Site icon HOME

Protest Songs That Moved Us: Alicia Keys & More

Nupur Saraswat
protest songs

CIRCA 1970: L-R Neil Young, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young pose for a composite publicity photo circa 1970. The Neil Young image is by Henry Diltz. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Since George Floyd’s death has brought the masses out in large numbers, protest songs are being written and sung world wide. In these times what we look back at matters. Here at 10 of the boldest and the most invigorating protest songs of all time.

1. Alicia Keys: ‘Perfect Way To Die’.
(Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage)
2. Michael Jackson: ‘They Don’t Really Care About Us’ .
(Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)
3. Bob Dylan: ‘The Times They Are A-Changing’. Pictured here at: The Lincoln Memorial For March On Washington.
(Photo by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images)
4. Donald Glover: ‘This Is America’.
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BAFTA LA)
5. John Lennon: ‘Imagine’.
(Photo by Frank Barrett/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
6. Pete Seeger: ‘We Shall Overcome’.
(Photo by Bettmann / Contributor)
7. Nina Simone: ‘Mississippi Goddam’.
(Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
8. The Wailers: ‘Get Up, Stand Up’.
(Photo by David A. Smith/Getty Images)
9. Marvin Gaye: ‘What’s Going On’.
(Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
10. Rage Against The Machine: ‘Killing In The Name’
(Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)

By: Nupur Saraswat

Exit mobile version