Songs with a Meaning

Tired of the same old feeling that somehow things in our country or in the world are so messed up? Easily you can rock off the sorrow and anger with the help of a guitar, a base and a drumstick. Its rock, its punk, its metal, its hip-hop and it’s here to blow off your tired and disgusted minds and souls.

Just like in the Cansei de Ser Sexy song from 2007 that declares “music is my boyfriend” I feel that music has a huge impact on our lives; for some of us it’s almost like having a relationship with someone. So, let’s take a look to some really good songs that were inspired by different political, economical and social problems that still affect our society to this day.
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1. This song is for those who are sick and tired of being controlled. A classical punk song from the band Black Flag. Here it is Rise Above


Black Flag - Rise Above (LIVE)

Ryan S.B. MySpace Video


2. Excellent spanglish rapped song from a Mexican band that discuss police extortion, poverty, bureaucracy and illegal enrichment in Mexico. Gimme the power by Molotov


gimme tha power

ramses MySpace Video

3. Punk rockers from New Brunswick, NJ demanded their heroes. Where are all the heroes nowadays? Damn it! This is Kids and Heroes by The Bouncing Souls


Bouncing Souls - Kids And Heroes

Richard MySpace Video


4. A great music video that intends to awake those who just don’t care about what’s happening around them: Right Now by Van Halen


Right Now By Van Halen

♫Ä☠J♫ MySpace Video

5. Condemning song about some terrible domestic affairs from Argentine that we hear on the news from time to time. Señor Cobranza by Bersuit



6. One of the first songs referring to the effects of Global Warming: London Calling by The Clash


London Calling, The Clash

Nicolas Blount *UWS* MySpace Video


7. 1989 song that urged society to fight the racist power these singers felt against their people: Fight the Power by Public Enemy




8. Here we have a metal band criticizing domestic abuse. A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation by Trivium. Excellent song!


Trivium - Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation

Corney MySpace Video

9. Ska song from a Mexican band that spreads the word of how working class in Mexico lives miserably. La Carencia by Panteón Rococó

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFAj_Zowo2E

10. 2006 track that condemns war and the pursuit of peace in the name of war with the blessing of God. Yikes! Finally we have World Wide Suicide by Pearl Jam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lQ89dD4GeE


*Bonus Track: Feminist Politics lyrics by Le Butcherettes
Nadie protesta si una mujer es una buena escritora o experta en genética.
Siempre y cuando logra a la vez ser una buena esposa, buena madre, guapa, estar siempre de buen humor, sentirse bien, ir bien arreglada y no quejarse nunca.
¡Igualdad de sexos!
¡Igualdad de sexos!
El número de violaciones a niñas y mujeres en México es de 120 000 en un año.
Feminism!
Feminism!
Politics!
Politics!
Tenemos que tener más confianza en nosotras mismas.
¡Igualdad de sexos!
¡Igualdad de sexos!
Fácil es un adjetivo que se utiliza para describir una mujer que tiene la moralidad sexual de un hombre.
No hace falta ser anti-hombre para ser pro-mujer.


Hope you enjoyed the protest music I selected this time. Feel free to post YOUR OWN contributions.

A. Zan