Protest Song/Quotes
Quotes about Protest Songs
One good song with a message can bring a point more deeply to more people than a thousand rallies.
—Phil Ochs, in Broadside magazine (1962)
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A protest song is a song that's so specific that you cannot mistake it for bullshit.
—Phil Ochs, in the liner notes for The Broadside Tapes 1
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Satan: Beyond these doors is an agony worse than all others... you will remain in here for eternity listening to... [opens door] WHINY PROTEST SONGS FROM THE SIXTIES! —Animaniacs, "Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled"
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Quotes from Protest Songs
"We got to fight the Powers That Be!"
—Public Enemy, "Fight The Power"
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