We're highlighting several well-known songs that incorporate political themes that might not be obvious to every listener.

Bruce Springsteen's music has always been political. The New Jersey native has peppered political messages about the American experience into his songs throughout his 50-plus-year career. His newest ...

Bob Dylan wrote inherently political music early in his career. Here's why politicians aren't allowed to use it.

What is the best political campaign song of all time? We've reached Election Day, the political rallies are done and you've likely heard certain rock songs attached to candidates (sometimes with the ...

When one thinks about the relationship between music and politics, they most likely think of musicians such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez, Green Day, Marvin Gaye, Tom Morello, and ...

Alynda Lee Segarra and Hurray for the Riff Raff have landed on many “song of the year” lists as 2014 draws to a close. It should come as no surprise that NPR has singled out “The Body Electric,” one ...

Paul McCartney and Paul Simon are two of the greatest songwriters of all time. There is no argument that can’t subvert that claim as they are the trailblazers of contemporary music. Even though both ...

Here’s an uncomfortable truth: Most musicians on the left write songs that lack a decent sense of humor about serious matters, whether past or present. Earnest idealists abound: Think of Woody Guthrie ...

Tom Lehrer, the mathematician and song satirist who had a massive musical influence in the 1950s and 1960s, has died. He was 97. Lehrer passed away Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, ...

Welcome to another installment of Ask A Music Critic! And thanks to everyone who has sent me questions. Please keep them coming at [email protected]. Hey Joe, no need to apologize. Our collective ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Ballad singers and sellers were unquestionably important contributors to the urban and rural soundscape in seventeenth century England. They ...