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In making my choices I’ve tried to avoid songs that have already appeared on this blog at some point in the past. So that has ruled … Continue reading Protest Songs Day 10 – Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Bob Marley, Archie Roach, King Crimson, The Who & XTC
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Has there ever been a Protest Song more misunderstood than ‘Spasticus Autisticus’ by Ian Dury? Released in 1981 to mark the International Year of the Disabled, … Continue reading Protest Songs Day Nine: Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Asian Dub Foundation, Skyhooks, The Farm & Cyndi Lauper
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As we have established, not all protest songs are about global realpolitik, some operate at a very basic human level and the message of Aretha Franklin’s … Continue reading Protest Songs Day Eight: Aretha Franklin, Gossip, Midnight Oil, The Herd & The Wonder Stuff
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A protest song about poor quality satellite television? Well I do work around the TV industry, what did you expect? True, the song started life as … Continue reading Protest Songs Day Seven: Bruce Springsteen, Manic Street Preachers, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Elvis Costello & The Specials
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I’m currently reading the Johnny Marr autobiography and I must be one of the few reading it actually thinking “enough of this Smiths … Continue reading Protest Songs Day Six – The The, Dead Kennedys, The Saints, Kevin Gilbert, The Jam & The Housemartins
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Protest songs come in many shapes and genres, as the last four days have so ably demonstrated. Our correspondents have nominated variously punk, rap, soul, folk, … Continue reading Protest Songs Day Five: Pet Shop Boys, M.I.A., Billie Holliday, Nellie McKay, Public Enemy & Tracy Chapman
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Timezone is a one-off collaboration from 1984 between John Lydon, Afrika Bambaataa and Bill Laswell. I have this somewhere on a 7 inch single which fades … Continue reading Protest Songs Day Four: Timezone, The Temptations, Public Image, Ian Gillan, Yes & Sting
