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Jailhouse Rock
song written and composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released in 1957
Heathens
2016 single by Twenty One Pilots
Folsom Prison Blues
original song written, composed, and performed by Johnny Cash
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
song written and composed by Irwin Levine and Lawrence Russell Brown, originally recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn and released in 1973
The Message
1982 single by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five featuring Melle Mel and Duke Bootee
Band on the Run
original song written and composed by Paul & Linda McCartney; first recorded by Wings
Ridin'
"Ridin is a song by American rapper Chamillionaire featuring fellow American rapper Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, released on November 12, 2005, as the second single from his debut studio album The Sound of Revenge (2005). Produced by hip hop producers Play-N-Skillz, the song's lyrics discuss racial profiling and police brutality, in addition to the stereotyping of African Americans driving a vehicle with drugs and other contraband on the inside (riding dirty).
Biko
song by the English singer-songwriter and rock musician Peter Gabriel (1980).
Come Out and Play
1994 single by The Offspring
18 and Life
1989 single by Skid Row
Nelson Mandela
original song written and composed by Jerry Dammers and Rhoda Dakar; first recorded by The Special AKA
Doin' Time
1997 single by Sublime
I Shall Be Released
1967 song written by Bob Dylan
Jailbreak
1976 single by AC/DC
Cradle to the Grave
1994 single by Thug Life
Jailbreak
1976 single by Thin Lizzy
Locked Up
2004 single by Akon
Prison Sex
1993 single by Tool
Rubber Bullets
1973 single by 10cc
Attica State
1972 song performed by Yoko Ono, John Lennon
Midnight Special
traditional song
George Jackson
song by Bob Dylan