like your list. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #60 |
68. I never stopped listening to the Buffalo Springfield |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
63. I hate to be the one that says it but... |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:20 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. heh, this was a good opportunity to enjoy it again |
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malthaussen (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
64. Not from the Sixties, but |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:21 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. I think the 20 somethings at ows will totally get this music |
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Laluchacontinua (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
65. Not exactly the 60s, but I registered just to share some of my favorite protest songs: |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Me encanta! No reason to limit to the 60s, it's the spirit |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:07 AM Response to Reply #65 |
71. Die Gedanken sind frei! Oldie but goodie |
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Laluchacontinua (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:15 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Here's a different arrangement... |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
74. Kicking this thread and bookmarking because there are so many worthwhile songs listed. |
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Agony (865 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
75. Sam Cooke "A Change Is Gonna Come" |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Excellent choice! |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
78. nobody did this one yet? country joe.... |
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