As unreal as the real world happens to be, this week on Listen Up! you will hear songs that pertain to it.
The Clash – Know Your Rights
Peter Tosh – Equal Rights
Mose Allison – Everybody Cryin’ Mercy
Michael Stipe – No Time For Love Like Now
Hayes Carll – Fragile Men
Lucinda Williams – Man Without A Soul
Chuck Prophet – Get Off The Stage
Galactic – There’s Something’s Wrong With This Picture
Bootsy Collins – Freedumb (When Loves Becomes A Threat)
The Watts Prophets – Black In A White World
Merry Clayton – Gimme Shelter
Elephant Stone – American Dream
Phil Ochs – In The Heat of The Summer
Malvina Reynolds – It Isn’t Nice
Funkadelic – If You Don’t Like The Effects, Don’t Produce The Cause
Kimya Dawson – At The Seams
Bob Dylan – It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Todd Snider – Talking Reality Television Blues
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Fite Dem Back
Pussy Riot – Make America Great Again
Sly & The Family Stone – Stand!
Steve Poltz – Hey God
Leonard Cohen – Democracy
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – World Citizen (long version)
Nick Lowe – (What’s So Funny ‘Bout ) Peace, Love And Understanding
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