# Counterculture Anthems **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [August 15, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721 "2022-08-15T23:51:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/1 "2022-08-15T23:51:54Z")
Rock and roll gave us some great music. Some made you want to get up and dance. But I want to hear about the stuff that made you want to raise your fist into the air and storm…something. Buffalo Springfield’s “For What it’s Worth” is just an example of what I’m talking about. What are your favorites? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/2 "2022-08-15T23:53:28Z")
Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Xaw--HWHecg/maxresdefault.jpg "Volunteers (Remastered)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaw--HWHecg) ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/3 "2022-08-16T00:48:55Z")
Phil Ochs. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gv1KEF8Uw2k/hqdefault.jpg "PHIL OCHS~I AIN'T MARCHING ANYMORE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv1KEF8Uw2k) Or maybe the _Draft Dodger Rag_ Or lots of others. He is, sadly, unremembered. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/4 "2022-08-16T01:13:59Z")
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JCS-g3HwXdc/hqdefault.jpg "Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young "Ohio"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCS-g3HwXdc) Country Joe and the Fish- Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die Rag. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eRl6-bHlz-4/maxresdefault.jpg "Country Joe Mcdonald - Feel Like i'm Fixing to Die Rag - Woodstock '69") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRl6-bHlz-4) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/5 "2022-08-16T01:34:13Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YIQR_3TPtJw/maxresdefault.jpg "The Cramps - Tear It Up (Live - Urgh! A Music War) 1980") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIQR_3TPtJw) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/6 "2022-08-16T01:36:42Z")
Almost any Mothers of Invention song. Just by yelling Zappa lyrics we were fightin’ da man. Oh, and the Fugs, too. Especially “Kill For Peace” or “Boobs A Lot”, or “River of Shit”\*. \*“Who dealt this mess? Yeah, that’s an ol’ cardplayer’s term, but like many things, it can be turned around and applied to frontal politics…” _OHMIGOD, WHY has that been stuck in my brain for over fifty years?!?_ Found it! Check out the album title, too… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/svPDzNO6GQk/hqdefault.jpg "The Fugs - Wide Wide River") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svPDzNO6GQk) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/7 "2022-08-16T01:40:48Z")
I’m old and cynical. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_NzLs-xSss0/maxresdefault.jpg "Won't Get Fooled Again") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NzLs-xSss0) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/8 "2022-08-16T01:47:08Z")
The joy of the counterculture and the bane of Chris Tucker. (If you know, you know.) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/01-2pNCZiNk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGGUgYyhTMA8=&rs=AOn4CLA4sNBsbBN42N29ETtjA6uMJxzsXg "Edwin Starr - War (Original Video - 1969)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-2pNCZiNk) ---
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I love this thread. Brings back memories. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/10 "2022-08-16T01:47:46Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vfKhvzUdJoM/hqdefault.jpg "MC5 - Kick Out The Jams live 1970 Detroit") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfKhvzUdJoM) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/11 "2022-08-16T01:49:39Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/monyiOsoKxg/hqdefault.jpg "Jarvis Cocker - "Running the World"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=monyiOsoKxg) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/12 "2022-08-16T01:55:02Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H-kA3UtBj4M/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgTyhDMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCFaI-7pkdkcchA6M02lBY9ZCP12Q "Marvin Gaye - What's Going On") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kA3UtBj4M) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/13 "2022-08-16T01:58:33Z")
Another aspect of the counterculture: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QvelUoAgyw8/maxresdefault.jpg "David Peel & The Lower East Side ‎– Have A Marijuana 1968") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvelUoAgyw8) ---
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Gotta include Bob Dylan. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/90WD_ats6eE/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90WD_ats6eE) And John Lennon. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D0WwjWdzV_I/maxresdefault.jpg "Give Peace A Chance (Ultimate Mix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0WwjWdzV_I) ---
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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3L4YrGaR8E4/maxresdefault.jpg "Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade (Official HD Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L4YrGaR8E4) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bWXazVhlyxQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name (Official HD Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXazVhlyxQ) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uAE6Il6OTcs/maxresdefault.jpg "Alice In Chains - Rooster (Official HD Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAE6Il6OTcs) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JtWaCViY_tc/maxresdefault.jpg "Rape Me") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtWaCViY_tc) ---
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For all you long-haired, freaky people. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/c9lh7lqZojc/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAq1DicCK5k10IzR2baPJEMb7hGBQ "Signs - The Five Man Electrical Band 1971") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9lh7lqZojc) ---
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[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qZuxPKUVGiw/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4AC6AKKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDvvFYAXJ_8j7nhvA4chkJ5Pg-ZRQ "N.W.A. - Fuk Da Police") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZuxPKUVGiw) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JZDIitWz8Go/maxresdefault.jpg "Public Enemy - 911 Is A Joke (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDIitWz8Go) ---
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Not much classic punk already posted, so here are a few: The Clash [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IvG3is7Bm1w/hqdefault.jpg "The Clash - White Riot (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvG3is7Bm1w) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2D-l1MauBmM/maxresdefault.jpg "The Clash - I'm so Bored With the U.S.A. (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-l1MauBmM) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I6XijqjtJoA/maxresdefault.jpg "The Clash - London's Burning (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6XijqjtJoA) The Sex Pistols: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qbmWs6Jf5dc/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGH8gEyg2MA8=&rs=AOn4CLBQw5bYgD09hYq3BWVtcQHKMDv8og "Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbmWs6Jf5dc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/n4aitHz68Y8/maxresdefault.jpg "Sex Pistols- God Save The Queen (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4aitHz68Y8) The Dead Kennedys: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jrWflCJPM4w/maxresdefault.jpg "California Uber Alles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrWflCJPM4w) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/L8zhNb8ANe8/hqdefault.jpg "Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8zhNb8ANe8) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aCiYmCVikjo/hqdefault.jpg "Dead Kennedys - Let's Lynch The Landlord") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCiYmCVikjo) And as a bonus, the classic German anti-establishment anthem by Ton Steine Scherben, “Macht kaputt was euch kaputt macht” (Destroy what’s destroying you) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UwE8dlRnsio/hqdefault.jpg "Ton Steine Scherben -- Macht kaputt was euch kaputt macht") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwE8dlRnsio) ---
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I Hate the Bloody Queen [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DJU5x67Sz1o/hqdefault.jpg "THE QUEEN HATERS - I HATE THE BLOODY QUEEN") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJU5x67Sz1o) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721.md?page=2)