about the playlists page

This page will contain a list of all songs we listen to in the class and as well as links to any song videos we’ll be watching. Nearly all the songs will be available on our Spotify playlist. If the song is not on Spotify, I will alert you in the homework and will provide a link to it below or, if necessary, on the Readings and Texts page. Sheet music is available on the Readings page.

protest music fall 2022 Spotify playlist

list of all required songs

The below list and the Spotify playlist will be updated throughout the semester.

1. Week One
   Jimi Hendrix, “Star Spangled Banner” (1969)
2. Shakira & J. Lo’s Full Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show (2020)
3. Beyonce, “Cozy” (2022)
4. Beyonce, “Alien Superstar” (2022)
5. Beyonce, “Break My Soul” (2022)
6. Beyonce, “Pure/Honey” (2022)
7. Bruce Springsteen, “Born in the U.S.A” (1984)
8. Bruce Springsteen, “Born in the U.S.A.” (1982)
9. Bruce Springsteen, “Born in the U.S.A.” (2018)
   Week Two
10. Mavis Staples, “Change” (2019)
11. Our Native Daughters (featuring Allison Russell), “Quasheba, Quasheba” (2019)
12. H.E.R., “I Can’t Breathe” (2020)
13. Adia Victoria, “South Gotta Change” (2020)
14. Mickey Guyton, “Black Like Me” (2020)
15. Amythyst Kiah, “Black Myself” (2021)
16. Resistance Revival Chorus, “This Joy” (2020)
17. Mavis Staples (with Levon Helm), “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” (2022)
18. Childish Gambino, “This is America” (2018)
19. Janelle Monae, “Turntables” (2020)
    Week Three
20. Kim and Reggie Harris, “Oh Freedom” (1997)
21. Kim and Reggie Harris, “Follow the Drinking Gourd” (1997)
22. Kim and Reggie Harris, “Now Let Me Fly” (1997)
23. Kim and Reggie Harris, “Go Down Moses” (1997)
24. Kim and Reggie Harris, “Deep River/Swing Low” (1997)
25. Bernice Johnson Reagon (featuring Kim and Reggie Harris), “Oh Mary, Don’t You Weep” (2007)
    Week Four
26. Billie Holiday, “Strange Fruit” (1936)
27. Nina Simone, “Strange Fruit” (1965)
28. Tracy Chapman, “Fast Car” (1998)
29. Eminem, “Lose Yourself” (2002)
30. Fannie Lou Hamer, “Woke Up This Morning” (2015)
31. Beyonce, “Life Ev’ry Voice and Sing” (2019)
32. Fannie Lou Hamer, “This Little Light of Mine” (2015)
    Week Five
    Artist Focus: Woody Guthrie
33. Woody Guthrie, “This Land is Your Land” (1944)
34. Woody Guthrie, “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World No More” (1938)
35. Woody Guthrie, “Hard Travelin’” (1944)
36. Woody Guthrie, “1913 Massacre” (1945)
37. Woody Guthrie, “Talking Dust Bowl” (1940)
38. Arlo Guthrie, “Deportees” (1974)
39. Odetta, “Deportees” (1964)
40. Dolly Parton, “Deportees” (1980)
41. Tish Hinojosa, “Deportees” (2013)
42. Bob Dylan, “Song to Woody”  (1962)
43. Gary Clark, Jr. , “This Land” (2019)
    Songs by Artists Mentioned in the Garmen Reading (not required, but if interested you can hear them on the Early Folk and Blues Spotify playlist)
44. “John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man,” The Carter Family (1928)
45. “Can the Circle Be Unbroken,” The Carter Family (1935)
46. “Lonesome Valley,” The Carter Family (1936)
47. “Worried Man Blues,” The Carter Family (1930)
48. “John Hardy,” Lead Belly
49. “The Midnight Special,” Lead Belly
50. “We Shall Be Free,” Lead Belly
51. “Cotton Fields,” Lead Belly
52. “Jim Crow Blues,” Lead Belly
53. “The Bourgeois Blues,” Lead Belly
54. “Blind Lemon,” Lead Belly
55. “Broke and Hungry,” Blind Lemon Jefferson
56. “Blind Lemon’s Penitentiary Blues,” Blind Lemon Jefferson
57. “Hangman’s Blues,” Blind Lemon Jefferson
58. “Match Box Blues,” Blind Lemon Jefferson
59. “John Henry,” Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (1968)
60. “Po’Boy,” Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
    Week Six
    Artist Focus: Pete Seeger
61. The Weavers, “Goodnight Irene” (1943)
62. The Weavers, “Wasn’t That a Time” (1948)
63. Pete Seeger, “If I Had a Hammer” (1949)
64. Pete Seeger, “Shenandoah” (1958)
65. Pete Seeger, “Wimoweh” (1950s)
66. Pete Seeger, “Guantanamera” (1963)
67. Pete Seeger, “Little Boxes” (1963)
68. Pete Seeger, “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy” (1967)
    Pete Seeger, “Where Have all the Flowers Gone” (1955)
69. Pete Seeger, “Turn, Turn, Turn” (1959)
70. Pete Seeger, “It Could Be a Wonderful World”
    Start Seeger’s Song for Children
71. Pete Seeger, Brother Kirk, Sesame Street characters and children, “This Land is Your Land” (1974)
72. Pete Seeger, “Ilka’s Bedouin Tune”
73. Pete Seeger, “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore”
74. Pete Seeger, “Ha, Ha Thisaway”
75. Pete Seeger, “Here’s to Cheshire – Here’s to Cheese”
    Start Alastair Moock songs
76. Alastair Moock, “When I Get Bald” (2013)
77. Alastair Moock, “Take a Little Walk with Me” (2013)
78. Alastair Moock, “Joy Comes Back” (2013)
79. Alastair Moock, “This Little Light of Mine” (2013)
80. Alastair Moock, “It Takes All Kinds” (2015)
81. Alastair Moock, “Bright Side of Me” (2015)
82. Alastair Moock, “Go Pete Go (Grab Your Hammer)” (2020)
83. Alastair Moock, “Intro to One Foot / Lead with Love” (2020)
84. Alastair Moock, “One Foot / Lead with Love” (2020)
85. Alastair Moock, “I am Malala” (2020)
86. Alastair Moock, “No Wall” (2020)
87. Alastair Moock, “Be a Pain” (2020)
    Start Reggie Harris Songs
88. Kim and Reggie Harris, “Too Many Martyrs” (2000)
89. Kim and Reggie Harris, “Roll of Woody” (2012)
90. Reggie Harris, “Harlem Renaissance” (2018)
91. Reggie Harris, “It’s Who We Are” (2020)
92. Reggie Harris, “Standing in Freedom’s Name” (2020)
93. Reggie Harris, “On Solid Ground” (2020)
94. Reggie Harris, “Hello in There” (2020)
95. Reggie Harris, “Sing Out, March On… Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody” (2020)
96. Reggie Harris, “It Isn’t Nice” (2020)
97. Reggie Harris, “Let’s Meet Up Early” (2020)
98. Reggie Harris, “Tree of Life” (2020)
99. Reggie Harris, “High Over the Hudson” (2020)
    Week Eight
    Artist Focus: Nina Simone
100. Nina Simone, “Mississippi Goddam” (1964)
101. Nina Simone, “Sinnerman” (1965)
102. Nina Simone, “Four Women” (1966)
103. Nina Simone, “I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to Be Free” (1967)
104. Nina Simone, “Why? (The Kind of Love is Dead)” (1968)
105. Nina Simone, “To Be Young Gifted and Black” (1970)
106. Hozier (featuring Mavis Staples), “Nina Cried Power” (2019)
     Songs of Black Power
107. John Coltrane, “Alabama” (1964)
108. Sam Cooke, “A Change is Gonna Come” (1964)
109. Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions, “People Get Ready” (1965)
110. James Brown, “Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud” (1968)
111. B.B. King, “Why I Sing the Blues” (1969)
112. Richie Havens, “Freedom” (1969)
113. Sly and the Family Stone, “Stand” (1969)
114. The Temptations, “Ball of Confusion (That’s the Way the World is Now)” (1970)
115. Gil-Scott Heron, “Whitey on the Moon” (1970)
116. Marvin Gaye, “What’s Going On” (1971)
     Week Nine
     Artist Focus: Bob Dylan
117. Bob Dylan, “Song to Woody” (1962)
118. Bob Dylan, “Blowin’ in the Wind” (1963)
119. Bob Dylan, “Masters of War” (1963)
120. Bob Dylan, “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” (1963)
121. Bob Dylan, “The Times They Are A-Changing” (1964)
122. Bob Dylan, “Only a Pawn in Their Game” (1964)
123. Bob Dylan, “Chimes of Freedom” (1964)
124. Bob Dylan, “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965)
     Anti-Vietnam War Songs
125. Barry McGuire, “Eve of Destruction” (1965)
126. Buffalo Springfield, “For What it’s Worth” (1966)
127. Richie Havens, “Handsome Johnny” (1967)
128. Joan Baez, “Saigon Bride” (1967)
129. Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Fortunate Son” (1969)
130. Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter” (1969)
131. Jimmy Cliff, “Vietnam” (1969)
132. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, “Ohio” (1970)
133. Edwin Starr, “War” (1970)
134. Martha and the Vandellas, “I Should Be Proud” (1970)
135. John Lennon, “Imagine” (1971)
136. Pink Floyd, “Us and Them” (1973)
137. George Harrison, “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” (1973)
     Week Ten
     Indigenous People’s Songs
138. Buffy Saint Marie, “Universal Soldier” (1964)
139. Peter LaFarge, “Ira Hayes” (1962)
140. Peter LaFarge, “The Senecas: A Long as the Grass Shall Grow” (1963)
141. Buffy Saint Marie, “Now that the Buffalo’s Gone” (1964)
142. Buffy Saint Marie, “My Country ‘Tis of Thy People You’re Dying” (1966)
143. Redbone, “We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee” (1972)
144. Keith Secola, “This Land” (2006) [Ojibwa-language version of “This Land is Your Land”]
145. Buffy Saint Marie, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” (2013)
146. Nataanii Means, “Genocide” (2013)
147. Buffy Saint Marie, “The Uranium War” (2015)
148. StenJoddi featuring Joey Stylez, “Urban Nativez” (2016)
149. Raye Zaragoza, “In the River: A Protest Song” (2016)
150. Raye Zaragoza, “American Dream” (2017)
151. Raye Zaragoza, “Fight Like a Girl” (2020)
     Week Twelve
     70s Punk
152. The Stooges, “Search and Destroy” (1973)
153. The Stooges, “Raw Power” (1973)
154. The Damned, “Help” (1977)
155. The Clash, “White Riot” (1977)
156. The Clash, Hate & War” (1977)
157. The Clash, “Cheat” (1977)
158. Sex Pistols, “Anarchy in the U.K.” (1977)
159. Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen” (1977)
160. The Clash, “London Calling” (1979)
     Early Rap
161. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, “The Message” (1982)
162. ICE-T, “6 ‘N the Mornin'” (1987)
163. N.W.A., “Straight Outta Compton” (1988)
164. N.W.A., “Fuck the Police” (1988)
165. Public Enemy, “Don’t Believe the Hype” (1988)
166. Public Enemy, “Bring the Noise” (1988)
167. Public Enemy, “Prophets of Rage” (1988)
168. Public Enemy, “Power to the People” (1990)
169. Public Enemy, “Fear of a Black Planet” (1990)
170. Public Enemy, “Revolutionary Generation” (1990)
171. Public Enemy, “Fight the Power” (1990)
     Week Fourteen
     Riot Grrrl
172. Bikini Kill, “Double Dare Ya” (1991)
173. Bratmobile, “Love Thing” (1993)
174. Bratmobile, “Cool Schmool” (1993)
175. Bikini Kill, “Blood One” (1993)
176. Bikini Kill, “Rebel Girl” (1993)
177. Heavens to Betsy, “Nothing Can Stop Me” (1994)
178. Bikini Kill, “Bloody Ice Cream” (1996)
     Week Fifteen
     Lemonade
179. Beyonce, “Pray You Catch Me” (2016)
180. Beyonce, “Hold Up” (2016)
181. Beyonce, “Don’t Hurt Yourself” (2016)
182. Beyonce, “Sorry” (2016)
183. Beyonce, “6 Inch” (2016)
184. Beyonce, “Daddy Lessons” (2016)
185. Beyonce, “Love Drought” (2016)
186. Beyonce, “Sandcastles” (2016)
187. Beyonce, “Forward” (2016)
188. Beyonce, “Freedom” (2016)
189. Beyonce, “All Night” (2016)
190. Beyonce, “Formation” (2016)
     Songs of Love and Hope
191. The Beatles, “Here Comes the Sun” (1969)
192. Pete Seeger, “Rainbow Race” (1971)
193. Stevie Wonder, “Love’s in Need of Love Today” (1976)
194. Bob Marley & The Wailers, “One Love / People Get Ready” (1977)
195. Mavis Staples, “You Are Not Alone” (2010)
196. Matisyahu, “One Day” (2010)
197. Bruce Springsteen, “Land of Hope and Dreams” (2012)
198. Brandi Carlile, “The Joke” (2018)
199. Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, “Turn off the News (Build a Garden)” (2019)
200. The Highwomen, “Crowded Table” (2019)
201. Kae Tempest, “People’s Faces” (2019)
202. SZA, “Good Days” (2020)
203. Jon Batiste, “I NEED YOU” (2021)
204. Lizzo, “About Damn Time” (2022)