Protest Songs

For the best protest song I could find, I of course picked one from my favorite band Death Cab for Cutie, I picked their song “President of What?” In my opinion this song makes an enormous statement against President Bush and the war. Quotes from it such as “Because beautiful boys gave chase and when they arch your backbone it’s such a dreadful sight. Something’s got to break you down…” This quote is explaining how President Bush sent young boys off to the war who were proud to serve their country and that when they do what they are told and die, it is a dreadful sight. It also in a way describes how the war turned beautiful boys into killing machines. Another quote that makes it a protest song is “you drove straight through and mined that quarry for all it could bleed ‘til dry…” This quote is explaining how Bush sent the troops to drive straight through Iraq and bomb it until the entire enemy was gone. Protest songs are very effective in my opinion. They are a form of art and therefore more appealing to the public. People listen to music more often than they get involved in a demonstration. So, a protest in the form of a song is more likely to be taken seriously than an unknown march. Especially, coming from a famous musician or group.