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Prolific's 10 Best Protest Songs Of The 21st Century

Oct 21, 2008, 2:02pm Pretty Much Amazing
Prolific's 10 Best Protest Songs Of The 21st Century Every war since WWII has inspired some sort of a cultural backlash against the powers that be. Sometimes it's a movie like W. but more often than not, these artistic expressions are protest songs. We take a look at the best protest songs of the 21st century: 10. " Let's Impeach the President " - Neil Young (April 28, 2006) This is the seventh track on Young's 2006 studio album Living with War. It starts off with a trumpet playing the first six notes of Taps, then having a chorus sing about [...]
Artist:Bright Eyes
Title:When the President Talks to God
Link Text:When the President Talks to God
File Name:bright_eyes-when_the_president _talks_to_god.mp3
Bitrate:172 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Devendra Banhart
Title:Heard Somebody Say
Link Text:Heard Somebody Say
File Name:devendra-banhart-cripple-crow- 03-heard-somebody-say.mp3
Bitrate:193 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Kimya Dawson
Title:Loose Lips
Link Text:Loose Lips
File Name:kimya-dawson-03-loose-lips.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Neil Young
Title:Let's Impeach the President
Link Text:Let's Impeach the President
File Name:neil_young_-_lets_impeach_the_ president.mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Artist:Pearl Jam
Title:World Wide Suicide
Link Text:World Wide Suicide
File Name:02_world_wide_suicide.mp3
Bitrate:234 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:R.E.M.
Title:Final Straw
Link Text:Final Straw
File Name:05_final_straw.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Radiohead
Title:2+2=5 (The Lukewarm)
Link Text:2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm)
File Name:225thelukewarm.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:The Arcade Fire
Title:Intervention
Link Text:Intervention
File Name:04-intervention.mp3
Bitrate:260 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Decemberists
Title:16 Military Wives
Link Text:16 Military Wives
File Name:thedecemberists-16militarywive s.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Tom Waits with the Kronos Quartet
Title:Day After Tomorrow
Link Text:The Day After Tomorrow
File Name:06-day-after-tomorrow.mp3
Bitrate:185 kbps
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