P-funk did em, Hendrix did em.

Let's write us some protest funk songs. GET POLITICAL BABY!

Obvious topics:
- My SUV needs gas, send in the troops!
- NOBODY agrees with US on this one, Hooray for bullies!
- I would Die 4 u, if U made me go to war for oil... actually, that's a stupid reason, so no, I won't die 4 u

discuss ...

protesting what?




love777

Let's review:

Obvious topics:
- My SUV needs gas, send in the troops!
- NOBODY agrees with US on this one, Hooray for bullies!
- I would Die 4 u, if U made me go to war for oil... actually, that's a stupid reason, so no, I won't die 4 u

WAR protest songs. Give the hippies something to sing along to!

YOU KNOW! Like PARTY UP, or RONNIE TALK TO RUSSIA (new title: Georgie Talk to Saddam), etc.
[This message was edited Tue Feb 18 17:35:13 PST 2003 by otan]

Actually, I think that's what's missing in today's music.

Not exactly protest music, but just anything with meaning or soul to it.

Maybe that's why music in the 60's was so great.

It seems like today, most acts are just boasting of themselves.

Maybe that's why Prince's Sign of the Times/Lovesexy is considered by most to be his best work because he had something to say.

There deffinately seems to be lack of any message in music today.

Dreamfirstborn - papercrayon - hrhsmellofjazmin made a DAMN good protest song called "I'm Alive". Boy it was astounding, a little like "Cross The Line" kind of beat 2 it, a cool break and shit. It was dope! It inspired me 2 make a protest song called "The March" where I incorporated his screaming with other screams and sounds of destruction. I never put it on my site and stuff because I dont have permission from him (although he told me that it was cool), and I would like 2 re-record the lyrics...

yamomma said:

>>Actually, I think that's what's missing in today's music.

Not exactly protest music, but just anything with meaning or soul to it.

Maybe that's why music in the 60's was so great.

It seems like today, most acts are just boasting of themselves.

Maybe that's why Prince's Sign of the Times/Lovesexy is considered by most to be his best work because he had something to say.

There deffinately seems to be lack of any message in music today.

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exactly! the reason is probably because radio has since become commercialized. Back then the 'cool' music was music that made a social statement, and being into the hippie/peace/anti-corporation/free-spirit vibe was what it was all about. Look at Stevie, Marvin, Sly, even curtis mayfield tellin it like it is. That's what's missing now. nobody's tackling the issues or talking about the obvious problems. Greed has taken over the music industry to the point where anyone with something to say gets no airplay. (not just music, but the media too) It's time we brought it all back to being REAL, and corporation-manufactured music and news is not real! wake up peeps, we gotta stand before there's nothing left to stand on!

yamomma said:

One of the things I like about Prince is that he stands for something (other than greed). I don't agree with everything he says, but you have to admire someone with the courage to stand for something even when it may affect them commercially. I don't think he stopped in the 80's, I mean Money Don't Matter Tonight seems relevant at the moment.

Almost every one of my songs protest something.