A Political Playlist – A Change Is Gonna Come

Punky Moms are rarely quiet. You would know this by checking out any of our Facebook groups or our OG Forum. When we collectively get behind a cause, we can move mountains. We have lots of events happening this month that will take us to the streets. We have our own Punky Moms Trump Hate Campaign going on now, a plethora of members attending The Women’s March in DC as well as others attending various protests all throughout the world. Both of our mixtapes this month will be solely political in nature. Our first is A Change Is Gonna Come, a political playlist that pays homage to the many protest songs that came before us. A few modern additions including sisters Pussy Riot and troubadour Frank Turner. 

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I asked in our Facebook groups for some recommendations on this fantastic political playlist. Are you going to any political events? Be sure to share with us. The revolution will not be televised. Do you think there are any protest anthems we have missed? Next mixtape comes out on Friday, January 20th, Inauguration Day and I promise you it will be LOUD. 

• Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come
• Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ Bout A Revolution
• R.E.M. – Ignoreland
• Death Cab for Cutie – Million Dollar Loan 
• Rufus Wainwright – Going To A Town
• Ledinsky – DonaldTrumpMakesMeWannaSmokeCrack
• Pussy Riot – Make America Great Again
• Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning – Remastered
• Cold War Kids – Locker Room Talk 
• Woody Guthrie – This Land is Your Land
• Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth
• Rise Against – Hero Of War
• Neil Young – Homegrown
• John Prine – Angel From Montgomery
• Frank Turner – Thatcher Fucked the Kids
• Tom Waits – Long Way Home
• Kimya Dawson – Loose Lips
• Bob Dylan – Masters of War
• Bob Marley & The Wailers – Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
• Tom Petty – I Won’t Back Down
• Neil Young – Rockin’ In The Free World
• Bruce Springsteen – The Ghost of Tom Joad
• PJ Harvey – The Community Of Hope
• P!nk, Indigo Girls – Dear Mr. President
• John Lennon – Power To The People 
• Hurray For The Riff Raff – The Body Electric
• Johnny Cash – Man in Black
• Brooklyn Women’s Chorus – Bread and Roses
• Bob Dylan – Only a Pawn in Their Game
• Bright Eyes – When The President Talks To God
• Peter, Paul and Mary – Blowing In The Wind 
• Regina Spektor – Uh-merica – Bonus
• John Lennon – Gimme Some Truth 
• The Beatles – Revolution 1 – Remastered
• Loudon Wainwright III – I Had A Dream
• Drive-By Truckers – Once They Banned Imagine
• Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up
• Nina Simone – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
• Joe Purdy – Children of Privilege
• Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
• Ani Difranco – Self Evident

Anonymous Protest Photo from Sean P. Anderson Flickr CC