May Day 2010: The 20 Greatest Protest Songs

7. Bob Dylan: 'Blowin In The Wind' – One of Dylan's many timeless protest songs, the 1963 anthem poses a series of questions about war, freedom and peace, yet never really answers them. The chorus' famous refrain of “The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind” is wholly ambiguous – either implying the answer is all around and obvious or as intangible as the wind. The track becmae a soundtrack of the civil rights movement of the 1960s and testament to its enduring legacy has been covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to Dolly Parton.

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