what's a good protest song for anti-war, anti-ice, and anti-oligarchy? (www.youtube.com)

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the link I posted is metal gear solid song that i wanted to play at a protest. It's not necessarily a protest song its about turning away the torment's of your heart and turning towards eternal joy, but the Gaelic lyrics does make me thing of the songs that were written by all the conquered people throughout history and how those would make great anti war songs.

I do want songs about working class solidarity that are modern. I've picked up Iran ai lego songs, they're actually pretty good and the lyrics are pretty good, I haven't found any quite on the level, the Iranians go hard on trump.

seems like all the anti war songs are not from this decade and anti ice is lacking.

here are some songs I've picked out for protest for protest:

MACKLEMORE - HIND'S HALL 2 (feat. Anees, MC Abdul, Amer Zahr)

The Genocide That Is Not Over | Iranian LEGO War-Themed Video By Akhbarenfejari

Les Misérables | Do You Hear the People Sing?

IT AINT GONNA GO AWAY - ODE TO THE EPSTEIN FILES

Billionaire Buffet (feat. Kasane Teto)

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[-] unmagical@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Waterparks - Ice
Badflower - Machine Gun
Seb Lowe - Don't say no to Hitler
Moon Walker - You're next
Grandson - Little White Lies
Grandson - Brainrot
Against me! - Baby, I'm an anarchist!
Harris J - Hourriya
Flanger Moose - Fascists don't have friends
Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis
Gus the Bardic troubador - GTFO
Devil Said Jump - Make me buy a gun
Palaceburn - And you wonder why they kneel

The discographies of Grandson, Moon Walker, and Dropkick Murphys have a lot of good, recent, messages. Pussy Riot has a couple of generic and America themed songs as well. Otep has several, though they are more fueled by reaction than actual artistic talent.

I wouldn't rule out older titles from the Vietnam or Coal Wars/Battle of Blaire Mountain Era.

[-] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

waterparks song is high energy but cursing i like the moon walker youre next. i do wish is was more explicit in class solidarity hourriya is fun i get the teto version of facists dont have friends

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