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Songs of the Struggle

Michael | 28.11.2013 16:33 | Culture | Social Struggles

A growing collection of songs about poverty, wealth and desperation, about the class-system, exploitation, capitalism and greed. Songs about freedom and liberation and hope. Songs about rebellion and revolution. Songs about oppression and solidarity. Anti-war songs, anti-money songs - looking forward to a world free from injustice.



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1 SOLUTION - REVOLUTION!

4 DEAD IN OHIO - CROSBY, STILLS, NASH, AND YOUNG

9 TO 5 - DOLLY PARTON

8 FULL HOURS OF SLEEP - AGAINST ME

A

A CHANGE IS GONNA COME - SAM COOKE

ACROSS 110TH STREET - BOBBY WOMACK

AINT NO REST FOR THE WICKED - CAGED ELEPHANT

ALL ABOUT THE MONEY - MEJA

ARMAGGEDON DAYS ARE HERE (AGAIN) - THE THE

ARAB FREEDOM ANTHEM - STEPHAN SAID

AID DEALER - COLDCUT

AFTER THE REVOLUTION - DAVID ROVICS

A PLACE IN THE SUN - RADIO PARTIZAN


B

BALLAD OF SACCO AND VANZETTI - JOAN BAEZ

BELLA CIAO!

BOMB THE WORLD - MİCHAEL FRANTI

BRANDY OF THE DAMNED - NICKEL EYE

BREADLINE BLUES - BERNARD 'SLIM' SMITH

BREADLINE BRITAIN - JIMMY SOMERVILLE

BABYLON'S BURNING - THE RUTS

BURNIN AND LOOTIN - BOB MARLEY


C

CHAIN GANG - SAM COOKE

CIVIL WAR - GUNS N ROSES

CASH MACHINE - HARD FI

COMMON PEOPLE - PULP

COME ALL YOU COAL MINERS - SARAH OGAN GUNNING


E

EVE OF DESTRUCTION - BARRY MCGUIRE


F

FAST CAR - TRACY CHAPMAN

FORTUNATE SON - CREEDANCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

FREEDOM - RICHIE HAVENS

FREE MONEY - PATTI SMITH


G

GOD BLESS THE CHILD - BILLIE HOLLIDAY

GRAVE NEW WORLD - THE STRAWBS

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE - JOHN LENNON


H

HARD TIMES - PATRICK WOLFE

HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES AND LIVE? - BLIND ALFRED REED

HELPFUL - DED PREZ

HAVE YOU BEEN TO JAIL FOR JUSTICE - ANNE FEENEY


I

IF I HAD A HAMMER - PETER, PAUL, AND MARY

IF THERE WAS NO GOVERNMENT - CRASS

I NEED A DOLLAR - ALOE BLACC

INTERNATIONALE (ENGLISH) - KHOSREAN STATE ORCHESTRA

IRISH BLOOD/ENGLISH HEART - MORRISEY


J

JARROW SONG - ALAN PRICE

JOE HILL - BILLY BRAGG


K

KILL THE AUTOCRAT - CONSTANT MOVEMENT


L

LA RAGE - KENY ARKANA

LET'S WORK TOGETHER - WILBERT HARRISON

LAST DAY OF THE MINERS' STRIKE - PULP

LET THEM EAT WAR - BAD RELIGION

LET'S HANG THE LANDLORD - KING BLUES

LOST IN AMERICA - ALICE COOPER


M

MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY) - MARVIN GAYE

MAKES ME WANNA HOLLER - MARVINE GAYE

MILE END - PULP

MONEY - SERJ TANKIAN

MONEY - PINK FLOYD

MONEY MONEY MONEY - ABBA

MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND - TECHNOTRONICS

MONEY FOOL - UWE BANTON

MONEY WORRIES - THE MAYTONES

MONEY RUN THINGS - KING GENERAL

MONEY BLUES - ARCHIE SHEPP

MONEY IS KING - GROWLING TIGER

MOUNTAINS O' THINGS - TRACY CHAPMAN


N

NO COUNTRY'S LAW - EILEEN MCGAN


O

OLIVER'S ARMY - ELVIS COSTELLO

ONLY OUR RIVERS RUN FREE - CHRISTY MOORE

OBAMANATION - LOWKEY


P

POLITIK KILLS - MANU CHAO

PANIC IN THE SUPERMARKET - CITIZEN FISH

PART OF THE UNION - THE STRAWBS

PEOPLE HAVE THE P0WER - PATTI SMITH

POWER TO THE PEOPLE - JOHN LENNON


R

RICH MAN'S WAR - STEVE EARLE

REVOLUTION - NINA SIMONE

REVOLUTION - CREMATORY

ROCK 'N ROLL IS FREE - BEN HARPER


S

SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM - BOBBY DARIN

SEWING UP CRAP - CHUMBAWUMBA

STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS - BOB MARLEY

STUDY WAR NO MORE - MOBY

SATISFIED MIND - THE BYRDS

SOLIDARITY FOREVER - PETE SEEGER

SONG FOR BRADLEY MANNING - DAVID ROVICS

SATURN - STEVIE WONDER

SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION - MEGADETH


T

TAKE THE POWER BACK - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

THE BIG ONES GET AWAY - BUFFY ST MARIE

TALKIN' ABOUT A REVOLUTION - TRACY CHAPMAN

TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT - JOHNNY PAYCHECK

THE JOLLY BANKER - WILCO

THIS IS CAPITALISM - SNOG

THE QUEEN IS DEAD - THE SMITHS

THE COMPLETE BANKER - THE DIVINE COMEDY

THE ROAD TO HELL - CHRIS REA

THE MONEY MAN'S DEAD - PADDY NASH AND THE HAPPY ENCHILADAS

TOBACCO ROAD - RITCHIE KOTZEN

TRANS GLOBAL EXPRESS - THE JAM

THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US - MICHAEL JACKSON


U

UNITY IN OPPRESSİON - CONSOLIDATED

UNIVERSAL SOLDIER - DONOVAN

UPRISING - MUSE


V

VOLUNTEERS - JEFFERSON AIRPLANE


W

WALL STREET SHUFFLE - 10 CC

WAR - EDWIN STARR

WORKING CLASS HERO - JOHN LENNON

WORKING IN A COAL MINE - LEE DORSEY

WOYAYA - OSIBISA

WE DON'T NEED NO FASCIST GROOVE THING - HEAVEN 17

WE ARE THE MANY - MAKANA

WE ARE THE PIGS - SUEDE

WE SHALL OVERCOME - LOUIS ARMSTRONG

WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT PEACE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING? - PERFECT CIRCLE

WHAT ARE YOU FIGHTING FOR? - PHIL OCHS

WHAT IF YOU KNEW - DAVID ROVICS

WORKERS' SONG - DROPKICK MURPHYS

WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? - REBEL DIAZ

WE ARE EVERYWHERE - DAVID ROVICS

WE WANT - JUNKYARD EMPIRE

WE 'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE - TWISTED SISTER

WHITEY'S ON THE MOON - GIL SCOTT HERON


Y

YOUR CASH 'AINT NOTHIN' BUT TRASH - THE CLOVERS

YES SIR, NO SIR - THE KINKS


Z

ZOMBIE - THE CRANBERRIES

Michael
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