For anyone looking for a playlist of tracks in this video (and a few we had to omit in the edit): open.spotify.com/user/1299027248/playlist/1vgS61p88rclNTcPxPP6iF

@CruzerLovesveggies

7 жыл бұрын

Vox why r you not talking about net neutrality?????????????????????????????

@johnnyhobo94

7 жыл бұрын

should have included some phil ochs.

@DaddyProws

7 жыл бұрын

No immortal technique?

@seancrawford4786

7 жыл бұрын

Riot Girl is small potatoes next to the 90s hardcore punk movement that bloomed out of Reagan

@icearstorm4210

7 жыл бұрын

Where's P!nk's "Dear Mr.President?"

They missed so many Vietnam songs

@himani8927

7 жыл бұрын

Andy Peterson Seriously. No "Fortunate One"? I was sure that'd be included

@orekingcatan8142

7 жыл бұрын

Himani Yadav I like Marvin Gaye as much as the next guy but fortunate son is the perfect example

@WarpedHorizon

7 жыл бұрын

Andy Peterson Fortunate *Son

@orekingcatan8142

7 жыл бұрын

WarpedHorizon who u replying to?

@iag127

7 жыл бұрын

Missing old country joe.

>The evolution of American protest music >No Rage Against the Machine mention maaaan

@callies8907

7 жыл бұрын

Just because Nina Simone doesn't screech into the mic doesn't mean her protest music isn't more significant to the history of progressive movements in the U.S. than some middle class white kids. Like.

@pedrorexSWG

7 жыл бұрын

No Tupac...

@user-xe3jf7uu3h

7 жыл бұрын

I never told she has not to be on a list :)

@recordingerror

4 жыл бұрын

Callie S um Zach de la Rocha is part Hispanic and Tom morello well...

@biffjerky4859

4 жыл бұрын

@@callies8907 I mean Ratm is a huge part of protest music

You seem to forgot an entire generation of deeply antiestablishment music during the 1980s hardcore scene.

@seancrawford4786

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Williamson and they just danced around it with the inclusion of Riot Girl

@mygvmtnamepublicallyavailable

7 жыл бұрын

Liberals hate hardcore, because if you bring up hardcore you shed light on actual leftist ideology like communism and anarchism

@UGSHavard

7 жыл бұрын

Danosaur101 "actual" leftist ideals? I think you mean alternative.

@allisondoak9425

7 жыл бұрын

Danosaur101 I mean I'm a communist and honestly if it's your thing that's cool but it's complete inability to resonate with anyone outside of the fan base and it's association with NAZIs makes for pretty piss poor protest music. Don't get me wrong I enjoy some hardcore but I think the left could do better for a musical movement

@peepodhumperdink4456

7 жыл бұрын

Most libs aren't even aware hardcore exists.

No mention of Rage Against the Machine? Im sad.

@DonetskiLetsplayshik

7 жыл бұрын

Ned Slark Sad!

@forumfly

7 жыл бұрын

Ned Slark Hendrix?

@TheVicenteSilva

7 жыл бұрын

Ned Slark you mean a band with only white men? you are mad!

@krissarreal9679

7 жыл бұрын

when I saw the title of this video, RATM was the first one that came to mind

@TheSequentCalculus

7 жыл бұрын

Dylan, Guthrie, Green Day. White men. There's a lot of omissions, some because of the America focus, some because of the early 20th century protest song couldn't be recorded (but we have lyrics and sheet music), and presumably there's reactionary protest music, too. *That* is a glaring omission. But to suggest it's about skin colour is just idiotic.

How in the hell did you leave out Rage Against the Machine? All they did was make great protest music that even to this day is strikes a chord with people.

@Lycaon1765

7 жыл бұрын

John Swoboda Because it is apparently owned by Sony, and so they probably would have gotten some copyright issues. :P

@edwardbrown2142

7 жыл бұрын

the combination of them an public enemy would have been good to mention too.

@fringelife

7 жыл бұрын

Copyright issues isn't a good excuse because they could've at least mentioned them and clips of their songs as part of a discussion is considered fair use.

@Lycaon1765

7 жыл бұрын

fringelife If they used clips they still could have gotten striked, :/

@hannanathan564

2 жыл бұрын

@@fringelife You’re correct, but KZread often does not honor fair use doctrine with large accounts.

Vox Giving you answers to the questions you never knew existed

@NickGhale

7 жыл бұрын

Phantom R exactly

@JonNgwisha

7 жыл бұрын

Phantom R so true

@berelaxed7144

7 жыл бұрын

*Did you know* that ethnic Jews have always led the counter-culture revolution in America? Google the "Frankfurt School" - The jews succeeded in Europe and America

@ginganinja1212

7 жыл бұрын

Robert Patch You're an idiot

@brennyluv

7 жыл бұрын

Robert Patch you're wrong

What about rage against the machine??

@vetonrecica5558

7 жыл бұрын

Sony

@interspect_

7 жыл бұрын

Meddie Diablo welcome my son I know different song

@callies8907

7 жыл бұрын

They have multiple RatM songs on their playlist. Anyway, trying to condense 200 years' worth of protest music into a seven minute video means some get cut. Also like. The protest music of Nina Simone and N.W.A. is a little more noteworthy than the music of a bunch of angry middle class white kids.

@InverseAgonist

7 жыл бұрын

Callie S you know Zach de la Roca is Mexican, his father was a part of the Chicano movement. Tom Morello is not only half-Kenyan, his father was part of the Mau Mau uprising, and his great uncle the first Democratic president of Kenya. Educate yourself. Angry middle class white kids? You sound ignorant.

@user-ve4vj2zy7v

7 жыл бұрын

Callie S. you suck so much and ur dumb, this is second comment ive seen of yours (i assume theres more) where you say that. why is rage against the machine only a group of angry middle class white kids to you. do you call the other groups mentioned here by the summation of their emotion race and class, what do you call the likes of your most favorite Nina Simone or NWA? also i think people are pointing out that rage against the machine is actually better than most bands on here. like bikini kill, l7 and sleater kinney, just to name a few.

Inb4 "I was born in the wrong generation" 14 year olds

@eshansingh1

7 жыл бұрын

Correction: edgy-year-olds.

@matthewwash3747

7 жыл бұрын

Kyle Richardson me too

@ERGSEG

7 жыл бұрын

Kyle Richardson lmao

@seancrawford4786

7 жыл бұрын

I was born in the wrong generation

@whydoyoustillusehotmail9473

7 жыл бұрын

good at least you are not cancer like those millennials

so we're gonna make a whole video about protest music and just mention punk rock for like a second?

@krankenheim13

4 жыл бұрын

Of course not. Punk ideologies weren't strictly left wing and therefore undeserving of mention.

@patrick__swayze

4 жыл бұрын

krankenheim13 but punk was, in and of itself, born out of rebellion and protest. It’s not about whether or not it’s left wing (although, on the whole, most punk rock is).

@cielosphere

3 жыл бұрын

@@krankenheim13 the whole point of punk was being left or left adjacent?? all right wing punks are poser afaik

@holstonmatt

Жыл бұрын

@@krankenheim13 my guy most of punk was and still is very left wing or left leaning

@idkanymore790

4 ай бұрын

it would deserve it's own video

You forgot the most famous protest song "Born in the USA' and how GOP politicians unknown use it in their rallies. Sad!

@eleonoramustafaeva1303

7 жыл бұрын

Vox..

@PoorMuttski

7 жыл бұрын

its sad how many songs describe horrifying events, but people take the opposite interpretation because they don't listen beyond the repeated refrain. John Mellencamp's "Little Pink Houses" comes to mind.

Slightly dissapointed Rage Against the Machine wasn't mentioned

no Rage Against The Machine 0/10

@surferpunk361

7 жыл бұрын

Gokatgo coppppyyyyyyyrigghhhhtttttttttttttt

@nickb816

7 жыл бұрын

6:52 man, they realize they couldn't have possibly covered everything.

there was so much music in the 60s protesting the Vietnam war! like CCR and Jimi Hendrix

Your omission of Rage Against the Machine in this piece is a huge oversight.

No mention of Ohio by CSNY or Fortunate Son by CCR? What about GImme Shelter by the Rolling Stones or War Pigs by Black Sabbath?

everyone notice that it's always the same age group making "protest music"?

You're gonna talk about Kent state without talking about Crosby stills Nash and young?

When you realize most of the songs you like are protest songs.

PHIL OCHS! One of the most prolific protest songwriters of the 1960s! "Here's To The State of Mississippi," "There but for Fortune," "Changes," "Too Many Martyrs"! So many amazing songs from an artist who died so young!!

@enderdragon916

5 жыл бұрын

KrazyKatPosse Thank you! He’s not the most well-known artist but he’s given American leftists a voice.

@elstonngunn4193

3 жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan wrote sooner or later abt him I think

So happy to see RATM fans here! Grew up listening to them in india. Had the chance to finally catch them live in NYC last year :)

"All we are saying is give peace a chance"

@Vinyl_guy

2 жыл бұрын

i knew i’d find it good on you my favorite protest song

This is a rather shallow look at protest music that focuses mainly on the media through which the music is disseminated. The video lacks any historical context of who was protesting and what they were protesting. There is no discussions of the great historical episodes such as the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, the Civil Rights Movement, the Equal Rights Movement, social conformity, the Viet Nam War, nuclear proliferation, or ongoing class struggle and racism. It also lacks musical analysis of protest music going from folk to rock to rap.

@sassa0406

7 жыл бұрын

DLYChicago what? Did you watch the video they mentioned almost all of these points

@bsinita_wokeone

7 жыл бұрын

DLYChicago exactly

@andresbluebird

7 жыл бұрын

It's a 7-minutes-long video not an hour-long documentary. Give the producers a break.

@Nic33rd

7 жыл бұрын

+

@vivanesca

7 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see your take on it, no sarcasm

Crosby,Stills, Nash and Young: Four dead in Ohio is a good one mainly because Kent state was referenced in this video as a trigger for protest songs. Also John Legend put out a whole protest album. I recall an interview with John saying the album might not get him much awards or money but it's content he needed to release.

South Africa has the best protest music. 🎉🎉🎉

You completely slipped out on the classic 60s protest rock!

Here's a list of "Revolution & Power #EqualityForAll #FightPain" Songs on Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/1225490766/playlist/1WASmzY2qXOD1K2T7S4U8l I added a few from the video onto it! #Revolution #LoveRevolution #MusicConnectsUs

"Brother Can You Spare a Dime?" might be worth considering.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that was really confused when they went through the 90s with no mention of Rage Against the Machine.

@TheRoleplayer40k

7 жыл бұрын

Harrison Frey-Thomas yeah man I was shocked like they defined protest songs for my entire childhood and teen years

You forgot rage against the machine dummies

When Kent State came up I was waiting to hear "Ohio"! (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)

how the hell did James Brown's I'm black and I'm proud' not make the cut

@QuestionsAnswerz

7 жыл бұрын

That was a very powerful song.

@2law2be

7 жыл бұрын

Or Michael Jackson's "They don't really care about us" or "Black or White"

As you addressed 9/11, System Of A Down would have been quite relevant with Toxicity and Steal This Album, released around that date. Serj Tankian actually published an essay on the war in Iraq on the band's official website shortly after, but it was censored by the label, which is quite telling and outrageous at the same time. Rage Against The Machine also would have deserved a spot on this list, but there are books written on the subject, so I don't blame you for flushing things out. But I certainly would have enjoyed a longer video with more information, because it is such a vast an similarly interesting subject. Especially the 90s are quite interesting, because back then the public interest in being vocal about protest started to decline.

RATM NEEDS TO MAKE MUSIC NOW

@lucienramirez

7 жыл бұрын

Darrell Martin System of a Down and Tool should be dropping new albums this year. it should hold us for a while.

@colbybeltz8836

7 жыл бұрын

Lucien Ramirez tool will never release an album :( Maynard is putting his efforts toward The Perfect Circle

There are 3 protest genres for me which are punk, ska and reggae. You guys should take a look at this bands. Punk; Bad Brains, The casualties, Bad religion and pennywise. Ska; The Specials, the selecter, madness Reggae; bob marley, peter tosh, scratch lee perry Also some spanish bands if you are interested; Manu Chao, Ska-P, Molotov

Springsteen should have been mentioned. His Nebraska album was an indictment of Reaganomics, "Born in the U.S.A." protests the treatment of Vietnam vets, "Streets of Philadelphia" the AIDS crisis, "American Skin (41 Shots)" took on police violence, "The Ghost of Tom Joad" immigration and poverty, The Rising album spoke about 9/11, "We Take of Our Own" addresses our government's lack of moral priorities. And there are many other examples of his political activism in his music.

there should have been a lot more coverage of 80s protest music considering so many events took place during that time such as the reagan era and the cold war, this was a good topic but this video in general is too brief

no rage against the machine?? they're like one of the most well known and highly regarded protest music groups ever and their music is nearly entirely protest music.

Don't forget the seminal early 90s work of Milli Vanilli, which was a protest against artists having to sing their own songs.

>what is punk rock you literally reduced decades of protest music to green day and riot girl

@kontobrata1633

7 жыл бұрын

Ian McLaughlin like this liberal anti trump pepole are more hipocritic then trump himself like doing a video about protest music not mentioning punk (this girl band and green day is a joke) where is rage against the machine, black sabath, dead kennedies etc. it is disgusting

There were SO many hardcore/punk bands in the '80's that strong statements against Reagan's Administration. Not to mention the vast among of "Underground Rap" (Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, Brother Ali, and Jedi Mind Tricks just to name a few)artist whom dedicated themselves to making socially conscious music.

No reference to Lupe Fiasco - Words I Never Said, tho?!

Missed out the two biggest periods in my opinion. Late 60s (war and hippie ideals songs) & Late 70s (original punk).

i thought John Lennon's Imagine was a protest music too....

@alfiemitchell3026

4 жыл бұрын

‘Give Peace A Chance’ was more of a protest song

strange fruit always gives me chills omg

Anything by Pete Seeger needs to come back into the mainstream.

What's Going On is my favorite album of all time. Glad to see it mentioned ;)

Venezuelan 🇻🇪 protest music is very interesting. A Grammy award winner band called 'La vida Bohéme' is amazing!!

Neil Young's "Ohio" should be mentioned with regards the Kent State shootings.

wait, there is a music genre called protest music?

@markasb7513

7 жыл бұрын

and "Alright" by Kendrick is part of that genre? damn.

@bryanaldana3268

7 жыл бұрын

Dumpsterdude123 's home I didn't know that too.

@dogukancakmakci9419

7 жыл бұрын

Dumpsterdude123 's home It's not really a genre. Protest music can come from all kinds of genres, it's the content and message that really matters and makes a song a protest song.

@henrikgenzink2304

7 жыл бұрын

Dumpsterdude123 's home Not really a genre, unless you want to put Barry McGuire in one genre with The Offspring, Kendrick and the modern use of the soviet hymn 'Die Internationale' and a lot more that doesn't fit together musicly.

@SeaOdeEEE

7 жыл бұрын

Dumpsterdude123 's home - There actually is a growing number of artist who tend to only do Protest music. It's mainly in Hip Hop, but other genres have bands sprouting in that direction. Disl Automatic is the head of a growing group that are self claimed "Truth-hop"ers Their music is worth a listen and others artists can be found through him.

No mention of Rage Against The Machine??!!??

@azdgariarada

7 жыл бұрын

LoL, I wrote this, then scrolled down and saw my exact same thought was already top comment from somebody else.

It was impossible to not mention Nina Simone. Great artist

What this video left out says more than what they kept in. This is not only a selective reading of history, it also fails the test of due emphasis, and this constructs a very skewed historical narrative.

Its amazing how all these “protest song videos” leave out They Don’t Care About Us by Michael Jackson it’s literally the most used song at protests ..... a bit to real for the white media huh ?

Names for your redo of The evolution of American protest music: Mother Jones, Joe Hill, Pete Seeger, the Weavers, Phil Ochs, Ronnie Gilbert, Joan Baez, Buffy St. Marie, Harry Belafonte, etc.etc.etc. Enjoy yourself listening to their songs!

No The Clash? Also, would've been nice to spend more time on anti-Vietnam War songs but great video as always!

I coulda used this video about a month ago when I had a project on Bob Dylan!

@graceebenezer6085

3 жыл бұрын

Can you tell about what are the themes in Bob Dylan's songs. I'm doing a literary project on him.

@kramerfromseinfeld

3 жыл бұрын

@@graceebenezer6085 bob dylan had many themes, it depends on his albums, the times they are a changin' album is more of a protest album, it has a lot of protest songs, when you get to other albums of the 60s like bringing it all back home, you only have 1 or 2, like it's alright ma i'm only bleeding. his early 60s work was filled with a lot of protest music. after highway 61, he kind of stopped protest songs to make more folk-rockish songs. he still did write some protest songs after though, like hurricane, in 1976. the song is about a boxer, rubin carter, who got falsely convicted of murder.

@graceebenezer6085

3 жыл бұрын

@@kramerfromseinfeld Thank you so much

Shout out to Killer Mike and EL-P 👊 👈

Aside from Bob Dylan, why did you guys skip on Vietnam era classic rock? It's got to be the most memorable time for protest music. Creedence Clearwater Revival, Buffalo Springfield, Jimi Hendrix, just to name a few.

Beautiful and informative video, like I expect it from you guys :D Greetings from Germany o/

I'm waiting for him to say something about 'Rage Against the Machine' [Edit] I'm disappointed

I think a different genre of protest music that is bearly even touched on in this video is punk. It was and still is at it's very core a political genre and for many even a movement. It is fueled by the want for independence and by the rejection of and the protest against the status quo is at the heart and core of it. I like the video very much, but it feels a bit like this very important chapter of political and protest music was simply overlooked or skipped.

@kaylathornton3511

2 жыл бұрын

You could do en entire video essay on the history of protest music in punk but it still seems to get overlooked. I watched Lindsey Ellis's video on protest music in the Bush years and she really only focused on Green Day and suggested they were the only band doing anything like that. Like NOFX's The War on Errorism and Bad Religion's The Empire Strikes First just didn't exist.

One song "We can't Make it Here" by James McMurtry in 2005 was about life in rural America leading up to 2008

I'm surprised they left out Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire

WTF how did u not even mention Rage!?! 👎

ORAL TRADITION

@namegirl12

7 жыл бұрын

Ashin Kusher its popular in the south

The early 2000s had a large punk rock movement around the war in Iraq. Many bands like Anti-Flag, NoFX, Against Me!, were heavily influenced by political protest movements. I forgive you for jumping over that in the section where you talk about that time, but I'd like to point out that Greenday represented a sliver of the punk rock reaction of the era. That's not too mention all of the bands that came before since the 70s. Punk rock is, to me, the protest genre.

love the topic, loved the examples, but wish it was more intense and longer

Lol, The entirety of 80's hardcore bands like The Dead Kennedys, Reagan Youth, and Crucifucks was entirely ignored.

can you do a video on why some countries are better than others at certain types of music. As always great video.

@erilgaz

7 жыл бұрын

+Zutaca also, some languages are better for ceratin types of music while others go with different rythms and tones

Born in the USA. Bruce Springsteen. Ironically, it's oftentimes used as a pop themed patriotic song.

I wish this video was longer :( there's just so much here to cover and talk about! Regardless, love the video.

ALLONS ENFANTS DE LA PATRIE... oh sorry, wrong country ;)

I love Kendrick Lamar, he's the best, no musician has ever touched my heart like that. That's probably because I'm a millennial and he talk about relevant issues to me.

Amazing video, as always

A hard rains gonna fall the best written protest song not included

Dude, stand back from the Mic. The lip-smacking is really annoying 😣

@daryltheexplorer7871

7 жыл бұрын

Conor Kinsella you're annoying

@generalskunk6876

7 жыл бұрын

It was pretty simSMACKple

@noboy345

7 жыл бұрын

just a small mic pop filter for your mouth is all...

LOOOOOOURD LA VIDÉO😂😂😂😂

@hellochat69

7 ай бұрын

ok

What about P!nk's Dear Mr President, that was a masterpiece of a protest song against the Afghan and Iraq wars.

Ima just say we need a feature film on this topic

1. Didn't bring up the song "Ohio" when talking about Vietnam protests. 2. what about rise against and rage against the machine? missed soo much punk 3. Feminist "punk". I don't think you understand what punk means. Feminist punk is a literal oxymoron.

@me-yn6cr

7 жыл бұрын

Hugh Johnston i

@merchantfan

7 жыл бұрын

I agree that it was confusing that they didn't actually play a clip of "Ohio" when they talked about Kent State. They didn't play a song at all. Did Neil Young's company not let them?!?! However, I don't think *all* punk is automatically feminist. There's plenty of punk that's a little sexist. Riot Grrl is more focused on feminist issues as a specific genre.

Um... you want real anti-war, anti-government, and anti-capitalist protest music? Two words: ANARCHO PUNK

i was coming down to say i wanted a playlist of all these songs and bam there's vox coming in clutch yet again

Guys, you missed ohio, by crosby, stills, nash and young. Cheers for the video though. Always great content

Guys , For anyone wishing for hiphop anti - trump song , listen to "America" by Logic. Logic's recent album is more focused on many problems in society. Kendrick's focuses on personal problems and maybe some problems with society.

@jrecio1948

7 жыл бұрын

Diego Venegas undermine? I just said kendrick's music is good. Did you even listen to Logic's album? What is in your gotdamn mind to say "Logic is trash"? Everybody was a good album.

Wow! Not one mention of Rage Against the Machine?!?!? That's insane. Everyone my age 35-45 knew who Rage were and that they were all about political protest. Rage shaped many bands after them. Hell, they practically created a new subgenera of rock music. Shame Vox. I usually love your videos. This one is sorely lacking.

Vox, no mention of the IWW’s Little Red Songbook?

@ZagrebBundist

Жыл бұрын

Seriously, they skipped the entire labor movement. It's almost like they have a vested interest in keeping the workers from finding out about alternatives to liberal capitalism.

That's so cool and i wish my fellow countrymen would do this as well , we've never thought of it this way

Linkin Park's album Minutes to Midnight. As well as Dear Mr. President by P!nk and Not ready to make nice by the Dixie Chicks all great protest songs from the bush era.

"We didn't start the fire" from Billy Joel deserves an honourable mention.

Steppenwolf: Monster. 48 years old and history is repeating...

Can't believe you forgot Phil Ochs!!

Vox, thank you for demonstrating how to run out of video ideas.

@samiabe8686

7 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this one. It was informative and interesting.

Do a video on how Germany is struggling with the refugees

@socialismwillrule8902

7 жыл бұрын

That is fake news and anyone with a brain knows that Germany is doing well with the refugees. You conservatives listen to too much fake news.

@TehDMBfan

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah... riots in the streets... stock market closed... roads closed... forced curfew... government shut down... military in the streets... flooding... tornados... Goddam, Germany really is struggling with refugees! Oh wait, none of this is true.

@stewie055

7 жыл бұрын

Do a video on how fox news and trump paint europe as the new muslim continent

@tobiasmayer4185

7 жыл бұрын

It is not that big of a deal. There are still some issues that need to be addresed but it not as bad as conservative media is sayin in the US. Greetings from Germany

@VonLanzeloth

7 жыл бұрын

Ufstermonster111 Kocker1 would be a pretty boring video since we are not struggling

Everyone is saying Rage Against which I 100% agree with but here are a couple of my fave more old school protest songs: "Fables of Fabus"- Charles Mingus "Alice's Restaurant Massacree"-Arlo Guthrie "Alabama"-John Coltrane and for more modern ones: "Land of the Free"-Joey Bada$$ "Loose Lips" -Kimya Dawson "Bush Song"-Macklemore I don't see why they said there weren't many protest songs in the 00's there were you just had to look for them

Good job Carlos and Bridgett: Thanks!

Too much cringe in a single vid

"kent state massacre" "4 people died" not much of a massacre then is it?

@zannettos

7 жыл бұрын

Well, here in the EU we call that a massacre.

@wolfeOnline1882

7 жыл бұрын

lmao i live in the UK

@wolfeOnline1882

7 жыл бұрын

alex zannettou i thought a massacre was more down the lines of a mass killing.

@gotbrays1622

7 жыл бұрын

CaliberJR are you really that dumb?

@wolfeOnline1882

7 жыл бұрын

GoTbRays162 not an argument.

Why isn't there a playlist for the protest music on Spotify. You all should put that together.

I'm surprised The Flobots didn't make it into this video, they're the first band that came to mind when I saw the video title.