Healthcare Reform - Where Have All the Political Protest Songs Gone?

Political protest music probably made its way onto the scene five seconds after politics and music were invented. The two just go hand-in-hand, and in this country's history its origins can be traced to the civil war ("When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again"), and the abolition of slavery ("Song of the Abolitionist" and "No More Auction Block for Me").

Some of the greatest political protest songs of all time happened in the middle part of the 20th century when guys like Woodie Guthrie, Millard Lampell, Lee Hayes, and Pete Seeger were singing about the labor movement, and McCarthyism, and anti-nuclearism. "This Land is Your Land", "Deportee", "Dust Bowl Blues", and "Tom Joad" are still well known. Albums like Songs for John Doe, which urged non-intervention in World War II, are as relevant today as they were then.

The 1960s with the civil rights movement gaining a full head of steam, and the Vietnam war heating up, gave us arguably the greatest collection of political protest songs in history. Led by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, and about a thousand other bands.

Songs like "Blowin in the Wind", "Masters of War", "North Country Blues", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone", "Turn, Turn, Turn", "Volunteers", "Fortunate Son", and "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" are still well known today and show up in the regular rotation on "oldies" radio stations across the country.

So, where are all the protest songs today? We're still at war in two countries and have been for seven years now. The biggest piece of social legislation since the 1960s - healthcare reform - was just signed in to law this week, and by all accounts it's dividing this country right down the middle.

Will we see the singer and songwriters emerge? Will they tell us in the plain language of their predecessors what the score is? Will they unite a people in political protest over war, a terrible economy, cronyism government, and uncapped federal spending?

Honestly, I'm not too hopeful. I think we've grown too apathetic as a nation. Those who used to protest against the establishment have become the establishment, and the next generation can't change the channel and stop watching updates on Twitter and Facebook, viral videos on YouTube, and their cell phones long enough to say," OMG! Have you seen what they've done? WTF!"

Maybe I'll take a shot at it. Lyrics only. I'll post 'em here and see if I can get a LOL, or maybe even a ROFLMAO. Whatever. TTYL.

Lincoln Wilder loves all things entertainment. His weekly music blog is a compilation of celebrity madness, album reviews, concert news, & sleezy celebrity drama; always written with

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