Category
page 1Songs about poverty
We Are the World
1985 USA for Africa song
Eleanor Rigby
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Money
1972 song written by Roger Waters; performed and recorded by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd
Gangsta's Paradise
1995 song by Coolio ft. L.V
Man in the Mirror
original song written and composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett; first recorded in 1987 by Michael Jackson
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Christmas song written and composed by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, originally recorded by Band Aid and released in 1984
No Woman, No Cry
original song written and composed by Vincent Ford; first recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Another Day in Paradise
song by Phil Collins
Is This the World We Created…?
original song written and composed by Freddie Mercury and Brian May; first recorded by Queen
The Boxer
song written and composed by Paul Simon, originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1968 and released in 1969
On the Turning Away
song performed by Pink Floyd
Wherever I May Roam
1992 single by Metallica
Cleanin' Out My Closet
single
In the Ghetto
song written and composed by Mac Davis, originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released in 1969
Prayer in C
2014 single by Lilly Wood and the Prick
Changes
single by 2Pac featuring Talent
Fast Car
song written and composed by Tracy Chapman, originally recorded by Tracy Chapman in 1987 and released in 1988
Rockin' in the Free World
song by Neil Young
The Message
1982 single by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five featuring Melle Mel and Duke Bootee
Dead End Street
song by The Kinks
Common People
song
Man in Black
song by Johnny Cash
State of the World
1991 single by Janet Jackson
Living for the City
original song written, composed, and performed by Stevie Wonder
Work
2013 song by Iggy Azalea
Polk Salad Annie
song by Tony Joe White
Juicy
1994 single by The Notorious B.I.G.
Rich Men North of Richmond
2023 single by Oliver Anthony
If That Were Me
single by Melanie C
The Ghost of Tom Joad
1995 single by Bruce Springsteen
Tomorrow
1994 song by Silverchair
Ballad of Hollis Brown
song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan
The Way It Is
1986 single by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
We Cry
2008 single by The Script
Gypsy Woman
1991 single by Crystal Waters
Talk About the Passion
single
Coat of Many Colors
original song written and composed by Dolly Parton, originally recorded by Dolly Parton and released in 1971
Love of the Common People
original song written and composed by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins; first recorded by The Four Preps
Father Christmas
1977 single by The Kinks
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution
song written and composed by Tracy Chapman, originally recorded by Tracy Chapman and released in 1988
Tobacco Road
original song written and composed by John D. Loudermilk
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
1971 single by Marvin Gaye
Ghetto
2004 single from Senegalese singer Akon
A Message to Your Heart
single by Samantha Womack
Sympathy
1970 single by Rare Bird
Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
1982 single by the Valentine Brothers
I Need a Dollar
original song co-written and performed by Aloe Blacc
The Tide Is Turning
song
Electric Avenue
1982 song by Eddy Grant