Comments on: Prolific’s 10 Best Protest Songs Of The 21st Century http://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:08:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Matthttp://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century/comment-page-1#comment-8109 Matt Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:19:05 +0000 http://prettymuchamazing.com/?p=2877#comment-8109 I'm submitting Left Right by the Chemical Brothers. I’m submitting Left Right by the Chemical Brothers.

]]> By: subservient experimenthttp://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century/comment-page-1#comment-7883 subservient experiment Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:07:18 +0000 http://prettymuchamazing.com/?p=2877#comment-7883 REM is in Dallas this week. I'm so amazed that they're still around and just as good as ever. They're new album is greatness.=w= REM is in Dallas this week. I’m so amazed that they’re still around and just as good as ever. They’re new album is greatness.

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]]> By: stevenhttp://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century/comment-page-1#comment-7882 steven Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:47:21 +0000 http://prettymuchamazing.com/?p=2877#comment-7882 Um...no Patti Smith "People Have The Power"....?!? Um…no Patti Smith “People Have The Power”….?!?

]]> By: Benhttp://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century/comment-page-1#comment-7881 Ben Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:40:42 +0000 http://prettymuchamazing.com/?p=2877#comment-7881 Great list, thanks. And don't let anyone tell you that we have to interpret songs the way an artist says he does.For my money, two of the best 21st c protest songs have been written by Joe Henry: "Flag" and "Our Song." "Flag" still brings me back to the weird psychology of the months after the 9/11 attacks:In a crowd come off the hill, Full of bloodlust and good will, We carried pride above our heads Like a flag we could cheer to wake the dead. And when we could go no further, And were drowning on a desert, We raised our flag to follow the breath of God? But it was blowing every which way Great list, thanks. And don’t let anyone tell you that we have to interpret songs the way an artist says he does.

For my money, two of the best 21st c protest songs have been written by Joe Henry: “Flag” and “Our Song.” “Flag” still brings me back to the weird psychology of the months after the 9/11 attacks:

In a crowd come off the hill,
Full of bloodlust and good will,
We carried pride above our heads
Like a flag we could cheer to wake the dead.
And when we could go no further,
And were drowning on a desert,
We raised our flag to follow the breath of God?
But it was blowing every which way

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century/comment-page-1#comment-7876 Anonymous Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:18:49 +0000 http://prettymuchamazing.com/?p=2877#comment-7876 Intervention is an amazing Arcade Fire song. Intervention is an amazing Arcade Fire song.

]]> By: WhoAreYou?http://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century/comment-page-1#comment-7875 WhoAreYou? Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:18:17 +0000 http://prettymuchamazing.com/?p=2877#comment-7875 pfft You and Whose Army? is a way better Radiohead 'protest' song; way more epic. pfft You and Whose Army? is a way better Radiohead ‘protest’ song; way more epic.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century/comment-page-1#comment-7874 Anonymous Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:17:18 +0000 http://prettymuchamazing.com/?p=2877#comment-7874 yay The Decemberists. More people need to listen to them. yay The Decemberists. More people need to listen to them.

]]> By: hmmmhttp://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century/comment-page-1#comment-7873 hmmm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:16:53 +0000 http://prettymuchamazing.com/?p=2877#comment-7873 Thoughts of Jigsaw Falling into Place come to mind. Thoughts of Jigsaw Falling into Place come to mind.

]]> By: chttp://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century/comment-page-1#comment-7872 c Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:15:58 +0000 http://prettymuchamazing.com/?p=2877#comment-7872 <blockquote>Roger “…there have been repeated suggestions from many musical critics that the song is based on the controversial election of George W. Bush in 2000.”Which is completely untrue. Thom Yorke has even said in interviews that would be an incredibly shallow subject for a song.</blockquote>Thank you!

Roger
“…there have been repeated suggestions from many musical critics that the song is based on the controversial election of George W. Bush in 2000.”

Which is completely untrue. Thom Yorke has even said in interviews that would be an incredibly shallow subject for a song.

Thank you!

]]> By: Rogerhttp://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/prolifics-10-best-protest-songs-of-the-21st-century/comment-page-1#comment-7871 Roger Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:15:30 +0000 http://prettymuchamazing.com/?p=2877#comment-7871 "...there have been repeated suggestions from many musical critics that the song is based on the controversial election of George W. Bush in 2000."Which is completely untrue. Thom Yorke has even said in interviews that would be an incredibly shallow subject for a song. “…there have been repeated suggestions from many musical critics that the song is based on the controversial election of George W. Bush in 2000.”

Which is completely untrue. Thom Yorke has even said in interviews that would be an incredibly shallow subject for a song.

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