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In ‘The Wild One’, Marlon Brando’s character is asked ;”What are you rebelling against Johnny ?” Johnny replies “Whaddaya got ?”

There’s always something for people to rally against, issues and situations that divide people, there’s always a ‘right’ side and more often than not, that side is the loudest one. There has been, and always will be, dissent. The New Seekers once claimed to want to teach the whole world to sing in perfect harmony, but let’s face it, if they had, it’d be a pretty boring place, and we’d have missed out on a shitload of good tunes.

Throughout musical history, there’s been no shortage of folk willing to stick their head above the parapet in order to stand up for their rights or for the rights of others. Occasionally there’s a misfire, but for every ‘Earth Song’, there’s a ‘What’s Goin’ On ?’.

01 A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
02 Vietnam – Jimmy Cliff
03 Star – Primal Scream
04 Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols
05 This Land Is Your Land – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
06 War – Edwin Starr
07 Hurricane – Bob Dylan
08 Redemption Song – Bob Marley
09 What’s Goin’ On – Marvin Gaye
10 Abraham, Martin And John – Dion
11 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott-Heron
12 Fight The Power – Public Enemy
13 Diamonds From Sierra Leone – Kanye West
14 Ohio – Crosby Stills, Nash & Young
15 White Riot – The Clash
16 Free Nelson Mandela – Special AKA
17 Killing In The Name Of – Rage Against The Machine
18 Illegal Attacks – Ian Brown & Sinead O’Conner
19 For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
20 Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
21 Swimsuit Issue – Sonic Youth
22 Get Together – The Youngbloods
23 Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
24 Sign ‘O’ The Times – Prince
25 Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday