A new generation of protest songs
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 4:43 pm
Most of these lack the subtlety of tunes like "Where Have All the Flowers Gone"; they go for the jugular instead. Case in point - Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Minneapolis", which does not shirk from naming names:
Likewise, Neil Young is not pulling any punches. "Big Crime" probably sets a record for the number of times it calls out "fascists":
Jesse Welles wrote "Good vs ICE" within a couple of weeks of Renee Good's murder:
The upcoming album by Boston's Dropkick Murphys will have an Antifa focus, including "Citizen ICE":
The Flobots' very cleverly crafted "ICE Out":
Malört & Savior don't need to spell out what we are all wishing for in "On the Day It Finally Happens":
Likewise, Neil Young is not pulling any punches. "Big Crime" probably sets a record for the number of times it calls out "fascists":
Jesse Welles wrote "Good vs ICE" within a couple of weeks of Renee Good's murder:
The upcoming album by Boston's Dropkick Murphys will have an Antifa focus, including "Citizen ICE":
The Flobots' very cleverly crafted "ICE Out":
Malört & Savior don't need to spell out what we are all wishing for in "On the Day It Finally Happens":