Nina Simone thought John Lennon's politics was weak. So when The Beatles released their cry for political and social change, ...

Protest songs are of their nature tied to immediate ... Everyone by now knows the boomer litany, predominantly associated with the 1960s, and one can aurally anticipate them when the relevant ...

Though Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” isn’t a protest song in the traditional sense, it still sees her fight for change by way of comforting her listeners. Gaga has long been an advocate for ...

‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ by Bob Dylan (1964) Flicking back to the 1960s, Bob Dylan’s song ... one of the most influential hip-hop protest songs. It was conceived after director ...

Folk music also played an influential role in environmental political efforts and anti-war protests during the United States' engagement in Vietnam. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings playlists, Sounds ...

Before he starts to sing, a bootleg recording catches his disclaimer, “This here ain't no protest song or anything like that, 'cause I don't write no protest songs.” A few months later ...

The 1960s were a turbulent time (Vietnam and Civil Rights) and it was ripe for the protest movement. Dylan fit right in and ...