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Tag: Political Songs

Categories Hip Hop

23/05/2022: “Shock” by Ana Tijoux

Ana Tijoux is a socially conscious rapper from Chile. Strictly speaking, she is French, born to Chilean parents fleeing the right-wing Pinochet dictatorship. But she…

May 23, 2022
Categories Pop

26/03/2022: “Demagogia” by Lena d’Água & Atlântida

Released in 1982 on Perto De Ti, this Ska-influenced Portuguese Pop song has surprisingly deep lyrics. Portugal only emerged from a dictatorship in 1975. But the…

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022
Categories Funk

18/11/2019: “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by Gil Scott-Heron

One of those songs where each listen brings new rewards – the lyrics run deep with cultural references. The track was initially recorded in 1970…

November 18, 2019April 14, 2020
Categories Hip Hop

15/05/2019: “High For Hours” by J. Cole

J. Cole is one of the rare artists who can appeal to multiple audiences without watering down his sound. His method of doing this is…

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019
Categories Pop, Rock

19/01/2019: “Sunny Afternoon” by The Kinks

The Kinks had a rough rise to stardom, due to few factors like bad management and conflict in the group. The singer, Bob Davies, had…

January 19, 2019January 18, 2019
Categories Funk

23/11/2018: “(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below, We’re All Going To Go” by Curtis Mayfield

Although America saw riots over race relations a couple of years ago, and have elected a President in large part because of his xenophobic ramblings…

November 23, 2018
Categories Rock

01/06/2018: “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

This song is very political, but I’m not choosing it for that. I’m picking it because it is catchy… The song kicks off with a…

June 1, 2018
Categories Pop, Soul

25/04/2018: “War” by Edwin Starr

“War, huh, yeah What is it good for Absolutely nothing” Edwin Starr’s version of “War” (originally sung by The Temptations), was released in 1970, in…

April 25, 2018
Categories Reggae

24/04/2018: “Zimbabwe” by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Getting only this far without posting multiple Bob Marley songs has been something of a challenge for me. I am a big fan, as it…

April 24, 2018
Categories Punk

20/04/2018: “Rock The Casbah” by The Clash

I will generally try to keep politics out of this blog. It can be incendiary, alienating people needlessly when all I’m trying to do is…

April 20, 2018

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