Who are today's recording artists for peace?

Alas, perhaps with the music industry becoming more and more conglomerated, there aren't many.

The best I can do is a joint venture with Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) and the lead singer of System of A Down called Axis of Justice http://www.axisofjustice.org

Thanks. I asked the question for someone on another forum. I will pass it along.

U2 has been involved in cause for peace since they began recording and continue with that same theme in many of there songs.

China Davis - New Protest Music
I think that you'll find more "Protest Music" in the Indie scene because we have no one telling us what to do and not to do.

Same question. Anything changed?

I think the 80's overdid it and there's a backlash now. Live Aid, "We Are the World" -- it became sort of cliched. Oh look at those multi-millionaires get all sentimental to boost their sales.

But I believe that there's a lot of indie music out there that's doing it.

Sozobe:

Perhaps also because of how conglomerated the music biz has become.

But there are a lot of "Indy/Punk" bands taking up opposition to empire.

I'm looking for as many songs about peace as possible. (But I just want songs from before 1973.) Could y'all help me out? I just need the titles, and then I'll google the lyrics. Thanx!

Universal Soldier, by Buffy Sainte-Marie, also recorded by Arlo Guthrie
Masters of War - Bob Dy lan
With God on Our Side - Bob Dylan
License to Kill - Bob Dylan
War - ashamed to admit I forgot the artist temporarily
War Song - The Fugs
Kill For Peace - The Fugs
Vietnam Song - Country Joe and the Fish


Many more, no time to list just now.

good list so far!
WAR was by edwin starr.
if you're going to google the words to the country joe and the fish song it's title is " (feel-like-i'm)fixin'-to-die rag" preceeded by what was called the "fish cheer".

you can also add these to any list of 60's war protest songs:
where have all the flowers gone...peter,paul and mary
i ain't a marchin' anymore....phil ochs
eve of destruction.... barry mc guire
give peace a chance..john lennon
draft dodger rag..phil ochs
fortunate son..creedance clearwater revival

more to come.

deezee

Oh, these are fantab! Thank you, EB and Deezee for that. That definitely gets me started.

Re: Who are today's recording artists for peace?


There's gazillions of anti-war-in-iraq songs, or just anti-Bush songs, floating around at the moment. Some of Green Day's recents songs are the most obvious ones I can mention, and then there's 'Hellicopter' by Bloc party, 'mosh' by Eminem, some of the beastie Boys' latest stuff, '2 + 2 = 5' by Radiohead.

Okay I can't think of any more, that's not gazillions. But still, protest songs are alive and well!

Thanks, agrote. I will check them out.