Taking a break from the recent election madness, I’ve decided to dedicate a post to an entirely different subject (almost) : music. So I ask the question: What are the top 10 (unranked – that’s just too difficult) political songs in recent history? And I’m not talking about “of all time” – I’m looking for recent (within the last decade) of songwriting (So “Las Barricadas” from the Spanish Civil War and all your favorite Dylan songs don’t count)
I’ll leave readers to suggest the other 7, but I think deserving to be in at least three spots are the following:
(1 of 10)
The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello), “Road I Must Travel”:
(2 of 10)
Against Me!, “Baby, I’m an Anarchist”:
(3 of 10)
Immortal Technique, “Point of No Return”:
Others? State Radio’s “Gang of Thieves”? Dead Prez’s “Hip Hop”? If you’ve got a suggestion, leave it in the comments.
This post was written by Jeff Napolitano on November 11, 2008
How political does it have to be? If the answer is “somewhat” — as opposed to “extremely” — I nominate “Anthrax,” by Kimya Dawson, which you can listen to here.
restricting it to the last decade kind of takes all the fun out of it for me. we’re not exactly living in the golden age of revolutionary songwriting. nevertheless…
dar williams, i had no right (sorry, can’t find a youtube video)
immortal technique, the 4th branch.
manic street preachers, if you tolerate this your children will be next.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm7ddqkgzFw
Ok, this one definitely doesn’t belong on any all time lists, but I definitely enjoy Come What(ever) May by Stone Sour.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmbulhN9gWQ