Protest songs & committed singers
Your task
1. Choose a singer (or band) and a protest song as an example. Search for information on the internet. The song you choose should have a MESSAGE: it opposes something and takes a stand on an issue.
2. ORAL REPORT: Present the singer or band and explain the meaning of the song.
Some protest singers or bands
| Country | Pop/ rock | Folk/ rock | Rap/ hip-hop | Jazz/ vocal | Etc. |
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| USA | Bruce Springsteen, The Offspring, System of a Down, Jimy Hendrix, The Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Marilyn Manson, Pearl Jam, | Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Janis Joplin, Malvina Reynolds, | Eminem, Wyclef Jean, | Billie Holiday, Tracy Chapman, Ani Di Franco, | |
| UK | Pink Floyd, The Levellers, The Housemartins, | Billy Bragg, | Miss Dynamite, | | |
| Ireland | U2, Sinead O’Connor, | The Pogues, | | | |
| South Africa | | Johnny Clegg, | | | |
| Australia | Midnight Oil, | | | | |
| Jamaica | | | | | Bob Marley, |
ProtestSongsExamples
