Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

Hey kids! Did you know that musicians have been releasing protest songs over the internet to get around radio censorship? I realize I should have figured this out already, and I almost recall reading something about it, but it flew under the radar. Let's see what we've got, shall we?

Lenny Kravitz - "We Want Peace" Wow, mindless and stupid. "We want peace/we want it/Yes, we want peace/and we want it fast/Do do do do do do do do...." Very pop-sounding. Leave it to the guy who covered "American Woman."

REM - "The Final Straw" Kind of like a letter to W. Very reminiscent of the folky protest songs of the 60s, vague enough to be played outside of this conflict. It's got that "make love not war" attitude.

Beastie Boys - "In A World Gone Mad..." Ooh, the best one so far. Completely tells it like it is. The boys are educated on the issues, but make them accessible. Favorite line: ""George Bush you're looking like Zoolander/Trying to play tough for the camera."

John Mellencamp - "To Washington" Super country-folksy. Fiddles and everything. Outright anti-Bush, even bringing up the 2000 election. I like it, except for the Jesus reference.

Zack de la Rocha (of Rage Against the Machine) and DJ Shadow - "March of Death" The most vehemently anti-Bush, anti-war of the lot. de la Rocha even recalls the ex-governor's big execution numbers. This is fierce, just what I've been looking for.

If you check out these tunes, look for the lyric sheet as well. Peace.