DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM

Youkai_Lady · Post by **Youkai_Lady** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:44 pm

Howdy I am looking for songs that have antigovernment/anti war/ anti system lyrics any help would be appreciated. I already have some system of the down and rage against the machine by the way

Joykiller · Post by **Joykiller** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:50 pm

Public Enemy.

son_goten · Post by **son_goten** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:11 pm

2 Pac (mostly his first CD's but it keeps on even in his new ones)
Public Enemy
N.W.A
and all the old school rap and there are new school rappers too
Jadakiss in the new CD
rap is a A LOT more antigovernment than you think

and for antiwar lyrics i whould go to old roots reggae that has a lot of these
bob marley even made peace between UK and Jamaica
and won peace prize award

Iamshadowkiller · Post by **Iamshadowkiller** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:58 pm

why are you still alive sir goten?

I guess Twisted Sister's 'we're not gonna take it' would fit in somewhere no?

/end

CerebralAssamite · Post by **CerebralAssamite** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:09 pm

Rage against the Machine maybe??

Not sure about that, i have no need to listen to anti-system music.

Unsent Vibes · Post by **Unsent Vibes** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:44 pm

Public Enemy for rap. (Fight the power is a great song)

System of a down for rock. (Fuck the system is a great song.)

Saul Williams for poetry. (Bloodletting is a great song.)

Also, these three encourage the downloading of their music. Just... no one else does. Not a legal thing, just a quality thing.

taeli · Post by **taeli** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:45 pm

I'm gonna assume you mean anti-US government, so well, yeah Rage Against The Machine and Public Enemy are the obvious choices. And lots of system of a down. >_<

For specific tracks you might not have thought of or heard:
Sage Francis - Makeshift Patriot (about patriot act - "don't wave your rights with your flags")
Outkast - War
NoFX - Murder the Government, Franco Unamerican
Thursday - Autobiography of a Nation (on the treatment of native americans)

(btw,

your icon, I just got the third volume of Snop Drop the other week, and am halfway thru. It truly is 100% manwha bishi goodness. Btw, you do have Kill Me Kiss Me right?

)

taeli · Post by **taeli** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:54 pm

Oh, just thought I'd point out that on Unsent Vibes's note that Sage Francis, Thursday and NoFX are all ok to downloading music to differing respects, but especially when it comes to their political messages.

You can download Makeshift Patriot of his own website here. You'll probably want to trim the intro of this version tho. It's a really chilling track, it made me cry first few times I heard it. And a few more when I worked out some of the more complex metaphors. I even welled up a bit listenin to it while writing this.

DDramone · Post by **DDramone** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:34 pm

this is my fucking specialty

it would take to damn long to find all the anti gov. songs in punk.

songs by rancid that are anti gov.

lady liberty
life wont wait
let me go
antenas
arested in shanghi

more to be posted

dead kennedys songs that are anti gov

california uber alles ('bout former california govener jerry brown)
we've got a bigger problem (remake of california uber alles made for president reagen)
when you get drafted
govermental flu
i am the owl
rawhide

more to be posted

sub humans

people are scared
when the bombs drop (anti-arms race song)
rats
jow public
work-rest-play-die
human error
parasites
where's your freedom
society

more to be posted

crass

bloody revolutions
yes sir i will
g's song
fight war, not wars
you pay

more to be posted

black flag

american waste

ALOT more to be posted

a global threat

false patriot
stop the violence

career soldiers (my friends friends band)

finding freedom in hoplessness

social distortion

dont drag me down

total chaos

the system
i believe in anarchy

my god! im so disapointed in my self! i should have like twice this much! oh well, this is just off the top of my head

DDramone · Post by **DDramone** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:50 pm

and for antiwar lyrics i whould go to old roots reggae

x2. rude boys are like the origional punks.