{"id":35963,"date":"2022-07-20T09:47:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T09:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=35963"},"modified":"2023-06-09T02:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T02:44:52","slug":"ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten of the best protest songs in vinyl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music in general has always been about the expression of oneself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But in times of trouble, it has proven to be something more than that.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve listened to a lot of songs throughout the years, you will surely pick up those that were cries of protests against controversial issues that happened and are happening in our society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">If you want to know our top picks, let me introduce <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">10 of the best protest songs released on vinyl.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a13342d3f921\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a13342d3f921\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/#1-u2-%e2%80%93-sunday-bloody-sunday-1983\" >#1. U2 &#8211; SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (1983)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/#2-john-lennon-%e2%80%93-imagine-1971\" >#2. JOHN LENNON &#8211; IMAGINE (1971)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/#3-no-doubt-%e2%80%93-just-a-girl-1995\" >#3. NO DOUBT &#8211; JUST A GIRL (1995)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/#4-green-day-american-idiot-2004\" >#4. GREEN DAY: AMERICAN IDIOT (2004)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/#5-nina-simone-backlash-blues-1967\" >#5. NINA SIMONE: BACKLASH BLUES (1967)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/#6-childish-gambino-this-is-america-2018\" >#6. CHILDISH GAMBINO: THIS IS AMERICA (2018)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/#7-nwa-%e2%80%93-fk-tha-police-1988\" >#7. N.W.A. &#8211; F**K THA POLICE (1988)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/#8-bruce-springsteen-%e2%80%93-born-in-the-usa-1984\" >#8. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN &#8211; BORN IN THE USA (1984)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/#9-marvin-gaye-%e2%80%93-whats-goin-on-1971\" >#9. MARVIN GAYE &#8211; WHAT&#8217;S GOIN&#8217; ON (1971)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/ten-of-the-best-protest-songs-in-vinyl\/#10-rage-against-the-machine-%e2%80%93-killing-in-the-name-1992\" >#10. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE &#8211; KILLING IN THE NAME (1992)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-u2-%e2%80%93-sunday-bloody-sunday-1983\"><\/span><b>#1. U2 &#8211; SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (1983)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-2.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-2-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday Bloody Sunday<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was the opening track of the Dublin-based band U2\u2019s third studio album War which had a <\/span><b>vinyl pressing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on a <strong>12-inch<\/strong><\/span><b> vinyl record<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in standard black color. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The song was penned 11 years after the Bogside Massacre or more commonly known as Bloody Sunday on January 30, 1972.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was done by the British Army when they opened fire during a civil rights protest in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, which resulted in the death of 13 civilians. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Bono\"> Bono<\/a>, the track is not a song that implies rebellion, instead it was a humanitarian plea against the killing that continued throughout the decade<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/vinyl-pressing\"><strong>Check out our custom vinyl pressing <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/12-inch-vinyl-records\"><b>Check out our 12-inch custom vinyl record pressing service<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-john-lennon-%e2%80%93-imagine-1971\"><\/span><b>#2. JOHN LENNON &#8211; IMAGINE (1971)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-6.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-6-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Lennon\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may just be the most misunderstood protest song to have ever been released. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though people saw this as a song of wishing for things to be better and promotion of peace, it was not the actual message of the song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Due to this wrong perception, a repressing of the album was done on white opaque <\/span><b>custom vinyl record<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, since white symbolizes peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, John Lennon admitted it himself that it was far from that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was \u201canti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic\u2026 but because it is sugar-coated, it is accepted.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a song that demonstrates the power of positive thinking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not just a song of wishful thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/white-vinyl-records\/\">White Vinyl Records. Gotta Love Them!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-no-doubt-%e2%80%93-just-a-girl-1995\"><\/span><b>#3. NO DOUBT &#8211; JUST A GIRL (1995)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-10.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-10-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-10-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-10-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Doubt is a four-membered band consisting of Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young, and the only female member, Gwen Stefani. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And being the frontwoman of a band of men in a male-dominate rock genre was surely a trial for any woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a retaliation to the sexism and stereotyping that she and other female musicians have surely experienced, one of the band\u2019s earliest hits was the track <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just a Girl<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The track goes: \u201cI\u2019m just a girl in the world \/ That\u2019s all that you\u2019ll let me be!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/how-picture-discs-are-made-a-comprehensive-guide\/\"><strong>How Picture Discs Are Made- A Comprehensive Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-green-day-american-idiot-2004\"><\/span><b>#4. GREEN DAY: AMERICAN IDIOT (2004)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-5.jpg 1548w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-5-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-5-1024x923.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-5-768x692.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-5-1536x1384.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Idiot<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a 2004 album from the American rock band Green Day which would have destroyed them in their homeland, instead became a stepping stone for them to propel onto bigger stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The song of the same name is a parody of the flaws that the band\u2019s frontman, Armstrong, observed in the North American culture which definitely screams anti-war and anti-Bush.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The album was released three years after the 9\/11 attacks and was pressed on two <\/span><b>12-inch vinyl records<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One has the standard black color while the other has a<strong> custom colored vinyl record<\/strong> with what seems to be a marble design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/how-to-press-colored-vinyl-records-and-have-them-shipped-directly-to-your-fans\/\">How To Press Colored Vinyl Records (And Have Them Shipped Directly To Your Fans)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/colorful-vinyl-box-sets\/\">Colorful Vinyl Record Box Sets For The Avid Collector<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-nina-simone-backlash-blues-1967\"><\/span><b>#5. NINA SIMONE: BACKLASH BLUES (1967)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-9.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-9-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nina Simone has been known to be one of the most strong-willed and outspoken musicians to have ever graced this planet. She surely has one of the best protest songs of all time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her song <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Backlash Blues<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showcases her ruthless form as she criticizes the American government and its involvement in Vietnam. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also jabbed at the ill treatment of the American towards black people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-childish-gambino-this-is-america-2018\"><\/span><strong>#6. CHILDISH GAMBINO: THIS IS AMERICA (2018)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-4.jpg\" alt=\"best protest song vinyl\" width=\"600\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-4-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-4-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-4-322x230.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even with the Hiro Murai-directed music video, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Is America<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino, is a powerful song to listen to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Even after four years, the song is still a relevant song that speaks of the same problems. It tackles gun violence, racism, and political disillusionment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It surely is a timeless piece. And it includes the beautiful work of art on the cover of the <\/span><b>single vinyl jacket<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/vinyl-record-sleeves\/single-record-jackets\"><strong>Check out our printed single vinyl jacket service<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-nwa-%e2%80%93-fk-tha-police-1988\"><\/span><b>#7. N.W.A. &#8211; F**K THA POLICE (1988)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-8.jpg\" alt=\"best protest song vinyl\" width=\"600\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-8.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-8-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F**k Tha Police<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> released in 1988 was surely ahead of its time as it somehow predicted the doom of civilians and LAPD causing a series of riots across Los Angeles in 1992. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ice Cube yells in anger the lyrics \u201cThey have the authority to kill a minority,\u201d. And these lines still ring true even at present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-bruce-springsteen-%e2%80%93-born-in-the-usa-1984\"><\/span><b>#8. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN &#8211; BORN IN THE USA (1984)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-3.jpg\" alt=\"best protest song vinyl\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-3.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-3-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Springsteen\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born In the USA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> might just have one of the funniest stories to have ever come out of it, given that it was a protest song. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eponymous title track was apparently adopted by US President Ronald Reagan as its anthem for its campaign for a second term in office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The funny thing is that the song was about how the state had neglected Vietnam war veterans, clearly displaying the president\u2019s campaign personnel\u2019s lack of comprehension. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though very laughable for us, Springsteen was very much outraged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/unified-manufacturing-to-release-barack-obamas-yes-we-can-voices-of-a-grass-roots-movement\/\"><strong>Unified Manufacturing To Release Barack Obama\u2019s Vinyl Record<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-marvin-gaye-%e2%80%93-whats-goin-on-1971\"><\/span><b>#9. MARVIN GAYE &#8211; WHAT&#8217;S GOIN&#8217; ON (1971)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-7.jpg\" alt=\"best protest song vinyl\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-7.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-7-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaye\u2019s song <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s Goin\u2019 On<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was penned by Obie Benson, a member from the group The Four Tops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was written when Benson saw a police officer attacking anti-Vietnam War protesters in Berkeley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was adapted and used by Marvin Gaye as his title track for his socially-conscious album of 1971.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-rage-against-the-machine-%e2%80%93-killing-in-the-name-1992\"><\/span><b>#10. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE &#8211; KILLING IN THE NAME (1992)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-1.jpg\" alt=\"best protest song vinyl\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-1.jpg 522w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Killing-In-The-Name-vinyl-record-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last on the list is Rage against the Machine\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Killing in the Name<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which was released in 1992. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s penning was sparked by the acquittal of the LAPD officers who were caught on camera savagely beating Rodney King. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this rage filled song was the comparison of racism to the infamous cross-burning activities of the Ku Klux Klan. Like most of the songs here, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Killing in the Name<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had a standard black <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/vinyl-pressing\"><b>vinyl pressing<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/classic-black-vinyl-records-modern-vinyl-packaging-designs\/\"><strong>Classic Black Vinyl Records With Modern Vinyl Packaging<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/vinyl-record-packaging-machine-dear\/\"><strong>Vinyl Package Design: Machine, Dear \u2013 Killing Something That\u2019s Already Dead<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m pretty sure reading all that sparked some kind of passion in you too. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So why not release that through listening to these records?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It won\u2019t hurt to hear the digital version, but still&#8230;it would be best to hear them on vinyl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>James Hill<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0is a veteran of the music industry. He first worked at Warner Reprise Records then later joined Interscope\/ Geffen Records where he managed producers and songwriters and got his first platinum record for Keyshia Cole\u2019s The Way It Is. He is now helping indie artists with branding and manufacturing through his company\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Unified Manufacturing<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>, a CD\/DVD\/vinyl and merch company in LA.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music in general has always been about the expression of oneself. But in times of trouble, it has proven to be something more than that. If you\u2019ve listened to a lot of songs throughout the years, you will surely pick up those that were cries of protests against controversial issues that happened and are happening [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":35972,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,7,1,8,21,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-graphic-design","category-packaging-design","category-unified-manufacturing-news","category-vinyl-packaging-design","category-vinyl-pressing","category-vinyl-record-manufacturing"],"contentshake_article_id":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35963"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37707,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35963\/revisions\/37707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}