In ‘The Wild One’, Marlon Brando’s character is asked ;”What are you rebelling against Johnny ?” Johnny replies “Whaddaya got ?”

There’s always something for people to rally against, issues and situations that divide people, there’s always a ‘right’ side and more often than not, that side is the loudest one. There has been, and always will be, dissent. The New Seekers once claimed to want to teach the whole world to sing in perfect harmony, but let’s face it, if they had, it’d be a pretty boring place, and we’d have missed out on a shitload of good tunes.

Throughout musical history, there’s been no shortage of folk willing to stick their head above the parapet in order to stand up for their rights or for the rights of others. Occasionally there’s a misfire, but for every ‘Earth Song’, there’s a ‘What’s Goin’ On ?’.

 

01 A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke

02 Vietnam – Jimmy Cliff

03 Star – Primal Scream

04 Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols

05 This Land Is Your Land – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

06 War – Edwin Starr

07 Hurricane – Bob Dylan

08 Redemption Song – Bob Marley

09 What’s Goin’ On – Marvin Gaye

10 Abraham, Martin And John – Dion

11 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott-Heron

12 Fight The Power – Public Enemy

13 Diamonds From Sierra Leone – Kanye West

14 Ohio – Crosby Stills, Nash & Young

15 White Riot – The Clash

16 Free Nelson Mandela – Special AKA

17 Killing In The Name Of – Rage Against The Machine

18 Illegal Attacks – Ian Brown & Sinead O’Conner

19 For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield

20 Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell

21 Swimsuit Issue – Sonic Youth

22 Get Together – The Youngbloods

23 Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival

24 Sign ‘O’ The Times – Prince

25 Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday

 

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