8-3+Protest+Music

Add your link to a protest song. Do a little research on the piece. Why is it considered protest music? Who wrote it? Who performs it? Is it an effective protest song? Why?

__Eyes on the Prize__ This song was originally a hymn before world war I but the lyrics were written by civil rights activists. The title is a reference to the bible verse Phillipians 3:17 "keep your eyes on those who live as we do" and verse 14, "I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." This is considered a protest song because it is telling all of the African American people at the time to keep going forward and not to let anyone make them take their eyes off of the overall goal, which was to be treated just like everyone else. They were not okay with the way they were being treated and they were trying to take a non-violent approach to ‘fight back.’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbftp7VdHYU AllieFulginiti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnOoNM0U6oc The song "Ohio" was written by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent shootings of May 4,1970. It was performed by Crosby,Stills, Nash and Young. This was an extremely popular song and was on the Hot 100 billboard. It was shown to have been a big reaction to the shootings so this was why it became so popular. Zach Cutler

__Bring 'Em Home__ is a song written by Bruce Springsteen. The song was written in 2006 about bringing home the soilders from vietnam. The song talks about if you love America, you'll bring the troops home. One verse is ' If you love uncle sam, bring 'em home.' This song was written as a form of protest about the vietnamese war. He is singing about all the bloodshed and death and how war is destroying America. IN the song you can tell that Bruce feels deeply that war is bad. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001451S0Q?ie=UTF8&tag=aboucomfolkmu-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001451S0Q -kalyn

I picked a russian protest song. Recently 2 out of 3 members of a russian punk rock band were thrown into a Siberian work camp for protesting against Putin. There are not many videos available anymore but there are many articles. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223429/Putin-Pussy-Riot-They-home-doing-housework-broken-law.html They have to serve 7 years a piece. They are 22 and 24. Rachel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2att1HJqH2o In August 2012, the Russian punk band Pussy Riot performed in a Russian orthodox church. The 3 young women prayed for Russia to be rid of Putin. They were also dancing inappropriately and wearing very short skirts while performing in the church. They were taken off stage by Russian police and were arrested. I do not know what their sentence was, but it made international news so it must have been bad. This inspired many riots in the streets where many young people were arrested. However, when asked the band said that they would do it again. -Hannah

In 1966, Buffalo Springfield came out with a song called __For What It's Worth__. It is considered protest music because it symbolizes our need to an end to worldwide violence and war in the 1960s, particularly the Vietnam War. It also symbolizes our need to end drafting people into the war. Buffalo Springfield wrote and performed the song. It is an effective protest song because it sparked additional outrage among young people about the war when they heard the song. They began to think about drafting as a violation to their civil rights. [|For What It's Worth] --Alicia

One of the most popular Civil Rights protest songs is Can't Turn Me 'Round, which is included in the documentary film, Soundtrack For A Revolution. It is considered protest music because the lyrics illustrate how the African Americans were not going to let anything stop them on their way to freedom. One of the most popular versions of this protest song was the tribute in Soundtrack For A Revolution performed by a popular hip-hop band, The Roots. However it has also been performed by the A Capella group, Sweet Honey In The Rock. I think this protest song is effective because the tune is catchy, and the lyrics are simple and repetitive, making it easy to learn and remember. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta6UmkqzZA0 katrina

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Y0ekr-3So This song is by country joe, who was an anti-war protest singer during the times of the vietnam war. This is him singing in a musical festival called woodstock, which is one of the biggest festivals of all time. In the song he talks about how unnecessary the war is and there's no reason to be fighting, and he is mocking the war in a lot of ways. Matt

In 1940 Woodie Guthrie wrote a song called __This Land is your Land__. It is about how this is America and no one can take that away from us. In 1944 he changed the last part of the song to "this land is made for you and me." This shows how we can share this land. This song is a protest song because they are protesting that this is our land and no one can take this away from us. -Katie Bodycot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrvDbq3s

I listened to the song __We shall not be moved.__ It was sung during the Civil rights movement when in protest people sat in diners and in shops where they weren't allowed to be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt7soE8gVf8 -Ian

__War What Is It Good For__

The song is by Edwin Star it is a protest song of the Vietnam war it was a very popular song. It made an appearance in the movie Rush Hour Real Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-2pNCZiNk

Rush Hour Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-bA9FYB8HY Skip too about 35 seconds

I did "Changes" by 2pac. It is about the hardships of the of African-Americans. It is also about the police brutality, and violence against them. He says that they have to change their life themselves, and stop waiting for other people to do it for them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay9BWM8lwOA -Ethan\

I did We Shall Overcome by Pete Seeger. This song was sung during the civil rights movement and showed that they weren't going to back down and that they were going to come out of it and win http://folkmusic.about.com/od/folksongs/qt/WeShallOvercome.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhnPVP23rzo -Ryan