has leonard ever written a protest song?

[sebmelmoth2003]

if so - it will no doubt be included in dorian lynskey's new book `33 revolutions per minute : a history of protest songs`.

http://33revolutionsperminute.wordpress.com

http://twitter.com/Dorianlynskey
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here's the author's top ten :

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/galle ... 05&index=0

[Mollydog]

Story of Isaac is definitely one.

[LisaLCFan]

Jazz Police is another one, protesting the tyranny by some over others.

[John Etherington]

Another is "Diamonds in the Mine", and particularly the live version from the 70s, in which Leonard sings (or rather screams and yells!):

"I told you this in the days of Vietnam
When the poets danced for Ho Chi Minh and the jocks for Uncle Sam
Well which side are you gonna take?
Which song are you gonna sing?
With the mega stench of baby corpses blowing the wind..."

[sebmelmoth2003]

the author was on `the strand` - bbc world service, yesterday, 3rd march.

scroll down to chapter one just to hear this segment.

[penguin cafe/arthur jeffes fans might like chapter 4 as well.]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00f087j

[Steven]

Hi,

"Democracy" comes to mind as not too far afield from a "protest song."