(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People

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"(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" is a socially conscious 1971 soul song, best known as a hit single by The Chi-Lites that became an anthem of empowerment and protest.

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instanceOf single
song
album Give More Power to the People
artist The Chi-Lites
associatedWith 1970s protest music
Black empowerment movement
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs anthem of empowerment
protest anthem
era post–civil rights era
genre R&B
protest song
soul
hasChorusLine Give more power to the people
hasInfluenceOn later R&B protest songs
hasSubject community empowerment
economic inequality
political power
hasType socially conscious song
isHitFor The Chi-Lites
language English
lyricTopic power to the people
musicalStyle Chicago soul
notableFor hit single for The Chi-Lites
politically charged lyrics
social commentary
originallyReleasedAs single by The Chi-Lites
partOf Give More Power to the People (album)
performer The Chi-Lites
performerType American soul group
recordedIn 1971
releaseDecade 1970s
releaseYear 1971
theme empowerment
political protest
social justice
title (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
vocalGroup The Chi-Lites

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