Angriest Lyric/Vocal


From Alannis Morrisette (Sic?) to Graham Parker to The Clash to many, many other artists, I've found that many rock songs are most memorable for their venom. I was wondering what examples this crowd might identify.
martykl
Yes, it seems to all have started with Pete and "My Generation". Although Dylan's (and Woody Guthrie's, and others) protest songs pre-date Townshend, those protest songwriters were angry about some particular issue. The Who were just plain angry.

God bless you, Pete.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Elvis Costello, who has written some of the angriest songs of all. "Tramp the Dirt Down", his song about Maggie Thatcher, comes immediately to mind.

How about Strange Fruit, the Billy Holiday song, angry in a slow burn way.

Does heavy metal count?
No god bless you pete from me. As a local sign said here for a while, hey pete, the kid's aren't alright.
McCartney, not Lennon, wrote "Helter Skelter".

The song is about a popular amusement park ride in England.

The purpose of the song was to record something more raucous than anything by The Who.

There is longer version (20+ minutes) that was never released.
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