What happened to political music videos?

[walking fiend]

There used to be quite a lot of them in 80s and 90s. Politics is not important anymore?

 

[McDougles]

They all laid down after Speak the Hungarian Rapper spit his rhymes.

 

[Salamando]

Music Videos aren't important anymore

 

[lastplayed]

Oh superman where are you now
When everything's gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, the men of power
Are losing control by the hour

 

[Jordan117]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY

ಥ_ಥ

 

[Puck Beaverton]

name me a 21st century hit protest song

 

[TheCochese]

When a leader speaks, that leader dies.

 

[Opto]

You only need one these days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkZ5e94QnWk

 

[Unknown Soldier]

name me a 21st century hit protest song

Disturbed - Land of Confusion

I mean it's a cover but it still counts!

 

[ponpo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkZ5e94QnWk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2max3q7zEk

 

[LoserMakesGood]

The same thing that happened to all the non-political music videos

 

[Slick Butter]

Not sure it's the kind of thing you're looking for, but the video for Nobody Speak is awesome.

 

[matthewuk]

Depeche mode just did "wheres the revolution?".
Personally I wish they would do a video for "failed" it feels like how the world is now.

 

[TheChuggernaut]

Run the Jewels has quite a bit of them. Close Your Eyes, Early, and Don't Get Captured are all political. Killer Mikes song Reagan, and the Run the Jewels collaboration with DJ Shadow, Nobody Speaks are both political as well

 

[acheron_xl]

Green Day?

 

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[Poor GRIMES]

name me a 21st century hit protest song

American Idiot maybe....Paper Planes? White folks got their jimmies rustled by Formation if that counts

 

[Galang]

name me a 21st century hit protest song

I'd say M.I.A. - Paper Planes is a good candidate.

 

[Alphahawk]

Music Videos aren't important anymore

The same thing that happened to all the non-political music videos

What's up with this, just because they aren't as prominent on TV anymore, doesn't mean that they aren't still a huge force. Of the top 80 most viewed youtube videos of all time Only three are not music videos. In addition for the past four years, at least, the top youtube videos i each year has consistently been music videos.

I would also argue that there presence on TV is slowly coming back. VH1 classic, which mostly only played music videos at night, and itn the early mornings was replaced by MTV classics which is, in general, a 24/7 music video channel.

 

[disappeared]

Nobody listens to Matthew Good.

 

[deadscreensky]

I don't think they've gone away at all. Here's a recent example I like.

 

[Disgraced]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYWpFs8Na9k

 

[akira28]

There used to be quite a lot of them in 80s and 90s. Politics is not important anymore?

the money has moved.

 

[maruchan]

name me a 21st century hit protest song

this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0

 

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What's up with this, just because they aren't as prominent on TV anymore, doesn't mean that they aren't still a huge force. Of the top 80 most viewed youtube videos of all time Only three are not music videos. In addition for the past four years, at least, the top youtube videos i each year has consistently been music videos.

I would also argue that there presence on TV is slowly coming back. VH1 classic, which mostly only played music videos at night, and itn the early mornings was replaced by MTV classics which is, in general, a 24/7 music video channel.

I think it's more who these videos are catered to I.e the ones actually buying the music. In the 90s it was college and high school kids. Now it's preteens on iTunes using moms credit card. They don't care about politics.

 

[Jest Chillin]

There was literally 30 straight days of political songs released from Oct 10th up until the US Election. 1 song a day, each by a different artist.

As some point, it switched up to 1,000 days 1,000 songs...

http://www.30days30songs.com/

 

[IrishNinja]

name me a 21st century hit protest song

kendrick lamar - alright
literally heard this at a few protests

Disturbed - Land of Confusion

I mean it's a cover but it still counts!

GTFOH, this cover sucks

 

[besada]

Make America Great Again - Pussy Riot
https://youtu.be/s-bKFo30o2o

 

[QuantumSquid]

are you guys forgetting about rap music legend Macklemore's 2012 LGBT pride hit "Same Love"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0

 

[OG Shaka Zulu]

Story of OJ video by Jay-Z

 

[Durrzerker]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HWzYIpUZCk8


This song is pretty political and very hard hitting

 

[remz]

are you guys forgetting about rap music legend Macklemore's 2012 LGBT pride hit "Same Love"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0

Aka "Not Gay but man I feel for u because kids made fun of me"

 

[VendettaRed07]

.

 

[Yaphett Kotto]

Hip hop has gone highly political since police shootings have gotten more and more spotlight.

Even DJ Khaled produced a video making a statement.

 

[Laieon]

Rise Against says hello.

 

[Tarydax]

Death Cab for Cutie - Million Dollar Loan

 

[umop_3pisdn]

Politics has been largely reduced to economics.

 

[Brian_FETO]

In my experience music videos have largely been replaced by lyric videos

Which can be hit or miss, depending on how good your lyrics are

 

[Parallax]

Oh superman where are you now
When everything's gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, the men of power
Are losing control by the hour

god, fuck the land of confusion. one of the 2 childhood banes of mine

 

[shawnbuddy]

name me a 21st century hit protest song

https://youtu.be/w8KQmps-Sog

Muse had a big hit with Uprising.

 

[chaos789]

Depends on what genre of music you listen too.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XN2FrUUq-zI Rise Against

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t8NTn5Rjt9o Boy Sets Fire

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RUIPk-5Q1IE

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eK1DYelXMHc Sabac Red


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=53GrVNFArHQ

 

[Ozigizo]

https://youtu.be/acT_PSAZ7BQ

 

[joe2187]

We The People - A Tribe called Quest

Run The Jewels - Early

Killer Mike - Reagan

Gorillaz - Hallelujah Money

 

[lightskintwin]

Ice Cube - Good Cop Bad Cop

Organized Noize - We The Ones ft. Big Boi, CeeLo Green, Sleepy Brown, Big Rube

YG & Nipsey Hussle "FDT (Fuck Donald Trump)"

YG feat G-Eazy & Macklemore "FDT (Fuck Donald Trump) Part 2"

The Hamilton Mixtape: Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)

 

[lastplayed]

god, fuck the land of confusion. one of the 2 childhood banes of mine

Never watch Spitting Image then. 😂

 

[NintendosBooger]

name me a 21st century hit protest song

Mosh?

 

[Zelenogorsk]

It's a few years old but I really like the video for Serj Tankian's Harakiri.

Also speaking of Serj you can't forget about SOAD's Prison Song.

 

[BigDes]

Ill Manors by Plan B

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8GvLKTsTuI