What political songs/videos give you inspiration or move you?

God Bless the USA, by Lee Greenwood gives me a truly heartwarming and patriotic welling of emotions.

Samba Pa Ti, by Carlos Santana does things to me that only me and my honey will ever know about!



Edit to add: sorry, I just read that you were specifically asking for political emotion, excuse my faux paux

So many. Here are just a few that are important to me.

Linkin Park, "Hands Held High"


System of a Down, :B.Y.O.B.


XTC, "Dear God"


Sting "They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)"


Peter Gabriel, "Biko"


Depeche Mode, "People Are People"

So here's the deal. I've been listening to the new Linkin Park CD called "A Thousand Suns" and it has literally blown my mind. It's a concept album similar to the System of a Down double album Mesmerize/Hypnotize... but with a different sound. Here are a few of the songs that fit the theme of this thread from that very album...

Waiting for the End



The Catalyst (Awesome song!!!)



Burning in the Skies




These three songs are on the best Linkin Park album to date and the full 15 track disc deserves a full listen from beginning to end for a true experience like no other. It's a religo-political dream sequence as explained by the band itself.

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