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Earth Song
1995 single by Michael Jackson
You'll Never Walk Alone
original show tune by Rodgers and Hammerstein; from the 1945 musical "Carousel"
They Don't Care About Us
1996 single by Michael Jackson
Black or White
original song co-written and performed by Michael Jackson
Blowin' in the Wind
orignal song written and composed by Bob Dylan; originally recorded by Bob Dylan in 1962 and released in 1963
Der Fuehrer's Face
1943 short film directed by Jack Kinney
Man in the Mirror
original song written and composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett; first recorded in 1987 by Michael Jackson
We Shall Overcome
protest song of the Civil Rights Movement in the US
Faint
2003 single by Linkin Park
HIStory/Ghosts
single by Michael Jackson
Strange Fruit
original song written and composed by Lewis Allan (Abel Meeropol); first recorded by Billie Holiday and her Orchestra
B.Y.O.B.
System of a Down song
American Idiot
2004 single by Green Day
Killing in the Name
1992 single by Rage Against the Machine
You Need to Calm Down
2019 single by Taylor Swift
American Life
song by American singer-songwriter Madonna
Chained to the Rhythm
2017 single by Katy Perry
Fortunate Son
original song written and composed by John Fogerty; first recorded in 1969 by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Burning in the Skies
single by Linkin Park
Respect
single by Otis Redding
This Land Is Your Land
folk song by Woody Guthrie
Where Is the Love?
2003 single by the Black Eyed Peas
Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
1990 single by Megadeth
What's Going On
1971 single by Marvin Gaye
Holiday
2005 single by Green Day
The Unknown Soldier
single by The Doors
Fuck tha Police
1988 single by N.W.A
Hurricane
song by Bob Dylan
Changes
single by 2Pac featuring Talent
In the Ghetto
song written and composed by Mac Davis, originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released in 1969
Rockin' in the Free World
song by Neil Young
Sing for the Moment
2003 single by Eminem
What About Us
2017 single by Pink
Formation
song by Beyoncé; 2016 American film; music video for American singer Beyoncé's 2016 single "Formation"
Teenagers
Fourth Single from the Album, The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
If I Had a Hammer
1962 single by Peter, Paul and Mary
Even Flow
single by Pearl Jam
For What It's Worth
song by Buffalo Springfield
Dear Mr. President
single
A Change Is Gonna Come
original song written, composed, and performed by Sam Cooke
The Beautiful People
song by Marilyn Manson
California Über Alles
single by Dead Kennedys
We're Not Gonna Take It
song written and composed by Dee Snider, originally recorded by Twisted Sister and released in 1984
A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall
original song written and composed by Bob Dylan
Rhythm Nation
1989 single by Janet Jackson
Peace Sells
1986 single by Megadeth
Chinese Democracy
2008 single by Guns N' Roses
The Message
1982 single by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five featuring Melle Mel and Duke Bootee
If I Can Dream
song recorded by Elvis Presley in 1968
Holiday in Cambodia
original song by Dead Kennedys
Kill Em with Kindness
2016 single by Selena Gomez
Eve of Destruction
song written and composed by Philip Gary Sloan
Same Love
2012 song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert
Bulls on Parade
1996 single by Rage Against the Machine
Both of Us
2012 song by B.o.B ft. Taylor Swift
Come Out and Play
1994 single by The Offspring
Keep Ya Head Up
song by 2Pac
Mother's Daughter
original song written and composed by Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Alma Miettinen
The Pot
2006 song by Tool
Only the Young
2020 song by Taylor Swift