# It’s Protest Season: we need a Battle Hymn of the Republic

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [February 13, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-protest-season-we-need-a-battle-hymn-of-the-republic/1027632 "2026-02-13T00:32:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-protest-season-we-need-a-battle-hymn-of-the-republic/1027632/10 "2026-02-13T14:41:10Z")

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> [@PatrickLondon](#):
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> What protester wants to fall down at the final hurdle?

> [@Alessan](#):
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> the thought of using the most upbeat feel-good track of the 1990s as a protest song seems kind of silly to me.

Of course there would need to be new lyrics – it’s the strong beat that holds the appeal. And what’s wrong with a “upbeat feel-good” protest song anyway?

I didn’t realize until I’d started the thread that there was already one for protest songs:

[/t/what-are-the-modern-protest-songs/1023484](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-modern-protest-songs/1023484 "Open link in external tab")

If a mod wants to merge them, it’s OK with me.

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