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The MD guide to the top 40 protest songs of all time. In order.
Number 40:
Crass: Big A Little A
Number 40:
Crass: Big A Little A
Number 39
John Coltrane: Alabama
John Coltrane: Alabama
Number 38
Redskins: Kick Over the Statues
Redskins: Kick Over the Statues
Number 37
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message
Number 36
Peter Gabriel: Biko
Peter Gabriel: Biko
Number 35
Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
Number 34
Edwin Starr - War
Edwin Starr - War
Number 33
I Ain't Marching Anymore -Phil Ochs
I Ain't Marching Anymore -Phil Ochs
Number 32
Easterhouse: Get Back to Russia
Easterhouse: Get Back to Russia
Number 31
Paul McCartney & Wings - Give Ireland Back To The Irish
Paul McCartney & Wings - Give Ireland Back To The Irish
Number 30
The Specials - Ghost Town
The Specials - Ghost Town
Number 29
The Last Poets - When The Revolution Comes
The Last Poets - When The Revolution Comes
Number 28
Marc Ribot - Bella Ciao (feat. Tom Waits)
Marc Ribot - Bella Ciao (feat. Tom Waits)
Number 27
SAULT - Wildfires
SAULT - Wildfires
Number 26
The Specials - Free Nelson Mandela
The Specials - Free Nelson Mandela
Number 25
Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up
Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up
Number 24
Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come
Number 23
Clash - White Riot
Clash - White Riot
Number 22
Jimmy Cliff - Vietnam
Jimmy Cliff - Vietnam
Number 21
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Number 20
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy-Television The Drug of the Nation
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy-Television The Drug of the Nation
Number 19
Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam
Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam
Number 18
Pete Seeger - Which Side Are You On?
Pete Seeger - Which Side Are You On?
Number 17
Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Number 16
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Reggae Fi Peach
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Reggae Fi Peach
Number 15
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name
Number 14
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - People Get Ready
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - People Get Ready
Number 13
Stevie Wonder - Living for the City
Stevie Wonder - Living for the City
Number 12
Kirsty MacColl - Free World
Kirsty MacColl - Free World
Number 11
NWA - Fuck the Police
NWA - Fuck the Police
Number 10
Bob Dylan - Masters of War
Bob Dylan - Masters of War
Number 9
Neil Young - Southern Man
Neil Young - Southern Man
Number 8
Prince - Sign O' the Times
Prince - Sign O' the Times
Number 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son
Number 6
Woody Guthrie- This Land Is Your Land
Woody Guthrie- This Land Is Your Land
Number 5
Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
Number 4
Ohio- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Ohio- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Number 3
Bob Dylan - The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrol
Bob Dylan - The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrol
Number 2
Billie Holiday-Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday-Strange Fruit
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Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
