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20 Protest Songs That Matter: No. 3
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--Johnny Paycheck (1977)
Rebelling Against: The big boss man!
Written by the uncompromising David Allan Coe and sung by the country singer with the perfect name for the job, this pop crossover hit tapped a universal nerve at a time when the American economy was spiraling down the toilet. Disgruntled wage earners still call their local country stations to request the song when they're ready to quit.
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iloveyouzach
hell yeah this is a protest song love it
August 12 2008 at 4:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Fari Bradley
Thanks for this list. It would be great to have a top 40 protest songs that matter! Can you expand? Some on here I've never heard of. Of course some bosses maltreat their employees, either emotionally or through underpayment, and it is debilitating to be under that kind of lording. It can be a very dehumanizing experience to live in fear of another person, and so let them mistreat you.
December 15 2007 at 3:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Tom
Listen to the lyrics. The guy never had the guts to tell his boss or quit his job. Frankly, the lyrics show the guy as a total loser.
December 12 2007 at 6:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Earhart
Radio stations usually play this every Friday afternoon around 5:00 p.m. for a chuckle. It is a protest against his wife leaving him after all he's done to support her. He'd worked hard all those years and now that she's gone he has no reason to work anymore. "My woman done left and took all the reasons I was working for"
December 12 2007 at 5:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
surferpig
To those people that don't think this is not a protest song, have probably never held a job. Especially a job that sucks!!!
December 12 2007 at 5:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Kelly
How do you call this not a protest? Or "pop-fluff"? "Corny"? Are you kidding me? The only reason it sounds corny to you is because you're probably a whiny teenager who doesn't even know what all these songs are protesting about. Pop fluff- pop fluff is not what this is. It's country. "I thought Carrie Underwood was country!" well she's not, she's POP FLUFF.
December 12 2007 at 4:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Albertcat
Uh....I think I'd prefer Gateful Dead's "Big Boss Man" to this piece of pop fluff
December 12 2007 at 3:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Riich
I guess whoever thought this song didn't belong here never busted his ass in a dirty smelly factory for crummy wages, and bosses who treated you like just another fixture in the building.
Thanks, Johnny P!!!
Ash
of course this is a protest! Protest of Sticking it to the man. I mean what else does better not stand in my way while im walking out that door and take this job and SHOVE IT mean to you?
November 15 2007 at 12:46 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
matt
great song, and since this is a cover song, i would've personally put up the DK version, since it has more raw energy.
October 20 2007 at 4:46 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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