# Viral protest songs for the second Trump administration **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 30, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195 "2026-01-30T10:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195/1 "2026-01-30T10:52:15Z")
This was uploaded to YouTube eight years ago. It was originally written by Irving Berlin in 1941 about Hitler. For reasons surpassing my understanding, the song “When That Man is Dead and Gone” is once again going viral in January 2026. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XDkhzVw0yBs/maxresdefault.jpg "When that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkhzVw0yBs) ---
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195/2 "2026-01-30T10:53:15Z")
We already have a thread dedicated to Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis”. Anyone got any others? ---
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195/3 "2026-01-30T10:56:56Z")
I defer to Woody Guthrie. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VwcKwGS7OSQ/hqdefault.jpg "Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwcKwGS7OSQ) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195/4 "2026-01-30T11:31:24Z")
This is a good one. > **[EricTheReDD on Instagram: "At 20yo they've written the most profound and...](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DT9Ev6GjBDC/)** > > 18 likes, 2 comments - ericthereddvt on January 25, 2026: "At 20yo they've written the most profound and emotional song for the revolution I've heard yet. It's haunting and heartbreaking and reminds me of Sherri Bemis of Eisley - one of my favorite... ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195/5 "2026-01-30T12:18:17Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I defer to Woody Guthrie. Speaking of, Guthrie himself wrote a song called ‘Old Man trump’ about Fred trump, but [the lyrics](https://woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Old_Man_Trump.htm), other than the local real estate reference, could just as well apply to his demon seed. Here are a couple videos-- the first is Guthrie singing the song himself, but the sound quality is not great; the second is a cover medley of “I Ain’t Got No Home/Old Man Trump”: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hh1QXhqXDbU/hqdefault.jpg "Audio of Woody Guthrie singing about Fred Trump") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh1QXhqXDbU) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jANuVKeYezs/hqdefault.jpg "Woody Guthrie -- I Ain't Got No Home/Old Man Trump by the Missin' Cousins") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jANuVKeYezs) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195/6 "2026-01-30T15:39:33Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > This is a good one. That’s impressive. Probably also helped in the delivery by the artist looking closer to 12 than to 20. But would be impressive produced by someone of any age. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195/7 "2026-01-30T18:36:35Z")
“When That Man Is Dead and Gone” is a really catchy tune. I mentioned it in the “Trump Is Dying” thread: > [@Trump is dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1480): > > Here’s a cheerful little tune to hum while we’re waiting: [image] I would sure like to see some of the Doper wordsmiths update the lyrics! The YouTube algorithm has been promoting a lot of protest songs lately. Here’s another one that has been getting a lot of play: ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ca7063tXIP4/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ca7063tXIP4?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDCa7063tXIP4