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Coffee Break: Songs with a political message

Bruce Springsteen belts out "Born in the USA" as he kicks off his 1985 U.S. tour in Washington, DC.
Bruce Springsteen belts out "Born in the USA" as he kicks off his 1985 U.S. tour in Washington, DC.Doug Mills/Bettmann/CORBIS, via NPR

by Anna Reed

January 18, 2017

Fiona Apple is featured in a new song called "Tiny Hands" written for the Women's March on Washington happening Saturday, the day after the inauguration.

The song, just 1:02 long, has a simple message for our president-elect, repeated eight times: "We don't want your tiny hands / Anywhere near our underpants."

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have political messages?

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Songs played

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
The Clash - Clampdown
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice
Ted Leo & The Pharmicists - Bomb. Repeat. Bomb.
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
Green Day - American Idiot