The greatest songs about debate, protest, struggle and fighting the power: from John Lennon to The Doors, The Clash to Peter Gabriel.

Creedence Clearwater Revival was massively popular for their entire short run. They played Woodstock, dominated the charts, ...

Protest songs are of their nature tied to immediate ... the environment and the U.S. military’s use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. But I would defy most listeners to pick up on this ...

CSNY’s 1971 protest song comes as a direct response to the four students who died at an anti-Vietnam War protest at Kent State University in 1970. The song not only commemorates the fallen but ...

The series also features new, original music written and recorded by Academy Award-winning composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, as well as new music arranged and performed by Grammy Award ...

Folk music also played an influential role in environmental political efforts and anti-war protests during the United States' engagement in Vietnam. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings playlists, Sounds ...

It’s interesting that a Vietnam War protest song has become one of the biggest Yuletide songs ever. It’s probably so ubiquitous that many people don’t bother to listen to its lyrics closely.

Protest music is nothing new... the civil rights movement, Vietnam War and gay rights activism led to songs which showed solidarity or expressed the anger and pain of the artists involved.