Top Ten Protest Songs and the Events that Inspired Them – 2

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[Music] ok the next movement we’re going to talk

ok the next movement we’re going to talk

ok the next movement we’re going to talk about is the war in Iraq and basically

about is the war in Iraq and basically

about is the war in Iraq and basically what we’ll just call today’s global

what we’ll just call today’s global

what we’ll just call today’s global struggle or social movements today that

struggle or social movements today that

struggle or social movements today that really caused people to get up and right

really caused people to get up and right

really caused people to get up and right now artist thing we would associate with

now artist thing we would associate with

now artist thing we would associate with this are our artists that we we really

this are our artists that we we really

this are our artists that we we really would associated with this are people

would associated with this are people

would associated with this are people like greenday who I would kind of call

like greenday who I would kind of call

like greenday who I would kind of call the usual suspects you know I mean

the usual suspects you know I mean

the usual suspects you know I mean they’re American Idiot is just a perfect

they’re American Idiot is just a perfect

they’re American Idiot is just a perfect example of what they do and but other

example of what they do and but other

example of what they do and but other artists have gotten involved here too I

artists have gotten involved here too I

artists have gotten involved here too I mean a girl group like the Dixie Chicks

mean a girl group like the Dixie Chicks

mean a girl group like the Dixie Chicks whoo-hoo you would think really couldn’t

whoo-hoo you would think really couldn’t

whoo-hoo you would think really couldn’t be more benign if you recall um at the

be more benign if you recall um at the

be more benign if you recall um at the beginning of the 21st century they

beginning of the 21st century they

beginning of the 21st century they actually were having their albums burns

actually were having their albums burns

actually were having their albums burns like it was Nazi Germany and and all

like it was Nazi Germany and and all

like it was Nazi Germany and and all this because they got up at a concert

this because they got up at a concert

this because they got up at a concert and they said well they weren’t really

and they said well they weren’t really

and they said well they weren’t really happy that they came from the same place

happy that they came from the same place

happy that they came from the same place as george bush and apparently you don’t

as george bush and apparently you don’t

as george bush and apparently you don’t say that hmm um if you want to continue

say that hmm um if you want to continue

say that hmm um if you want to continue to have a to have a vibrant singing

to have a to have a vibrant singing

to have a to have a vibrant singing career now of course a lot of people

career now of course a lot of people

career now of course a lot of people garner respect like including myself for

garner respect like including myself for

garner respect like including myself for the dixie chicks who might not have

the dixie chicks who might not have

the dixie chicks who might not have taken note of them kind of turned around

taken note of them kind of turned around

taken note of them kind of turned around and said well ok they have something to

and said well ok they have something to

and said well ok they have something to say and they’re standing up for it and

say and they’re standing up for it and

say and they’re standing up for it and you can really appreciate although both

you can really appreciate although both

you can really appreciate although both green day and the dixie chicks are great

green day and the dixie chicks are great

green day and the dixie chicks are great current examples i think probably a the

current examples i think probably a the

current examples i think probably a the best song to encapsulate this movement

best song to encapsulate this movement

best song to encapsulate this movement is all these things i’ve done by the

is all these things i’ve done by the

is all these things i’ve done by the killers and let me quote it for you they

killers and let me quote it for you they

killers and let me quote it for you they they essentially say i’ve got soul but

they essentially say i’ve got soul but

they essentially say i’ve got soul but i’m not a soldier I really like

i’m not a soldier I really like

i’m not a soldier I really like happiness they kind of asserted it’s

happiness they kind of asserted it’s

happiness they kind of asserted it’s okay to love your country and to you

okay to love your country and to you

okay to love your country and to you know and to want to protect it and to

know and to want to protect it and to

know and to want to protect it and to want to keep it safe but but potentially

want to keep it safe but but potentially

want to keep it safe but but potentially not to want to go to work I’m not to

not to want to go to work I’m not to

not to want to go to work I’m not to send your child off to go to war before

send your child off to go to war before

send your child off to go to war before he’s you know before he was old enough

he’s you know before he was old enough

he’s you know before he was old enough to drink

to drink

to drink and get killed and potentially there’s

and get killed and potentially there’s

and get killed and potentially there’s another way yeah