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Strawbs - You Don't Get Me, I'm Part of the Union (NUM leader Arthur Scargill's favourite song, probably) Smile



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Originally posted by Antoni Antoni wrote:

Utopia's "The Road to Utopia" is a track that addresses political and societal issues, reflecting on the journey towards progress, a better world, a more ideal society, or utopia. 



Utopia had a lot of political contents in their lyrics. I've listened to the debut album just yesterday
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Originally posted by Manuel Manuel wrote:

Not prog, butr prog related in a way, was John Lennon.
In terms of prog-related stuff, The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" is an iconically political song due to its critical examination of revolution and power.


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Originally posted by Antoni Antoni wrote:

"The Knife" by Genesis is a politically charged song that delves into themes of violent revolution and the inevitable rise of dictatorship following such upheavals.

Surely interesting and good timing, as I've been thinking about this song but haven't yet had a new look at it, and anyway I'm very happy about an interpretation of it. 


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Genesis' "Dodo/Lurker" touches on themes of environmental destruction and the consequences of human actions on the planet, making it a poignant political statement within the band's repertoire.
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And continuing with the nautical theme.....

YES - Don't Kill the Whale (where the YES band members get water-logged, but it's all in a good cause) Smile
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "Lucky Man", another anti-war song and at the same time sceptical about being rich, the debut album (1970).
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Jon Anderson - Go Screw Yourself
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Originally posted by Antoni Antoni wrote:

Utopia's "The Road to Utopia" is a track that addresses political and societal issues, reflecting on the journey towards progress, a better world, a more ideal society, or utopia. 


Excellent choice. Todd's solo work also addresses political or societal issues. Here's Bag Lady.





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Peter Hammill - pH7 - The Old School Tie
 
 
 
Peter Hammill - In A Foreign Town - Hemlock
 
 
 



Edited by I prophesy disaster - July 09 2024 at 11:48
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mostly considered a bit right wing back in the seventies a song like Trees might actually be the best song ever written about socialism, albeit from a capitalist perspective!
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Wil Of The People is quite politically charged with songs like We Are f**king f**ked and Kill Or Be Killed. Look at the album artwork. Matt Bellamy has always been obesessed with the oppressive nature of authority.
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Rainbow - Kill the King (not a policy to be endorsed - for entertainment purposes only) Smile
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Come to war, the Eagle said
Come to play under the stream
None today shall escape
The wrath of one
Falling from grace again

Winners, losers all remain
By the traps under the stream
No one here that can't be led
To dying fields of evermore

From a porcelain cocoon
Pulled by the shadows
Deep in the womb
Twisted roots in the playground
All our children are playing
By our leading politicians
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I already have mentioned Robert Wyatt.  While the song "Shipbulding" -- with lyrics written by Elvis Costello and music by Clive Langer (or music by Costello as he has inferred) and first released by Robert Wyatt as a single in 1982 -- is not Prog, of course Wyatt is associated with Prog through the Canterbury Scene and RIO, and more.  It's about the Falklands War, and profiting from the building of ships, and I find it very poignant and beautiful song.



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Galahad's "Seas of Change" comes to mind.
Welcome to the middle of the film.
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Hi,

Foreign Son ... Creedence Clearwater Revival

Jefferson Airplane ... too many options! And several words by Grace added to the song in a live setting!
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The Tangent was mentioned earlier. Andy Tillison has been making political tracks for quite some time. Actually, all The Tangent albums starting with The Slow Rust of Forgotten Machinery having been incredibly politically-charged, tackling themes of war, environmentalism, imperialism, fascism, the media, and ultra-nationalism.
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Prog related, perhaps?
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There's a few songs on Peter Hammill's In A Foreign Town that are political (not just Hemlock). Sun City Nightlife, for example, is about about Sun City in South Africa. There's also "Vote Brand X."
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