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Artist: Green Day, Context: Post-9/11 America and the Iraq War, critiques media propaganda and the Bush administration.

Artist: Edwin Starr, Context: Vietnam War protest, the song clearly states the artist's anti-war stance with the famous line, 'War, what is it good for?'

Artist: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Context: Kent State shootings, directly addresses the tragic event and the widespread opposition to the Vietnam War.

Artist: Woody Guthrie, Context: 1940s America, offers a response to 'God Bless America' and highlights the economic inequalities.

Artist: Pete Seeger (adaptation), Context: Civil Rights Movement, symbolized the faith and determination of the civil rights struggle.

Artist: Sam Cooke, Context: Civil Rights Movement, written in support of the struggle for equality and justice.

Artist: John Lennon, Context: Anti-war movement, became an anthem for opposing the Vietnam War.

Artist: The Beatles, Context: The late 1960s social upheavals, debated the role of revolutionary ideology in effecting meaningful change.

Artist: Gil Scott-Heron, Context: Critique of mass media and the superficial nature of television, became a phrase that represents grassroots political movements.

Artist: Pete Seeger, Context: Originally written in support of the progressive movement, became a civil rights and anti-war song.

Artist: Billie Holiday, Context: Racism and lynching in America, brought attention to the severity of racial violence.

Artist: The Cranberries, Context: The Troubles in Northern Ireland, reaction to the 1993 Warrington bombings, criticizes violence and the senseless cycle of revenge.

Artist: Kendrick Lamar, Context: Black Lives Matter movement, expresses resilience and hope in the face of racial injustices.

Artist: U2, Context: The Troubles in Northern Ireland, specifically about the Bloody Sunday incident in 1972.

Artist: Rage Against the Machine, Context: Critique of police brutality and institutional racism, often associated with protest movements.

Artist: Marvin Gaye, Context: Vietnam War and social injustice, brings attention to issues of war, poverty, and environmental destruction.

Artist: Dead Kennedys, Context: Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, a satirical attack on privileged Western youth oblivious to international atrocities.

Artist: Buffalo Springfield, Context: Sunset Strip curfew riots, became an anthem of change for countercultural movements.

Artist: Nina Simone, Context: Civil Rights Movement, a response to the murder of Medgar Evers and the Birmingham church bombing.

Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Context: Vietnam War, reflects scepticism towards the U.S. military draft and the social division it caused.

Artist: U2, Context: The Troubles in Northern Ireland, portrays the horror felt by an observer of the conflict, especially the Bloody Sunday incident in Derry.

Artist: John Lennon, Context: A utopian desire for a world without conflict, envisions an existence free from national borders, religions, and possessions.

Artist: Bob Marley, Context: A call to action against oppression, it has been widely used as a protest song internationally.

Artist: Bob Dylan, Context: Story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongfully imprisoned, highlighting issues of racial injustice and wrongful incarceration.

Artist: Bruce Springsteen, Context: The plight of Vietnam veterans returning to America, critiqued the U.S. government's treatment of veterans.

Artist: Midnight Oil, Context: Indigenous rights and land issues in Australia, represented a demand for the return of land to the Pintupi people.

Artist: Bob Marley, Context: Themes of emancipation from mental slavery, reflects Marley's advocacy for Pan-Africanism.

Artist: N.W.A, Context: Critique of police brutality and racial profiling in Los Angeles, became an anthem for the anger and defiance against police oppression.

Artist: Public Enemy, Context: The song was aimed against the establishment and served as an anthem for frustration and rebellion among the African American community.

Artist: Bob Dylan, Context: Cold War era, strong condemnation of the military-industrial complex and those profiting from war.

Artist: Sex Pistols, Context: Critique of the British monarchy and societal disillusionment, symbol of the punk movement's anti-establishment sentiments.

Artist: Bob Dylan, Context: Civil Rights Movement, questions the social and political issues of the time and became an anthem of change.

Artist: Bob Dylan, Context: Call for change during the Civil Rights Movement and generational shifts, reflects the need for social and political reform.