Any Political Protest Songs from the 80's?

Question

Any Political Protest Songs from the 80's?

Answer 1

Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen most people think it is actually about dancing but it is about US foreign relations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PSGhuT_gCk

Dirty Laundry - Don Henley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb7GNzzIVIo

Answer 2

I love this one



Genesis " Land of Confusion"



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU9lv_WqK6k

Answer 3

. U2 Sunday bloody Sunday..

Answer 4

Russians - Sting

Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen

Allentown - Billy Joel

Fight the Power - Public Enemy

All She Wants to Do Is Dance - Don Henley

Answer 5

hundreds/ thousands, think: Reggae



I know this might be hard for some R&P.

Almost every reggae song is protest. Bob died in '80, but many greats carried the flag through the '80s:

Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, Sly Dunbar, Peter Tosh, Greggory Issacs, The Abyssinians, etc..



I know they were not hits on the radio, but hard hitting, angry, powerful, political. good stuff.



edit: Bob Marley's final album was Uprising, 1980. On that album was 'Redemption Song.' There is an '80s protest song everyones heard, and proves my point also.

Answer 6

The Rolling Stones Highwire.I think it's the 80s if not very early 90s.



The Rolling Stones - Highwire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpss3IAH3Kg





this is a better video I think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PULwX3vJjFw

Answer 7

Beds are burning-Blue Oyster Cult



Ronnie Talk to Russia-Prince

Answer 8

London Calling-The Clash?

A whole slew of punk bands were around in the 80s.

Bad Religion..basically all their songs are political protests.

Answer 9

Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen



Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil

Answer 10

Let's Have a War - Fear

Holiday in Cambodia- Dead Kennedys



london calling was '79!

Answer 11

Any thing from our minister for the environment, heritage and the arts, the Hon Peter Garrett.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR4yxMx_UgA

Answer 12

Today's students are not directly confronted with the possibility of a draft. Selective service has never been activated. Since today's youth are not required to risk their lives for their country they are less motivated to protest the war than the hippy generation. They also like soap and money too much to make good hippies. The generation caught between these two generation, Generation X, wishes both generations adjacent to them would sit down and shut up.

Answer 13

From the 80's what were they protesting then, how about the sixties or seventies, now thats a base i can kover.



Just ask and i shall tell, young padawan.

Answer 14

Look at any 80's punk band.

Answer 15

were not gonna take it-twisted sister