Music has always gone side by side with politics, with great protest songs inspiring and soothing when needed. Here are some ...

“Protest has been such a key word in the last ... What you can achieve, what they mean. Do these songs change things? I’m not sure they do, but they do have a role in making people aware ...

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 ...

Protest songs are of their nature tied to immediate context — be it a war, economic conditions, an unpopular government, or what have you. But pop music is, after all, itself largely ephemeral.

If you've ever been to a protest, you know there'll be singing ... some of the biggest songs of the year also belong on this list. With lyrics like “We’re a thousand miles from comfort ...

But where are today's protest songs? Jamie MacColl is the guitarist in Bombay Bicycle Club. Their music might not scream 'fervent political activism' but Jamie comes from a family deeply ingrained ...