Favorite Songs: Protest Edition

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Howdy howdy howdy everybody! Yessir, it's Tuesday evening so you know what time it is! Yes, thank gawd - it's time to leave all the bad news and politics behind and escape into our favorite tunes instead!

Well, between the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, the teacher strike in Chicago, and Mittens insulting the poorer half the country, I figured it's probably a good week for this topic.

The theme tonight is protest songs. Now they can be your traditional protest songs, or songs you hear at protests, or songs that signify issues that are reasons for protests, or even the outcomes we wish for during protests.

So what are your favorite protest songs?

Come down below for a few of mine!

Also, one quick note: In an effort to try to cut the upload time, if you can remember, when you go to embed in the comments, you can change the size to a smaller one, like 350 width. Maybe this will help. If it doesn't, back to the drawing board. And no worries if you don't want to or don't remember - no big! :D

Which Side Are You On?:

The Man In Black:

Ohio:

We Can't Make It Here:

Rockin' in the Free World:

And one more in the first comment!

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You had me at Ohio ...

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... got nothing to add ...

... oh, no, wait. Here's one I heard on the radio in 1986, when my radio was located a bit south of its present location ...

This is an SOS from the Trinidad
Location seven miles off the coast on Venezuela
SOS! SOS! Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!
Help! Help!


The Trinidad a luxury liner
Sailing the Caribbean Sea
With an old captain named Eric Williams
For years sailed smooth and free
But sadly, Eric Williams passed away
The ship hit rough water that day
Someone turned the bridge over
To a captain named Chambers
Meh blood crawl, things start to fall
Hold meh head when a sailor bawl


Chorus: Captain this ship is sinking
Captain these seas are rough, oh yes
We gas tank almost empty
No electricity, we oil pressure reading low
Shall we abandon ship
Or shall we stay on it and perish slow
We doh know, we doh know
Captain you tell we what to do


The Trinidad, oh she was a beauty
With wealth that few surpass
And in her day she sailed majestically
There were few in her class
Faithfully she fulfilled her sailors need
Some were overpowered by greed
And so they pilfered slow
Some took by bulk and go
Now she look dull, she is at a lull
She could barely sit on her hull


Chorus


The Trinidad, in her day of sailing
She was a friend to one and all
She never once ever hesitated
To answer all SOS calls
And yes, well she always did her best
To help out those in distress
Now it's so sad to see
She is in difficulties
Though she help jeer
Some ah dem cheer
And sarcastically declare


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Now there is a lot of fingers pointing
Suspicion running strong
Who is to be blamed for all her failures
Who is to be blamed for doing her wrong
Now please remember I'm warning you
For thirty years, she had the same crew
Who hold the keys to her vault
So we know who is at fault
Now it is up to you, it's up to me
To make her worthy to go back to sea


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