Music and Politics

By: Editor | March 24, 2008 | Music

RANDOM THOUGHTS.
Music and Politics

Music and Politics have always gone hand in hand, and some of the most provocative and exciting bands of all time have thrust themselves deep into the political sphere. While many of these artists focus their efforts on local issues others tend to use their pulpit as a forum to expose more worthy causes. The following is a list of 20 favorite call-to-action recordings brought to you by some of the greatest alternative musicians of all time. You should learn more about these artists, so log on to Wikipedia.org and do some research.

Sonic Youth - Against Fascism
Slayer - War Zone
The Jam - Bricks and Mortar
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Body Count - KKK Bitch
Gangstarr - Manifest
Tracy Chapman -Talkin’ Bout A Revolution
The Clash - Somebody Got Murdered
Leonard Cohen - Field Commander Cohen
Fugazi - Great Cop
Public Enemy -Welcome to the Terrordome
John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance
The Germs - Communist Eyes
Lil Wayne - The Block is Hot
Morrissey- First of the Gang to Die
Minor Threat - Guilty of Being White
NWA - Fuck the Police
Nick Cave - God is in the House
The Streets – Let’s Push Things Forward
The Exploited - Police Shit
*Sting - Russians (the first political song I’d ever heard)

And don’t get all bummed out if we didn’t list your favorite political song. Make your own damn list.

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