“It wasn't my natural inclination to get into writing protest songs.” WritingSongNaturalProtestInclinationProtest Songs Author:David Sylvian
“Labour itself is but a sorrowful song,The protest of the weak against the strong.” SongStrongLaborWeakLabourProtestSorrowful Book:Hymns Source: Hymns
“In the largest sense, every work of art is protest... A lullaby is a propaganda song and any three-year-old knows it... A hymn is a controversial song - sing one in the wrong church: you'll find out...” KnowsYearsArtSongThreeChurchArt IsPropagandaProtestWorks Of ArtThree YearsControversialHymnsLullabyThree Year Olds Author:Pete Seeger
“I am truly amazed that after all this time, religious groups still need to attack entertainment and use these tragedies as a pitiful excuse for their own self-serving publicity. In response to their protests, I will provide a show where I balance my songs with a wholesome Bible reading. This way, fans will not only hear my so-called, violent point of view, but we can also examine the virtues of wonderful 'Christian' stories of disease, murder, adultery, suicide and child sacrifice. Now that seems like 'entertainment' to me.” WayNeedsChildrenStillsSelfStoriesUseShowsSeemsChristianSongReadingReligiousViewsVirtueWonderfulSacrificeGroupsAtheismFansBalanceDiseaseTragedyMurderSuicideResponseEntertainmentExcusePositive AtheismPoint Of ViewViolentProtestServingAmazedAdulteryPublicityPitifulSelf ServingBible Reading Author:Marilyn Manson
“I understand why people get desensitized and roll their eyes when they hear a protest song, or even a politician making some flowery speech. It doesn't really change anything.” PeopleEyeSongPoliticianSpeechProtestProtest Songs Author:Conor Oberst
“The hardest song to write is a protest song, a topical song with meaning.” WritingSongHardestProtestProtest Songs Author:Joan Baez