25. Pink - Dear Mr.President

Note that this song has been heard around the world and it has been  highly valued by music critics.
This song was a direct message to the USA president, George Bush.
Discusses various civil problems that happened in those years while George Bush was in charge, and also about the Iraq War and No Child Left Behind Act.  Furthermore, the image that George Bush gave to the other countries because he was caught taking drugs and alcohol at University.

24. James Brown - I'm Black and Proud

This song is about the mistreatment that blacks have in America, white people are treat blacks as inferior, they are believed to have power over them. And for this reason blacks are tired of working for someone and also to be judged to be of another color.But after all, they are proud to be black.

23. Country Joe and the Fish- The 'Fish' Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'mFixin'-to-Die Rag"

This song is about people who may join the Vietnam War  with certain conditions . He also talks about the separation of parents to send their children to fight and later the same concern about whether their child will come back. It also very critical with Wall Street traders.

22. Sex Pistols - Anarchy in U.K

 It is a very rebellious, very revolutionary song without any concern for what people think.

21. Neil Young - Rockin' In the free World

It was one of the most representative songs of the 20th century, directed in a straightforward way to the government and society as a whole.

20. Michael Jackson - Earth Song

This song is about the protection of the environment and animal welfare.

19. Bruce Springsteen - Born In the USA

This song is about a working man who is in a time of spiritual crisis, who does not want to be part of society, away from the government, his family, in summary, his life is meaningless.

18. RATM - KILLING IN THE NAME

This song is about the brutality of the police in the United States and also about racism against black people.

17. U2 - SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY

This song talks about violence in Northern Ireland.

16. BOBBY VINTON - MR.LONELY

This song talks about the Vietnam War and also about a soldier who is sent to war.

15. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - FORTUNATE SON

This song reflects a great injustice in the USA, people who have more power, have more freedom, while people who do not have enough money, have to go to war to fight.

14. Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen

This song is about a direct attack to the Queen Elizabeth II and the British crown.

13. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me

This song is about the destruction of the environment in a modernized society. Because from the decade of the 50s of the 20th century, the world has begun to develop in a very fast way.

12. Pixies - Monkey gone to Heaven

"Monkey Gone to Heaven"'s main theme is environmentalism.

11. ROLLING STONES - GIMME SHELTER

This is a song that is to be placed in an age of violence, in Vietnam War.

10. EDWIN STAR - WAR

This song is about Vietnam War, Edwin Star wants peace in USA, and also in the world, for this reason he sings this anti-Vietnam War song.

9. NEIL YOUNG - SOUTHERN MAN

In this song, Neil Young describes the racism and slavery towards blacks in the American South.

8. BOB MARLEY- GET UP, STAND UP !

This song is about the Rastafarian movement, which fought to be respected and accepted among people,fighting for their rights.

7. SAM COOKE - A CHANGE IS GONNA COME

"A Change Is Gonna Come "is a American protest song which tells  the struggle of Sam Cooke as an African man  growing up in a racist society.

6. GUNS'N ROSES - CIVIL WAR

Civil war is a song about the sociopolitical situation in the United States.

5. USA FOR AFRICA - WE ARE THE WORLD

The whole song has the same objective , this song aims to convey a message of unity in brotherhood, solidarity help our fellows even though we are of different color.
This should be done by the simple fact that we are alive and  living in the same world, this is why we have to help each other.
Human beings interact and the best way to do that is communicating through love, affinity and solidarity to identify best among us and grow by learning from each other .

4. FOUR NON BLONDES - WHAT'S GOING ON ?

What's going on? "Tells the story of a 25-year-old man who did not understand what  his role in the world was.
The song begins explaining that he gets up every morning in order to continue on his way and find a direction to take his life.

3. JOHN LENNON - IMAGINE

This song was written during  one of the most turbulent times in history, the conflict in Vietnam. The United States were waging a war that was not theirs, in consequence they left  thousands of innocent people killed on the road. John Lennon cared for peace and wanted all the conflicts to end soon.
The song expresses the patience, hope and concern for humanity in general.

2. BILLIE HOLIDAY - STRANGE FRUIT

This sad song is about the struggle for racial equality in America.
The lyrics refer to the lynchings that occurred in the south of the United States. The bodies of blacks hanging from trees are the "strange fruit" that Billie Holiday sings using metaphors.

1. BOB DYLAN - BLOWIN' IN THE WIND

Bob Dylan wants to reflect what he sees in society through the lyrics.
According to the song, we can see that he talks about  peace, war and freedom in the world. This is because in the 60‟s, Vietnam was at war and the USA was having problems with civil rights. For this reason, The USA military began flying combat missions and accompany South Vietnamese soldiers in ground operations to find and defeat the insurgents.This fact, caused many deaths of young women and children as well as men.