# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/61 "2022-08-22T00:05:13Z")
Totally concur. My three greatest anti-war songs, in no particular order: Masters Of War, War Pigs and The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. ETA: and I would give an arm and a leg to see Dylan do “War Pigs”. 😂 ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/62 "2022-08-22T01:26:52Z")
[Ten Years After - “I’d Love To Change The World”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYNmOy-krSw&ab_channel=BadWolf) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/63 "2022-08-22T09:25:39Z")
Something for us Gen-Xers out there: Tracy Chapman, “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/o27qXT7F-6Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Talkin' Bout a Revolution (2015 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o27qXT7F-6Y) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/64 "2022-08-22T15:12:12Z")
One Tin Soldier. The story of [Coven performing this for the movie Billy Jack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNZ6PS8TnJc&ab_channel=ToddintheShadows) is an interesting one. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HKx0tdlxMfY/hqdefault.jpg "One Tin Soldier - Lyrics - Coven") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKx0tdlxMfY) ---
**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 22, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/65 "2022-08-22T18:21:47Z")
As an April Fools joke after Janet Jackson’s “Wardrobe Malfunction”, one local radio station claimed that the FCC forced edits on their music. They played Tracy Chapman’s “Talkin’ 'Bout a Revolution”, but beeped out the word “Revolution” every time she sang it. My other favorite was when they played Warren Zevon’s “Lawyers, Guns, and Money”, they played the third verse. “Send lawyers, guns and money, the”, then the music stopped, a pause, someone said “number 2” then the music started back up “has hit the fan!” The comedic timing of it was perfect! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/66 "2022-08-22T19:16:11Z")
I see Public Enemy’s Fight the Power mentioned a bunch of times but how about the original? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8QZvoOqUkqw/maxresdefault.jpg "The Isley Brothers - Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2 (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZvoOqUkqw) ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/67 "2022-08-22T23:39:47Z")
That is one of the ones I thought of originally. ---
**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 23, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/68 "2022-08-23T02:03:42Z")
How about “Make Me Wanna Holler”? _Bills pile up Sky high Send that boy off To die_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/57Ykv1D0qEE/maxresdefault.jpg "Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Ykv1D0qEE) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/69 "2022-08-23T03:42:03Z")
“War Pigs” has already mentioned (dammit!), but it’s definitely one of my favorites. However, how could anyyone forget: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ec0XKhAHR5I/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCbrxklUiPh2AbToe3IeWqwS7kARg "Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec0XKhAHR5I) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OAwaNWGLM0c/maxresdefault.jpg "Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAwaNWGLM0c) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Yq7FKO5DlV0/maxresdefault.jpg "Genesis - Land of Confusion (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7FKO5DlV0) Disturbed did a SERIOUSLY kickass cover of this one: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YV4oYkIeGJc/maxresdefault.jpg "Disturbed - Land Of Confusion [Official Music Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV4oYkIeGJc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7xxgRUyzgs0/maxresdefault.jpg "Living Colour - Cult Of Personality (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xxgRUyzgs0) (WHY is Discourse not allowing me to put in more spaces? grrrr 🤬) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/70 "2022-08-23T03:55:44Z")
Rapping in 1970: [Wake Up, Niggers - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipbIux02Src) PLEASE NOTE: The title and central refrain of this track by [The Last Poets (album) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Poets_(album)) contain a racial epithet that may offend some posters. Listener discretion is advised. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721/71 "2022-09-01T20:35:46Z")
I probably missed these up-thread, if so sorry. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6Ejga4kJUts/maxresdefault.jpg "The Cranberries - Zombie (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts) For What it’s Worth Buffalo Springfield [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gp5JCrSXkJY/hqdefault.jpg "Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY) Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ejorQVy3m8E/maxresdefault.jpg "Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejorQVy3m8E) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterculture-anthems/969721.md?page=3)