David Byrne Curates a Playlist of Great Protest Songs

Re:David Byrne Curates a Playlist of Great Protest Songs by bloaf on Thursday December 13, 2018 @11:02PM (#18678375)

I'm not a fan of the Randy Newman's Rednecks. I think most of Tom Lehrer's music would be a better, "I wanna go back to dixie" would even one up Newman on the same topic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAwhC_btAUU

I think the "protest country" genre could be better represented. I'd take John Prine's "Paradise" or "Your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore" over Johnny Russell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEy6EuZp9IY

I love that Tom Waits is on the list, but I can't help but think that Don McLean's "The Grave" is probably better known.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe6j0JBwEO4

I also feel like "The band played waltzing Matilda" should be almost-mandatory, but I'm not sure where it would squeeze in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZqN1glz4JY

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Re:David Byrne Curates a Playlist of Great Protest Songs by jachee on Friday December 14, 2018 @12:00AM (#18678575)

Sam Stone by John Prine from around the conception of the opioid epidemic was eerily prescient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl9ZkYViEIs

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Re:David Byrne Curates a Playlist of Great Protest Songs by tjr225 on Friday December 14, 2018 @01:05AM (#18678787)

Hadn't even known of John Prine until I found a stack of CDs in a case washed up on a beach in Olympia, Washington- I dried out the CD's and stuck them in the 1996 Jeep. Really awesome musician.

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Re:David Byrne Curates a Playlist of Great Protest Songs by zmapuser on Friday December 14, 2018 @12:54AM (#18678751)

Why don't you like Rednecks? Serious question.

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Re:David Byrne Curates a Playlist of Great Protest Songs by estomagordo on Friday December 14, 2018 @03:09AM (#18679274)

what's "better known" have to do with anything?

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