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Protest Songs
Protest Songs cover
Studio album by Prefab Sprout
Released June 1989
Recorded 1985
Genre Pop
Prefab Sprout chronology
From Langley Park to Memphis
(1988)		 Protest Songs
(1989)		 Jordan: The Comeback
(1990)

Protest Songs is the fourth album by English pop band Prefab Sprout (though the third recorded). A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, who rose to fame during the 1980s A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, who rose to fame during the 1980s From Langley Park to Memphis is the third album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released in March 1988 Jordan The Comeback is the fifth album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released in August 1990 Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, who rose to fame during the 1980s It was recorded in 1985, but was not released until 1989. Its delayed release was due to the surprise success of the song "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", prompting the band's record label to release From Langley Park to Memphis first to avoid confusing the public. From Langley Park to Memphis is the third album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released in March 1988 The back cover of Protest Songs emphasizes the fact that the album is a stage in their musical evolution, offering a middle ground between the sound of 1985's Steve McQueen and that of From Langley Park to Memphis. Steve McQueen is the second album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released in June 1985

Critic Jason Ankeny wrote of Protest Songs: "It's a wonderful record, but perhaps too close in sound and spirit to Steve McQueen for comfort. . . " [1])

Themes

Protest Songs closes with "Pearly Gates", a long song about human mortality--a recurring theme in Paddy McAloon's songwriting. Paddy McAloon (born Patrick Joseph McAloon, 7 June 1957, Durham) is an English Singer-songwriter and member of the

Track listing

  1. "The World Awake"
  2. "Life of Surprises"
  3. "Horse Chimes"
  4. "Wicked Things"
  5. "Dublin"
  6. "Tiffanys"
  7. "Diana"
  8. "Talkin' Scarlet"
  9. "Till the Cows Come Home"
  10. "Pearly Gates"
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