20 Protest Songs That Matter: No. 1

I remember Susan!! Country Joe and the Fish wasn't it?
And it's 1-2-3-4 what are we.... wow that was a while ago :)

HOW is Killing In The Name not on this list? I mean seriously-- "F--k you I won't do what you tell me!" is the root message of all protest music.

It should be top 5 at least.

How a list of top protest songs doesn't include U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday is beyond me. Arguably the most recognizable modern protest song by the biggest band in the world from their heyday. Good list but I think you might have slipped on that one.

OMG>>>>>OHIO from CSN&Y not on the list....are you nuts...you either weren't born or had your head up your ass to understand the impact that song made on our nation after Kent State....

The Spinner staff forgot about Country Joe MacDonald and Buffalo Springfield and the Vietnam War protest songs.

Piss-poor list. Something's happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear.

The list carries the title"Protest songs that matter. In truth, the greatest protest movements of my time(and I have been around a long, long time were the civil rights monement of the 50's and 60' the Viet Nam protests of the 60's and 70', and the labor movements of the pre-World War II eras. Many risked their lives and bodies in those protest movement. The songs that mattered to us were largely the works of folks like Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, John Prine, etc. Many of Pete's songs were done by other artists because for years Pete was black-listed by the McCarthy like government for years. Seldom did we meet without "We Shall Overcome", Ain't Afraid of Your Jail, "This Land is Your Land", be sung as our anthems. John Prine's "There's a Hole in Daddy's Arm Where All the Money Goes", and the peace songs of the Nam era's were the songs we sang to give us a little courage. For those of you under Social Security age, Joe Hill was a labor song about a union organizer who was persecuted.

Who picks these songs? Whoever does has no understanding of the quality of a song that has the ability to affect change. For a song to be effective it must be both meaningful and popular. Only about 1 in 10 of the songs chosen had both qualities.

How about Janis Ian's "Society's Child"
Nena "99 Luftallons"
Pink "Dear Mister President."
Several artists -- "Texas Prison Trilogy"
10000 Maniacs -- "What's The Matter Hete". "Cherry Tree."
The Beatles -- "Nowhere Man"

Many of the songs and artists I agree with, but too many are tied to the Vietnam War. We have new wars and new artists that should be named: songs by Rage,U2, Green Day, John Mellencamp, MUSE,and a host of others should be on that list.