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DaveRam:
Just bought the newly remastered album - Streetnoise (1969) by Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger & The Trinity
Which is a stunning double album .
 This epic self composed song by Julie Driscoll " Czechoslovakia " about the Soviet invasion of that country in 1968 , really stands out for me.
It got me thinking about 60's protest songs and how that generation really had the balls to confront in music the world they lived in , be it songs about the Vietnam War or the oppression of a country and people as in this song .
What are your thoughts on 60's protest songs do you think they achieved anything or were they merely  products of there time from a disgruntled generation ?
I find this song very moving and can imagine had i been old enough at the time would have been motivated to protest .
Can you give other examples of 60's protest songs and your thoughts on them .

http:// Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Czechoslovakia

Kevin:
It's hard to think of any as blatant as this. The Monkees Last Train to Clarkesville is hailed as a protest song, but I wonder at their worth if no one actually realises it.
I think Dylan was the master with songs like The Times they are A'Changing. The Stones Street Fighting Man also hits the spot.
Good on The Beatles though. Paris and Prague in flames, riots in London and Chicago and they tell everyone to calm down and behave themselves. Not their greatest moment.

DaveRam:
Barry McGuire: Eve Of Distruction (1965)
This one still packs a punch , great vocal from Barry .

http:// Barry McGuire: Eve of Destruction

DaveRam:
Donovan singing Universal Soldier (1967) the song was written by Buffy Sainte Marie in (1964)

http:// DONOVAN - The Universal Soldier

Joost:

--- Quote from: DaveRam on August 21, 2009, 10:22:55 AM ---What are your thoughts on 60's protest songs do you think they achieved anything or were they merely  products of there time from a disgruntled generation ?

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Do protest songs actually have to acchieve anything? Not necessarily, I think. A love song isn't useless if it doesn't get you the girl you're singing about, right?

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