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

As Ultimate Classic Rock reported, "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" was inspired by a 1972 massacre in Northern Ireland which ...

Nancy Wilson called "Crazy on You" a "perfect" song that cleverly walks the line between political and sexual.

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.

Enrique Ramirez popped open the guitar case and plucked out his nylon string guitar — dug into a disheveled stack of dog-eared papers until he landed on the right one. He strummed and sang in a tenor ...

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 ...

Last year, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die released a cover of Ceremony's 2006 hardcore classic "Kersed," and now the post-rock/emo collective have released a hardcore ...

Won't Get Fooled Again' is one of the Who guitarist-songwriter's favorite Pete Townshend songs and he explained why.

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 ...

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 ...