So with the blackout of Wikipedia, Reddit and everything, Rick Falkvinge got me thinking.
If the iconic singer songwriters of the labour movements were Arlo Guthrie and Billy Bragg, who are the iconic singer songwriters of the Digital Rights movement?
I’m genuinely interested if you have a suggestion.
To help you consider the question, here are 5 of the best anti-SOPA protest songs:
Stonebreakers10’s Anti-SOPA ballad:
Stop the SOPA Song by Stonebreakers10
Funk Vigilante’s epic funk-rap-metal internet anthem:
INTERNET FIGHT SONG! by Funk Vigilante
Leah “ObamaGirlCreator” Kauffman’s catchy pop-piano song:
Firewall by Leah Kauffman
Cheezburger Network/The EFF fronted by Laugh Pong’s American Pie parody:
The Day the LOLcats died by Laugh Pong
Dan Bull’s dystopian, futuristic crowdsourced rap:
SOPA Cabana by Dan Bull
Contact your representative today:
Make your own song?
It’s not too late to have a bit of fun and sing about what SOPA would do. Need some inspiration?
Here’s some parodies of popular songs that haven’t been recorded yet.
Honourable mentions
Those that didn’t quite make the cut:
- SOPA Lad – by Lauren Weinstein with apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan
- The Happy Puppy Ice Cream Bill by Recorderdude
- #SOPA Song by SopaSong
- Stop Internet Censorship Now! by Andy Hoskinson
- Sopa Song by Lyle Banes
- The American Government wants to CENSOR the Internet by Okwerdz – Hat tip to Techdirt!
