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Contemporary Protest Music - Carsie Blanton

Thanks to @MovingTrainMedia for posting a link to this hard hitting tune in another thread pertaining to contemporary protest music.

Had not heard of Carsie Blanton before, but in a music landscape where popular artists seem hesitant to "get political", this New Jersey performer stands out with her searing lyrics and provocative video imagery.

Think you will agree Carsie doesn't pull any punches in Shit List.

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Song: Carsie Blanton | Shit List | 2:44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7i6Vys6aPI

So you want a white nation?
Mass deportation?
Keep the white men rich and
Keep the women in the kitchen?

That ain’t the way we do it no more
That ain’t the way we do it no more
You got away with this shit before
That ain’t the way we gonna do it no more

You say we should go back where we came from
I’m thinkin maybe that you should as well
Put your money where your mealy little mouth is
And go right back to hell

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Song: The Resistance | We Dissent | 3:41

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpKIT5NQBY8

We dissent — for the dream they sold and broke, For every word the liars spoke.
We dissent — for the truth they twist and bend, We won’t let the story end.
We dissent — for the love of this land, Not their greed, not their command.
We dissent — ‘cause freedom’s not their toy, And we won’t let them destroy.

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Contemporary Protest Music - AI Generated?

In an ongoing effort to report on contemporary protest music, came across this today. Not sure exactly what it is, but seems like a channel dedicated to AI generated protest music. It's from a from a YouTube account named The Resistance: https://www.youtube.com/@TheResistance-2025 comprising over a hundred songs.

You may not admire AI generated stuff, but it is very interesting to see it used in this way, maintaining the anonymity of the creator.

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News: The Independent | Homeland Security official has five-word response to Zach Bryan’s anti-police and ICE lyrics

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/zach-bryan-ice-lyrics-homeland-security-b2841093.html

"Approached for comment by The Independent, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said: “Stick to ‘Pink Skies,’ dude,” referencing one of the singer’s most popular songs."

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Protest Music For Today

In an ongoing attempt to make some noise, promoting contemporary music that is geared to the current struggles.

In the news, superstar Zach Bryan, a Grammy Award-winning singer, is driving MAGA world crazy with his new tune Bad News.

"The song’s anti-ICE message provoked a blitz of responses, particularly from right-wing commentators and MAGA-aligned country music fans."

https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/zach-bryan-bad-news-fading-red-white-blue-ice-song-10838226

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Song: Zach Bryan | Bad News | 1:35

https://youtu.be/gJlEeGG5zXU?si=vK95vV8L4WjtAbt8

Didn't wake up dead or in jail

Some out-of-town boys been giving us hell

I got some bad news, I woke up missing you

...

I heard the cops came, cocky motherfuckers, ain't they?

And ICE is gonna come bust down your door

...

Kids are all scared and all alone

The bar stopped bumping, the rock stopped rolling

The middlе fingers rising and it won't stop showing

Got some bad news, thе fading of the red, white and blue

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