Picket lines and picket signs. Don’t punish me with brutality. Talk to me. So you can see
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
A song from the past can easily speak to the present. Marvin Gaye does that and so much more in this track.
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Johnny Cash – Man In Black
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down Living in the hopeless, hungry side of town I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime But is there because he’s a victim of the times
Johnny Cash – The Man In Black
An appropriate song for the times we live in. This song is a protest song of sorts I think. He in his own way is aware of the plight of others and I so appreciate that.
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