Even in a book of this size, it is impossible to include every worthwhile protest song. The following is a list of one hundred recommended songs that do not appear in the main text. Needless to say, it is by no means exhaustive.
1. BLIND ALFRED REED, “How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?” 1929.
2. JOSH WHITE, “Freedom Road,” 1944.
3. DONOVAN, “The War Drags On,” 1964.
4. TOM PAXTON, “Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation,” 1965.
5. JANIS IAN, “Society’s Child (Baby I’ve Been Thinking),” 1966.
6. STEVE REICH, “Come Out,” 1966.
7. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “Love Song for the Dead Che,” 1968.
8. THE DEVIANTS, “Let’s Loot the Supermarket,” 1968.
9. OS MUTANTES, “Panis et Circenses,” 1968.
10. JIMMY CLIFF, “Vietnam,” 1969.
11. SCOTT WALKER, “The Old Man’s Back Again (Tribute to the Neo-Stalinist Regime),” 1969.
12. JONI MITCHELL, “Big Yellow Taxi,” 1970.
13. PARLIAMENT, “Come in Out of the Rain,” 1970.
14. THE GUESS WHO, “American Woman,” 1970.
15. GARY BYRD, “Are You Really Ready for Black Power?” 1970.
16. MC5, “American Ruse,” 1970.
17. JOE SOUTH, “Walk a Mile in My Shoes,” 1970.
18. JOHN PRINE, “Sam Stone,” 1971.
19. ERIC BOGLE, “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda,” 1971.
20. FREDA PAYNE, “Bring the Boys Home,” 1971.
21. THE ISLEY BROTHERS, “Ohio/Machine Gun,” 1971.
22. PEGGY SEEGER, “I’m Gonna Be an Engineer,” 1970/1973.
23. THE ACTION 13, “More Bread (to the People),” 1973.
24. AARON NEVILLE, “Hercules,” 1973.
25. WILLIE HUTCH, “Brothers Gonna Work It Out,” 1973.
26. THE FOUR TOPS, “Are You Man Enough?” 1973.
27. LABELLE, “What Can I Do for You?” 1974.
28. HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES, “Wake Up Everybody,” 1975.
29. THE CONGOS, “Children Crying,” 1977.
30. THE HEPTONES, “Mr. President,” 1977.
31. ELVIS COSTELLO, “Oliver’s Army,” 1979.
32. THE JAM, “The Eton Rifles,” 1979.
33. GANG OF FOUR, “Ether,” 1979.
34. TONY ALLEN, “No Discrimination,” 1979.
35. HEAVEN 17, “(We Don’t Need) This Fascist Groove Thang,” 1981.
36. SUN RA, “Nuclear War,” 1982.
37. CONFLICT, “Meat Means Murder,” 1983.
38. DEPECHE MODE, “Everything Counts,” 1983.
39. THE WOLFE TONES, “Joe McDonnell,” 1983.
40. MALCOLM X [AKA KEITH LEBLANC], “No Sell Out,” 1984.
41. TIME ZONE FEAT. JOHN LYDON, “World Destruction,” 1984.
42. BRONSKI BEAT, “Small Town Boy,” 1984.
43. ROBERT WYATT, “The Age of Self,” 1984.
44. THE STYLE COUNCIL, “Walls Come Tumbling Down,” 1985.
45. THE SMITHS, “Meat Is Murder,” 1985.
46. NEW MODEL ARMY, “51st State,” 1986.
47. JACKSON BROWNE, “Lives in the Balance,” 1986.
48. MIDNIGHT OIL, “Beds Are Burning,” 1987.
49. THE HOUSEMARTINS, “Johannesburg,” 1987.
50. THE POGUES, “Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six,” 1988.
51. PUBLIC ENEMY, “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos,” 1988.
52. MIRIAM MAKEBA, “Soweto Blues,” 1989.
53. SPACEMEN 3, “Revolution,” 1989.
54. DON HENLEY AND BRUCE HORNSBY, “The End of the Innocence,” 1989.
55. ELVIS COSTELLO, “Tramp the Dirt Down,” 1989.
56. MCCARTHY, “The Home Secretary Briefs the Forces of Law and Order,” 1989.
57. THE LEVELLERS, “Battle of the Beanfield,” 1990.
58. BRAND NUBIAN, “Wake Up,” 1990.
59. FATIMA MANSIONS, “Blues for Ceausescu,” 1990.
60. FUGAZI, “Merchandise,” 1990.
61. CONSOLIDATED, “This Is Fascism,” 1991.
62. LEONARD COHEN, “The Future,” 1992.
63. MINISTRY, “N.W.O.,” 1992.
64. THE GOATS, “Typical American,” 1992.
65. GANG STARR, “Who’s Gonna Take the Weight?” 1992.
66. L7, “Wargasm,” 1992.
67. DA LENCH MOB, “Freedom Got an A.K.,” 1992.
68. KRS-ONE, “Sound of Da Police,” 1993.
69. DIGABLE PLANETS, “La Femme Fetal,” 1993.
70. STEREOLAB, “French Disko,” 1993.
71. CORNERSHOP, “England’s Dreaming,” 1993.
72. MARXMAN FEAT. SINEAD O’CONNOR, “Ship Ahoy,” 1993.
73. FUN-DA-MENTAL, “Wrath of the Blackman,” 1993.
74. CHUMBAWAMBA AND CREDIT TO THE NATION, “Enough Is Enough,” 1993.
75. COOLIO FEAT. L.V., “Gangsta’s Paradise,” 1995.
76. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, “The Man Don’t Give a Fuck,” 1996.
77. COLDCUT, “Timber,” 1997.
78. PULP, “Cocaine Socialism,” 1998.
79. PRIMAL SCREAM, “Swastika Eyes,” 1999.
80. ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION, “Free Satpal Ram,” 1999.
81. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, “American Skin (41 Shots),” 2000.
82. DJ VADIM FEAT. SARAH JONES, “Your Revolution,” 2000.
83. MANIC STREET PREACHERS, “Freedom of Speech Won’t Feed My Children,” 2001.
84. THE COUP, “5 Million Ways to Kill a C.E.O.,” 2001.
85. GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR, “09-15-00,” 2002.
86. OUTKAST, “War,” 2003.
87. !!!, “Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story),” 2003.
88. JOHNNY BOY, “You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve,” 2004.
89. RACHID TAHA, “Rock el Casbah,” 2004.
90. GORILLAZ, “Dirty Harry,” 2005.
91. SYSTEM OF A DOWN, “BYOB,” 2005.
92. ELBOW, “Snowball,” 2005.
93. IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE FEAT. MOS DEF AND DJ GREEN LANTERN, “Bin Laden,” 2005.
94. JAMES MCMURTRY, “We Can’t Make It Here Anymore,” 2005.
95. MASSIVE ATTACK, “False Flags,” 2006.
96. PET SHOP BOYS, “Integral,” 2006.
97. JARVIS COCKER, “Running the World,” 2006.
98. RICHARD THOMPSON, “Dad’s Gonna Kill Me,” 2007.
99. RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, “Going to a Town,” 2007.
100. DIZZEE RASCAL, “Dirtee Cash,” 2009.