The Ink-Pot and the Palette

[answering here instead of my LJ, because I'm a rebel like that] For some reason, every song I could think of is from the 80s. Maybe because that was the time of my nascent political self? Anyway.

Pink Houses by John Cougar Mellencamp
And theres winners, and theres losers
But they aint no big deal
Cuz the simple man, baby, pays for the thrills
The bills and the pills that kill

Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2
Early morning, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride

Peace in Our Time by Elvis Costello
There's a man going round taking names
No matter who you claim to be
As innocent as babies, a mad dog with rabies,
You're still a part of some conspiracy

Okay, and this one is recent, but also cheating, even though it was the first song I thought of. But the artist's name starts with a P, so technically.... And anyway, how could I NOT include this one??

Dear Mr. President by Pink
What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine