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*''Free Will'' by Rush: "I will choose free will" | *''Free Will'' by Rush: "I will choose free will" | ||
*''Closer to Free'' by Bodeans: "Everybody wants to live / How they wanna live" | *''Closer to Free'' by Bodeans: "Everybody wants to live / How they wanna live" | ||
* | * www.pokerface.com/media/ram/video/patriot_md.htm Rather Die Than Be Your Slave by Pokerface (or www.pokerface.com/media/wax/video/patriot.htm Window Media Version) | ||
*[http://www.ocap.ca/songs/fortuson.html Fortunate Son] by Credence Clearwater Revival: "Some folks are born made to wave the flag/ Ooh, they're red, white and blue./ And when the band plays ''Hail to the chief''/Ooh, they point the cannon at you/ It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son./It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one." Populist song against the war-mongering state and elites. | *[http://www.ocap.ca/songs/fortuson.html Fortunate Son] by Credence Clearwater Revival: "Some folks are born made to wave the flag/ Ooh, they're red, white and blue./ And when the band plays ''Hail to the chief''/Ooh, they point the cannon at you/ It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son./It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one." Populist song against the war-mongering state and elites. | ||
*[http://www.cranberries.com/music/songs/free_to_decide.html Free to Decide] by the Cranberries: "I'll live as I choose, or I will not live at all." | *[http://www.cranberries.com/music/songs/free_to_decide.html Free to Decide] by the Cranberries: "I'll live as I choose, or I will not live at all." | ||
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*[http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/gauthier-mary/mercy-now-15204.html Mercy Now] by Mary Gauthier: "People in power, well / They'll do anything to keep their crown / I love life, and life itself could use some mercy now." | *[http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/gauthier-mary/mercy-now-15204.html Mercy Now] by Mary Gauthier: "People in power, well / They'll do anything to keep their crown / I love life, and life itself could use some mercy now." | ||
* "I used to be an american/and they told us we were free/but the only ones with rights were crooks/and the news heads on T.V." (From The American Zone by L. Neil Smith) | * "I used to be an american/and they told us we were free/but the only ones with rights were crooks/and the news heads on T.V." (From The American Zone by L. Neil Smith) | ||
==Dance== | ==Dance== | ||
*[http://www.lyricsmansion.com/result.php?number=66396 You Don't Know Me] by Armand Van Helden: "You don't even know me / You say that I'm not living right /You don't understand me / So why do you judge my life?" | *[http://www.lyricsmansion.com/result.php?number=66396 You Don't Know Me] by Armand Van Helden: "You don't even know me / You say that I'm not living right /You don't understand me / So why do you judge my life?" | ||
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041011065456/http://www.lp.org/lpnews/0108/libertysongs.html LP selection of liberty songs] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20041011065456/http://www.lp.org/lpnews/0108/libertysongs.html LP selection of liberty songs] | ||
**Disclaimer: Lee Greenwood's song "God Bless the USA" is included on that list, but it is only a "Freedom song" in the most superficial sense. The song mentions "freedom" as a value, but does not provide any illustration of what freedom means, and it takes for granted the fact that Americans have "freedom". It is actually a patriotic song, and not a freedom song, but it is the least inspiring patriotic song that I've ever heard. I'll stick with the classics. | **Disclaimer: Lee Greenwood's song "God Bless the USA" is included on that list, but it is only a "Freedom song" in the most superficial sense. The song mentions "freedom" as a value, but does not provide any illustration of what freedom means, and it takes for granted the fact that Americans have "freedom". It is actually a patriotic song, and not a freedom song, but it is the least inspiring patriotic song that I've ever heard. I'll stick with the classics. | ||
*[http://www.ocap.ca/lyrics.html Song Lyrics for activists and protests] from the Ontario | *[http://www.ocap.ca/lyrics.html Song Lyrics for activists and protests] from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty: Has a leftist and class-warfare tilt, but often focuses on the use of the state to rob and otherwise oppress. | ||
=Bands= | =Bands= | ||
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Radio stations may shy away from songs that are "too political" or have messages that management disagrees with. Other distribution channels exist: | Radio stations may shy away from songs that are "too political" or have messages that management disagrees with. Other distribution channels exist: | ||
*[http://indy.tv Indy.tv]: This is a program that helps music fans to find new music. Musicians post downloadable recordings on their websites, then notify a central database of these recordings. Fans use Indy to find songs that they are likely to appreciate. They do this by listening to songs on the database and rating them. New songs are recommended based on whether they received high ratings from fans who share tastes with the person using Indy. | *[http://indy.tv Indy.tv]: This is a program that helps music fans to find new music. Musicians post downloadable recordings on their websites, then notify a central database of these recordings. Fans use Indy to find songs that they are likely to appreciate. They do this by listening to songs on the database and rating them. New songs are recommended based on whether they received high ratings from fans who share tastes with the person using Indy. | ||
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