songs of contempt

Subject: songs of contempt
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 16 Jun 10 - 11:16 PM

Please let me know of songs (and who/where they are
recorded) expressing contempt or abhorrence for the social and/or political structures of our day.
Some examples of what I am seeking:
   Richard Farina - House un-American Blues Activity Dream
   Michelle Shocked - Ugly American
   Iris DeMent - Wasteland of The Free
   Swamp Dogg - They Crowned an Idiot King
   Buffy St. Marie - No No Keshagesh; Working For The Government

Thanks, Thomas.

Subject: RE: songs of contempt
From: Amergin
Date: 17 Jun 10 - 12:29 AM

Phil Ochs-Love Me I'm a Liberal.

Subject: RE: songs of contempt
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 17 Jun 10 - 01:16 AM

Tom Robinson, Winter of '79
Coope Boyes and Simpson, (Didn't I go like ) a Lamb to the Slaughter.
Greenday, American Idiot
Redbone, Cherokee Nation.

Subject: RE: songs of contempt
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 17 Jun 10 - 01:56 AM

Copper Family, A Song For Every Season:

Hard Times of Old England
Come All You Bold Britons

Subject: RE: songs of contempt
From: Acorn4
Date: 17 Jun 10 - 03:13 AM

McGoohan's Blues: Roy Harper (from "Folkjokeopus")
The Clash: This is England

Subject: RE: songs of contempt
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Jun 10 - 03:17 AM

Another Phil Ochs classic, Cops of the World

Subject: RE: songs of contempt
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 17 Jun 10 - 04:49 AM

Chumbawamba

Enough is Enough

On Ebay

Homophobia

British Colonialism and the BBC

In fact quite a lot by Chumbawamba from the early anarcho punk years to the current acoustic folk is at the very least tinged with social commentary if not rife with it.

I am a follower.

Subject: RE: songs of contempt
From: Amergin
Date: 17 Jun 10 - 12:29 PM

Small Circle of Friends is another one.....I loved Phil Ochs' biting satire....really gets the point across.   I think Jello Biafra followed well in his footsteps. Jello and Mojo Nixon also recorded an updated version of Love Me I'm a Liberal.