In the name of peaceful resistance (and with apologies to anarchists everywhere who’d rather climb fences and kick ass), here’s our list of 10 songs for pacifist protesters during the G20 summit. Load up your iPod and let the good vibes roll.
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1. Sunshowers M.I.A.
Why There’s no such thing as good versus evil. Message to the world Revolution doesn’t equal terrorism. Lyrical inspiration “From Congo to Colombo / Can’t stereotype my thing yo.”
2. Intervention The Arcade Fire
Why Inspiring instrumentals. Message to the world Lose the religion. This ain’t no moral crusade. Lyrical inspiration “You say it’s money that we need / As if we’re only mouths to feed.”
3. Fight The Power Public Enemy
Why Cuz NWA’s Fuck Tha Police, our first choice, sends the wrong message. Message to the world Can’t separate race from politics. Lyrical inspiration “To revolutionize make a change nothin’s strange / People, people we are the same.”
4. Letter To The President 2Pac and the Outlawz
Why For those who still think there’s an American dream worth fighting for. Message to the world We’re tired of being scapegoats. Lyrical inspiration “Figure if we high they can train us / But then America fucked up and blamed us.”
5. 5 to 1 The Doors
Why Because sometimes you just want to scream. Message to the world We’ve been in Afghanistan for what, 10 years now? (See Vietnam.) Lyrical inspiration “They got the guns / But we got the numbers.”
6. Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix
Why What we’ll be in if the cops don’t behave. Message to the world Turn on, tune in, drop out. Lyrical inspiration “Excuse me while I kiss the sky.”
7. To Have And To Have Not Billy Bragg
Why Working-class heroes rule. Message to the world Lose your illusions about money. Lyrical inspiration “I’ve come to see the Land of the Free / There’s only a future for the Chosen Few.”
8. After The Gold Rush Neil Young
Why Runaway industrialization is killing us. Message to the world We don’t have much time to turn this climate change thing around. Lyrical inspiration “Flying Mother Nature’s / Silver seed to a new home in the Sun.”
9. Gotta Serve Somebody Bob Dylan
Why Subterranean Homesick Blues would have been too obvious. Message to the world Hate to get biblical on your head, but instant karma’s gonna get you if you keep fucking up. Lyrical inspiration “It may be the Devil, or it may be the Lord / But you’re going to have to serve somebody.”
10. Anarchy In The UK Sex Pistols
Why Anarchos need love, too. Message to the world If you think we’re spitting mad now…. Lyrical inspiration “Your future dream is a shopping scheme.”
