10 Songs That Rallied Resistance Around The World

Every revolution has its music, and the global protests of 2019 are no exception. From Chile to Lebanon, and in worldwide opposition to climate change and to violence against women, certain songs have become part of the soundtrack that fuels the feelings.

For this list, we wanted to focus less on individual songwriters creating protest works and more on songs that have become collective rallying cries (or seem to be on their way). In addition to those written in response to current climes, included here are a song from more than 40 years ago that has found renewed purpose today, a fictitious depiction of revolution harnessed to express real-life discontent, and one earworm children's song that has strangely found its way