American Songwriter

The Lyrics in These 3 Def Leppard Songs From the 1980s Make Zero Sense, but We Still Keep Listening to Them

These three songs were all big hits for Def Leppard in the 1980s, even though the lyrics don't make much sense.
Fortress of Solitude on MSN

Vanilla Ice says filming ‘Ninja Rap’ for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II is his greatest achievement (next to his kids)

Vanilla Ice reflects on performing “Ninja Rap” in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze and why the 1991 movie moment still ranks among the biggest highlights of his life. Vanilla Ic ...
Opinion

How Trump’s mass deportation push, and the ICE violence it’s spawned, has sparked a protest music moment

Social protest and music go hand-in-hand, and Trump's mass deportation push and the violent tactics deployed by ICE has sparked a fresh flurry of musical resistance.
Grazia Daily UK

Who Is Carla? The Real Story Behind Harry Styles’ ‘Carla’s Song’

Harry Styles revealed the surprising inspiration behind ‘Carla’s Song’ - and it’s not about a lover. Here's the meaning of the song explained. Read more on Grazia.
TwinCities.com

Here are five songs written in response to ICE presence in Minnesota

Long before it was recorded, folk music served as a way to keep stories and ideas alive. As such, music has always played an important part in protests, from Woody Guthrie to Bad Bunny. So it’s not a ...
Westword

Orange Peel Moses on His Totally Unexpected Anti-ICE Protest Song

Plenty of artists have released songs decrying the actions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shock troops in Minneapolis and many other communities across the country, including Bruce ...
Los Angeles Times

Bruce Springsteen’s anti-ICE protest song decries Minneapolis killings and ‘King Trump’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Bruce Springsteen has released a new protest song critical of “King Trump” and the immigration crackdowns in ...
Variety

Ice-T Changed ‘Cop Killer’ Lyrics to ‘ICE Killer’ Because America Is ‘Headed to Some Really Ugly Terrain’: ‘I’m Just Protesting’

Ice-T recently told “The Breakfast Club” (via Entertainment Weekly) why he swapped the lyrics from his 1992 track “Cop Killer” to “ICE Killer” during a live performance. The Grammy winner explained ...
Rolling Stone

‘ICE Out’: Protest Songs From Bruce Springsteen, My Morning Jacket, NOFX, and Others

The singer-songwriter, who already has plentiful back catalog of protest songs, wrote “City of Heroes” after Pretti’s killing. Echoing Pastor Martin Niemöller’s Holocaust protest poem “First They Came ...
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Billy Bragg shares new anti-ICE protest song "City of Heroes"

Never one to shy away from speaking out about injustice with his music, Billy Bragg has shared a new song in tribute to the people resisting ICE in Minneapolis. He wrote, recorded, and posted “City of ...
KLTV

Bruce Springsteen releases ICE protest song

(AP) - Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of “Streets of ...