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I picked only songs whose rankings on P&J seemed out of proportion to their popularity (or quality) in a way that suggests that critics were voicing their opinion on an issue by voting for the song, which is why "Sun City" is here but "We Are The World" isn't, and why many other huge pop hits with arguable protest/political connotations are not as well (also stuff that's not at all out of the ordinary or especially issue-driven for the artist, like various Public Enemy singles).
Poll Results
Option | Votes |
Bright Eyes - "When The President Talks To God" (#34, 2005) | 21 |
Eminem - "Mosh" (#12, 2004) | 12 |
The Specials - "Free Nelson Mandela" (#17, 1984) | 3 |
Artists United Against Apartheid - "Sun City" (#1, 1985) | 3 |
The Legendary K.O. - "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People" (#16, 2005) | 3 |
Bruce Springsteen - "American Skin (41 Shots)" (#31, 2000) | 2 |
The Ramones - "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" (#5, 1985) | 1 |
The Stop The Violence Movement - "Self Destruction" (#20, 1989) | 1 |
― trv kvnt (some dude), Tuesday, 25 January 2011 02:55 (thirteen years ago) link
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