Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)

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"Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)" is a 1975 funk and soul anthem by The Isley Brothers known for its politically charged lyrics and powerful groove.

All labels observed (4)

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Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2) canonical 4
Fight the Power 3
Fight the Power (Part 1) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist The Isley Brothers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance associated with African American political expression in music ⓘ
considered a classic of 1970s protest funk ⓘ
decadeOfRelease 1970s ⓘ
era post–civil rights era United States ⓘ
genre funk ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
horn section ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle call-and-response vocals ⓘ
funk groove ⓘ
horn-driven arrangement ⓘ
hasPart Fight the Power (Part 1) ⓘ
Fight the Power (Part 2) ⓘ
hasSubject community resistance ⓘ
institutional oppression ⓘ
racism ⓘ
influencedGenre R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricTheme Black empowerment ⓘ
political protest ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
movement Black Power era music ⓘ
protest music ⓘ
notableFor politically charged lyrics ⓘ
powerful groove ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
performer The Isley Brothers ⓘ
recordingArtist Chris Jasper ⓘ
Ernie Isley ⓘ
Marvin Isley ⓘ
O’Kelly Isley Jr. ⓘ
Ronald Isley ⓘ
Rudolph Isley ⓘ
releaseYear 1975 ⓘ
vocalStyle lead vocals by Ronald Isley ⓘ

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The Isley Brothers → notableWork → Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2) ⓘ
Rudolph Isley → notableWork → Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2) ⓘ
Ernie Isley → notableWork → Fight the Power ⓘ
linked to: Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)
Marvin Isley → notableWork → Fight the Power ⓘ
linked to: Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)
Marvin Isley → notableSongwritingContribution → Fight the Power ⓘ
linked to: Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)
Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2) → hasPart → Fight the Power (Part 1) ⓘ
linked to: Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)
Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2) → hasPart → Fight the Power (Part 2) ⓘ
linked to: Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)
The Heat Is On → hasPart → Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2) ⓘ
The Heat Is On → notableWork → Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2) ⓘ