PLAYLIST
‘Mr. Tangerine Man’: The rising tide of protest music against President Trump
From the beginning of Donald Trump's first presidency, there has been a steadily rising tide of dissent from artists across genres, ranging from Pussy Riot to Bruce Springsteen. Listen to State of Sound’s playlist of the best of an ever-growing canon.
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3 April 2026
Tracklist
1. ‘Make America Great Again’, Pussy Riot
2. ‘Join Ice’, Jesse Welles
3. ‘There's a Tumor in the White House’, Dan Mangan
4. ‘We the People…’, A Tribe Called Quest
5. ‘Silence Trump's Lies’, Sloan
6. ‘PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!’, Total Massacre
7. ‘Old Man Trump’, Ryan Harvey, Ani DiFranco, Tom Morello
8. ‘Campaign Speech’, Eminem
9. ‘City of Heroes’, Billy Bragg
10. ‘Streets of Minneapolis - Radio Mix’, Bruce Springsteen
11. ‘The Perilous Night’, Drive-By Truckers
12. ‘Fucked up Donald’, D.O.A.
13. ‘No Kings (feat. Joan Baez)’, Jesse Welles, Joan Baez
14 ‘Mr. Tangerine Man’, Wesley Stace
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