Best/Worst politically-motivated songs
 

The discussion on the Dixie Chicks made me think of all the politically-motivated music out there. No clue how to define politically-motivated other than I know it when I hear it.

Politically-motivated music I like:
Abraham, Martin, & John by Dion
Beds are Burning by Midnight Oil
Bloody Sunday and In the Name of Love by U2
For What its Worth by Buffalo Springfield
Zombie by Cranberries


Politically-motivated music that makes me want to remove my eardrums with a fork:
What the World Needs Now is Love by frankly I have no idea and don't want to know.

Oh my, slamming Burt Bacharaat is akin to heresy in my books ... What the World Needs Now is my most esteemed guilty pleasure -along with Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head!

Nice work Barbara. Very good topic.

Politically motivated songs I like (I dislike the message in most of these songs but I find the tunes catchy):
Franco Unamerican- NOFX (they have a bunch more, but I like this one the most)
All you can eat- Ben Folds
Let them Eat War- Bad Religion
My Own Country- Pennywise
Imagine and Fiddle and the Drum- A Perfect Circle
Hail to the Thief- Radiohead
Singin' in Vietnam Talkin' Blues- Johnny Cash

Politically motivated songs I don't like:
Imagine- John Lennon
I'm sure there are others, but I have a special animosity toward hippy music.

Yeah, how come right-wing conservatives don't make any good music, anyway?

I don't like Imagine either. I can't even say why...I just plain don't.

Right wing conservatives are too busy earning money, creating capital, making jobs to be engaged in anything as frivolous as art. ;)

Dude, I've never even heard of a single song in your like list. In fact, the only group on your list I've ever heard of is Johnny Cash (I guess he's not technically a "group").

I dislike "Imagine" as well. Actually, I like the tune but it's the message I don't like. The world that John Lennon pines for in "Imagine" is a world I certainly don't want to live in.

I imagine the pentultimate conservative political song is The Rainbow Connection by Kermit thee Frog.

Great great song. I also happen to quite like Imagine in all it's cheeseball glory.

I just couldn't ever get into Ohio by Crosby Stills and Nash

I probably don't have the best musical tastes. My formative years were in the 90's.

If you grew up in the 80's, perhaps you've heard of these politically motivated songs:

2 Minutes to Midnight: Iron Maiden
99 Luftballoons: Some German singer, I don't know her name
London Calling: The Clash
God Save the Queen/Anarchy in the UK: Sex Pistols
Fortunate Son: Credence Clearwater Revival
Paint it Black: Rolling Stones