![]() ![]() It tells a story from singer Eddie Vedder’s life, in which as he was sitting outside next to black man, police came along and started hassling the black man. This Pearl Jam song describes being born white as winning the lottery. Fishbone also puts on crazy shows, and you can tell by listening to their music. This song is about basic rights and needs. ![]() It doesn’t take a genius to stop racism we must kill the message that any person is better than someone else based on their skin color.įishbone has always been strongly against the inequality in our nation, as seen in “Subliminal Fascism.” This is about how the government is secretly trying to control people and while people think they are in control, they are not. “The Power of Equality” is written about the fact that there isn’t true equality in America yet, but it is clear that there should be. #8) “The Power of Equality” – Red Hot Chili Peppers This does not mean it is only about that one occurrence, but about how many black people get stereotyped because of the color of their skin. Cab Driver, don’t like my kind of skin.” This song is simply about the prejudice that he received from a cab driver. Kravitz directly addresses racism in this track, saying, “Mr. What is needed is peace and understanding from everyone for our human race to progress. This goes for both sides, racism is part of that fighting if racism never ends, that is a problem. Now I’m not trying to make the point that rioting is not the answer, because clearly it has been helping, but the point of this song is that endless fighting will destroy us all. In this song against violence, singer Dolores O’Riordan tells the listener that fighting is not the answer. #6) “Wake Me When It’s Over” – The Cranberries Racism is ignorance, and until people are taught this, it will just continue. This song shows that the reason racism still exists is because our history books in school fail to show the atrocities that were committed by our forefathers. Ignorance and hate over race are the main themes found in this Social Distortion classic. #5) “Don’t Drag Me Down” – Social Distortion The two-tone genre of this music was apart of a large movement of equality and unity in the UK. Though recorded in 1981, we can see what this song is describing in our very own country. This song brings an eerie vibe with it, describing a city empty due to riots and violence. We live in a divided world, and this song shows that if this continues, it will just lead to our destruction. Operation Ivy’s punk rock instrumentation sheds light on the fact that there is hate in the world, and we can stop it by coming together and standing as one. Unity portrays the exact message you would expect. The ska sounds of this song are fun and bouncy, while the lyrics fight for equality for all. Though written in 1997, all issues being combatted in this song are still prevalent in our world today. In the Bosstones’ title track off of the album, “Let’s Face It,” lyrics of anti-hate are featured throughout. #2) “Let’s Face It” – Mighty Mighty Bosstones This song provides the classic Rage Against The Machine sound of the early 90s. Not everyone will agree with this band’s views on our country, but everyone should be able to agree that racism has no place in the United States’ government. Rage Against The Machine is known for their anti-government music, but “Wake Up” focuses on the racism in the government. These 15 songs may not all be classics, but they all provide messages that our country needs right now. Humanity has always turned to music, and whether happy, sad or angry, there is always something for you. There is a lot of rage in our nation right now, so this playlist of unity was compiled to bring hope and to reflect on our world-after all, that’s what music is all about. ![]()
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