Songs of Protest

The first one is “You Know It Ain’t right” by Little Bob and the Lollipops.  This song is in protest for the Civil Rights Act.  During the ’50s and ’60s, as we all know, it’s the time where great change occurred for Civil rights and equality.  This song is just another reminder that change needs to occur.  On the other hand, the second video is “Loose Lips” by Kimya Dawson.  This song is an anti-war song, telling everyone that we should be against war.  At one point she states “And we’ll pray, all damn day, every day that all this s**t our president has got us in will go away.”  Personally, protest songs haven’t changed that much throughout these decades, only the topics change (and even that they recycle).  Common themes are love, war, civil rights, and anti-terrorists.