A few more I've thought of.....
Don't Go Near The Water - Beach Boys
Ain't It A Sad Thing - R. Dean Taylor
(Those two were out around about the same time - neither were hits, at least not in the UK, but they must have made an impression.....)
When The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash
Deja Vu All Over Again - John Fogerty
Violence - Mott The Hoople
Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
We Are The World ?
Only joking. I'm going to go regional and say anything by Midnight Oil;
US Forces
Read About It
Beds Are Burning
Blue Sky Mining
.....the list goes on.
Regards,
Paul
Bourgeois Blues- Leadbelly
Hurricane- Bob Dylan
Foggy Dew- Traditional Irish Chieftains and others
Heartbreaker- Rolling Stones
Gimme Shelter- Rolling Stones
Needle and the Damaage Done- Neil Young
Immature? Of course I'm immature Einstein, I'm 50 and in a Rock and ROll band.
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Bulls on Parade - RATM
Who needs a signature?
I mean really...
It's almost always lyrics...
or a cliche...
or garbage about me...
Lets just save YOU from the pain, ok?
Bulls on Parade - Rage Agains the Machine
Civil War - Guns N Roses
Love those two and also
American Idiot - Green Day
Even if I dont totally agree with it.
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" was another great mention. Cant remember who said it.
Jim
“The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn” - David Russell (Scottish classical Guitarist. b.1942)
You have mentioned beautiful songs out there from Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Beatles, CSNY, Stones, U2, Springsteen, The Clash,The Jam, Lennon, etc which are essential. Now allow me to add some more gems to the list(some not so well known):
In the Ghetto : Elvis Presley
Dirty Boulevard: Lou Reed
Young Americans : David Bowie
Biko : Peter Gabriel
Forgotten Sons: Marillion
We Got to Have Peace: Curtis Mayfield
Soldier's Things : Tom Waits
The Future Now: Peter Hammill
Luka: Suzanne Vega
Peace train : Cat Stevens
Dilate: Ani Di Franco
Spanish Bombs: The Clash
Sun City (the alternative We are the World )
'Field Commander Cohen' -Leonard Cohen
'Yes Sir, No Sir' - The Kinks
'Margaret on the Guillotine' - Morrissey
'Shoot Out the Lights' Richard Thompson
'Carmelita' Warren Zevon
'A New England' Billy Bragg
'Walls Come Tumbling Down' Style Council
And for those Tango lovers out there this is the mother of political/social lyrics (In spanish): Cambalache.
I appreciate all types of music, but personal views would lead me to list a couple like:
Kiss The Sun - Kevin Prosch and The Black Peppercorns
Stained Glass - Keith Green
