Fight The Power

Posted on January 22, 2017     Leave a Comment

DJs and fans of groovy music that means something, I started a list of 100 resistance songs you can and should play in your sets (live/radio/mixes) or simply listen to for inspiration to stay strong in the next four years. This is by no means comprehensive, primarily on the funk/soul/hip-hop side of things, leaning on my own personal taste, and is a work in progress. With all that being said, feel free to add by submitting your input to get@djplaturn.com (subject line: fight the power) and let’s get this list as complete as possible while we spread it around. This is for all of you who DJs (and listeners) that think you don’t have a voice when in fact you do — the music you play in your sets is more powerful than you know. Take a stand. Stand for something. Use your position to instill positive change. Power to the people.

*note: if you want any of these mp3s and are having a hard time tracking them down, holler and i’ll lace ya.

1. Public Enemy – Fight The Power
2. Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right
3. Goodie Mob – Fighting
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Power Of Equality
5. Jurassic 5 – Freedom
6. John Lennon – Power To The People
7. Ice-T – Power
8. Gary Byrd – Are You Really Ready For Black Power?
9. Friend & Lover – Reach Out Of The Darkness
10. Curtis Mayfield – Power To The People
11. The Chi-Lites – Give More Power To The People
12. The Temptations – Ball Of Confusion
13. Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth
14. Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
15. Black Sabbath – War Pigs
16. S.T.O.P. Movement – Dear Mr. President
17. The Honeydrippers – Impeach The President
18. James Brown – Funky President
19. Arrested Development – Revolution
20. The O’Jays – Give The People
21. Soul Excitement – Stay Together
22. Johnny King & The Fatback Band – Peace Love Not War
23. George Clinton – Paint The White House Black
24. Edwin Starr – War
25. The Geto Boys – Fuck A War
26. Public Enemy – Revolutionary Generation
27. Dead Prez – Warzone
28. Public Enemy – Power To The People
29. Big Daddy Kane – Children Are The Future
30. L.T.D. – Love To The World
31. Take 6 – Spread Love
32. Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day
33. Stevie Wonder – Love’s In Need Of Love Today
34. The Roots – Respond/React
35. Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us
36. Lulu – Love Loves To Love Love
37. Phat Kat – Don’t Nobody Care About Us
38. Sly & The Family Stone – Stand
39. Bob Marley – Get Up, Stand Up
40. Lee Fields – Stand Up
41. The Beatles – Revolution
42. Dr. John – Revolution
43. Last Poets – When The Revolution Comes
44. T. Rex – Children Of The Revolution
45. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth – Anger In The Nation
46. Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name
47. Intelligent Hoodlum – Arrest The President
48. N.W.A. – Fuck The Police
49. Tribe Called Quest – We The People
50. Paris – Hate That Hate Made
51. Sam Cooke – Change Is Gonna Come
52. Congress Alley – God Save America
53. Prince – America
54. Marvin Gaye – Anger
55. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
56. Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
57. Bob Marley – Everything Is Gonna Be Alright
58. Kendrick Lamar – Alright
59. Gang Starr – Positivity
60. The Pharcyde – Devil Music
61. D’Angelo – 1000 Deaths
62. Max Romeo – Chase The Devil
63. Paris – Break The Grip Of Shame
64. Tears For Fears – Mad World
65. Queen Latifah – U.N.I.T.Y.
66. Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Unity
67. Billy Dyce & The Untouchables – Unity Is Love
68. The Beatles – All Together Now
69. The Jackson 5 – Love Is The Thing You Need
70. Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together
71. Ray Barretto – Together
72. The Beatles – Come Together
73. Gil Scott-Heron – Home Is Where The Hatred Is
74. The Meters – Keep On Marching
75. Eddie Kendricks – My People, Hold On
76. Bob Marley – One Love/People Get Ready
77. Raphael Saadiq – People
78. Curtis Mayfield – People Get Ready
79. De La Soul feat. Chuck D – The People
80. Public Enemy – Power To The People
81. Curtis Mayfield – Power To The People
82. Dyke & The Blazers – Runaway People
83. McDonald & Giles – Tomorrow’s People/The Children Of Today
84. De La Soul – Trying People
85. Kool & The Gang – Who’s Gonna Take The Weight
86. The Stylistics – People Make The World Go Round
87. Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall
88. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
89. The Clash – I Fought The Law
90. The Ramones – I Want To Be Sedated
91. Queen – I Want To Break Free
92. Queen – Under Pressure
93. The Clash – I’m So Bored With The USA
94. Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song
95. Rage Against The Machine – Know Your Enemy
96. Lenny Kravitz – Let Love Rule
97. Junior Murvin – Police & Thieves
98. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Throw Away Your Television
99. Daft Punk – Television Rules The Nation
100. Jimi Hendrix – The Star Spangled Banner

Contributions:

1. The Isley Brothers – Fight The Power
2. Immortal Technique feat. Mos Def – Bin Laden
3. Bob Marley – Redemption Song
4. Dead Prez – Radio Freq
5. The Clash – Know Your Rights
6. The Specials – Racist Friend
7. Teddy Pendergrass – Cold, Cold World
8. Ozomatli – Coming War
9. The Coup – Laugh, Love, Fuck
10. Nina Simone – Revolution