Public Enemy.
Public Enemy.
Owen made this sig. R.I.P.
Tons of bands. Political music can be really great.
I freaking LOVE Rise Against. Sure, I don't agree with all of their songs, but the lyrics are just so powerful. And not ALL of their songs are really political, some are about conservation ("Ready to Fall" (That's quoted in my location!) and "The Good Left Undone") and other songs like "Injection" and "Survive".
I also like Green Day somewhat (even though they aren't THAT political), and some of System of a Down's songs are okay, don't care for them much though.
My band are considering covering the Internationale
Arise, ye workers from your slumber,
Arise, ye prisoners of want.
For reason in revolt now thunders,
and at last ends the age of cant!
Away with all your superstitions,
Servile masses, arise, arise!
We'll change henceforth the old tradition,
And spurn the dust to win the prize!
So comrades, come rally,
And the last fight let us face.
The Internationale,
Unites the human race.
So comrades, come rally,
And the last fight let us face.
The Internationale,
Unites the human race.
No more deluded by reaction,
On tyrants only we'll make war!
The soldiers too will take strike action,
They'll break ranks and fight no more!
And if those cannibals keep trying,
To sacrifice us to their pride,
They soon shall hear the bullets flying,
We'll shoot the generals on our own side.
So comrades, come rally,
And the last fight let us face.
The Internationale,
Unites the human race.
So comrades, come rally,
And the last fight let us face.
The Internationale,
Unites the human race
No saviour from on high delivers,
No faith have we in prince or peer.
Our own right hand the chains must shiver,
Chains of hatred, greed and fear.
E'er the thieves will out with their booty,
And to all give a happier lot.
Each at his forge must do their duty,
And we'll strike the iron while it's hot.
So comrades, come rally,
And the last fight let us face.
The Internationale,
Unites the human race.
So comrades, come rally,
And the last fight let us face.
The Internationale,
Unites the human race
'All things are subject to interpretation; whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.' - Nietzsche
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The really only political bands I can think of that I listen to would have to be Rage Against the Machine (gotta love Morello on guitar) and System of a Down. I would have loved to seen RATM live, too bad they are only doing that one show in California.
That's more like anti-political music though.Originally Posted by GooeyToast
not every band is political, but I guarantee you, at least every band has written one political song. It's something about becoming famous that makes people think they know everything. I hate it when celebs talk about stuff they know nothing about. Now some bands only play political music, fine. But others that have an occassional song, or try to mask it, no. Play music, that's what you do. Actors? Act in a movie, that's what you do. I rarely believe an actor actually has any idea what's going on in the real world, unless they really try to
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It still deals with politics though.That's more like anti-political music though.
John Butler Trio and Bob Marley.
"... and so I close, realizing that perhaps the ending has not yet been written."
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So true, the best political band ever in my books. (They have some very political spoken word interludes though, such as Blaise Bailey Finnigan III)
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That's not true.
Indeed. Political songs from by-gone days are like the Eye of the Tiger for when I do History homework. Incredibly inspiring. All those songs about Vietnam and Watergate and from Woodstock and you get this immense understanding of what people were really feeling then. But political songs from now -- no comment. I'm not going to actively support them unless I agree with them, and I'm not going to be swayed by a song neither.
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