Songs About Freedom

Freedom! '90 by George Michael 1990

Shedding an old image to be himself.

Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd 1973

A man who cannot be tied down, and the guitar to prove it.

Redemption Song by Bob Marley 1980

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.

I Want to Break Free by Queen 1984

A joyful break from whatever holds you.

Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf 1968

The open-highway anthem itself.

Chimes of Freedom by Bob Dylan 1964

Freedom rung for the lost and the left behind.

Freedom by Beyonce 2016

A roar against everything that tries to cage you.

Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers 1973

Stand up for your rights, plainly.

Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin 1971

Freedom as just another word for nothing left to lose.

Revolution by The Beatles 1968

Change, yes, but on its own careful terms.

People Get Ready by The Impressions 1965

A gospel-soul train toward a better day.

Born Free by Matt Monro 1966

Freedom as the whole point of being alive.