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Re: Political Protest Songs - do you have a favourite?
Reply #1 - Aug 16^th, 2010 at 12:48pm

The Trees
by Rush

There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

The trouble with the maples,
And they're quite convinced they're right
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light

But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade

There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream "Oppression!
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
"The oaks are just too greedy,
We will make them give us light"

Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw

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perceptions_now Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11694 Perth WA Gender:	Re: Political Protest Songs - do you have a favourite? Reply #2 - Aug 16^th, 2010 at 1:01pm Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer
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perceptions_now Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11694 Perth WA Gender:	Re: Political Protest Songs - do you have a favourite? Reply #3 - Aug 16^th, 2010 at 1:06pm Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
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perceptions_now Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11694 Perth WA Gender:	Re: Political Protest Songs - do you have a favourite? Reply #4 - Aug 16^th, 2010 at 1:08pm Sting- Russians
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Re: Political Protest Songs - do you have a favourite?
Reply #5 - Aug 16^th, 2010 at 1:09pm

BobH wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 12:48pm:

The Trees
by Rush

There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

The trouble with the maples,
And they're quite convinced they're right
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light

But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade

There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream "Oppression!
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
"The oaks are just too greedy,
We will make them give us light"

Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw

You surprise me bob, you struck me as more the kumbaya kind of guy.

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Life_goes_on Gold Member Offline Posts: 4772 400kms south of Yobsville, Qld Gender:	Re: Political Protest Songs - do you have a favourite? Reply #6 - Aug 16^th, 2010 at 1:13pm Newtown Neurotics - Kick Out The Tories
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perceptions_now Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11694 Perth WA Gender:	Re: Political Protest Songs - do you have a favourite? Reply #7 - Aug 16^th, 2010 at 1:23pm War - Edwin Starr
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freediver Gold Member Online www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53023 At my desk.	Re: Political Protest Songs - do you have a favourite? Reply #8 - Aug 16^th, 2010 at 6:05pm Is there such a thing as an apolitical protest song?
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Please delete Gold Member Offline Please delete this smacking PROFILE Posts: 2936	Re: Political Protest Songs - do you have a favourite? Reply #9 - Aug 16^th, 2010 at 7:00pm I felt the need to justify this thread's place in a politic's board. I guess "I am Woman" is not political, per se, whilst still being a protest song. Didn't Sinead O'Connor do one about the church?
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