Best Songs with a Social/Political Message

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There are some songs which are so bad that they end up on the worst songs lists like mine. Then there are those songs which are cheesy love songs and about petty breakups. However, certain artists and bands focus on something much more. They convey social messages and make political statements and when these songs enter the mainstream through popular artists and bands, they have a significant impact. The King of Pop is definitely the main contributor to this niche as he has three entries in this list and we all know that it was Michael Jackson who wrote We Are The World which claims the top spot. Whilst there are certain differences between the original and the cover by 25 for Haiti they both carry the same message. Other artists and bands with more than one entry are Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Bob Marley, Pink, Kelly Clarkson and Bob Dylan.

1. USA for Africa/25 for Haiti – We are the world
2. Michael Jackson – Heal the world
3. Bob Dylan – Blowin’ in the wind
4. Black Eyed Peas – Where is the love?
5. Pink – Fuckin’ perfect
6. Michael Jackson – Earth song
7. Lady Gaga – Born this way
8. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Mary Lambert – Same love
9. Michael Jackson – Black or white
10. Artists Stand Up to Cancer – Just stand up
11. Joni Mitchell – Big yellow taxi
12. TLC – Unpretty
13. Marvin Gaye – What’s going on
14. U2 ft. Mary J. Blige – One
15. Kelly Clarkson – People like us
16. Bob Marley – Redemption song
17. Avicii – Hey brother
18. Suzanne Vega – Luka
19. My Chemical Romance – Teenagers
20. The Cranberries – Zombie
21. Pink – Dear Mr. President
22. Dixie Chicks – Not ready to make nice
23. John Lennon – Imagine
24. Pink Floyd – Another brick in the wall Part II
25. Midnight Oil – Beds are burning
26. Phil Collins – Another day in paradise
27. Rise Against – Make it stop (September’s children)
28. Lily Allen – Fuck you
29. Shania Twain – Kaching
30. The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby
31. Snoop Lion ft. Drake & Cori B. – No guns allowed
32. Beyonce – Pretty hurts
33. Green Day – American idiot
34. Lady Gaga ft. R.Kelly – Do what u want
35. Bob Dylan – Ballad of Hollis Brown
36. Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
37. Miguel – Candles in the sun
38. Kelly Clarkson – Dark side
39. Cyndi Lauper – True colours
40. Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ bout a revolution
41. Sarah Brightman – Shall be done
42. J.Cole ft. TLC – Crooked smile    
43. Dolly Parton – 9 to 5
44. Boyzone – A different beat
45. Jessie J ft. B.o.B – Price tag
46. Bob Marley – One love
47. Woody Guthrie – This land is your land
48. Madonna – Papa don’t preach
49. Pink – Stupid girls
50. Beyonce – I was here

Till the next composition…

At Ease!!!