Top 50: Protest Songs

By: Concert Vault

Here's a playlist of protest songs that highlights the breadth and depth of the Vault.

You'll find old spirituals used during the Civil Rights movement, songs about social injustice written by the likes of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, anti-Vietnam War anthems, songs warning against nuclear proliferation, songs written in support of the Universal Human Rights movement in the 1980s, an anti-folk-protest song, and more.

Regardless of a song's specific message, one thing is clear from a mix like this: music has always been, and will continue to be, a deeply powerful catalyst for change.