Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown Bonus Episode 1 : The Top 80 Protest Songs of the 80s

Some songs make you dance. Some songs make you feel.  

And some songs? Some change the world.  

This series was originally a Patreon-exclusive, but right now, these songs are too important to keep behind a paywall.  

Welcome to Part 1 of The Top 80 Protest Songs of the 80s—a countdown of the most powerful, politically charged, and socially relevant songs of the decade.  

From punk anthems to hip-hop manifestos, rock epics to pop songs with a message, these tracks shook the system—and their messages still hit just as hard today.  

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