Editing Protest song (section)

===Netherlands===
In 1626 the Dutch national anthem “Wilhelmus” was composed, it was a song in support of [[Willem van Oranje]] who lead the Dutch against the Spaniards in the [[Eighty Years War]].

In 1966 [[Boudewijn de Groot]] released "[[Welterusten meneer de president]]" ("Good night mister president"), a song about the Vietnam War. The song spent 12 weeks in the [[Dutch Top 40]] and to this day it remains an important song in [[nederpop]] and among Dutch protest songs. Following "Welterusten meneer de president", Boudewijn de Groot and Lennaert Nijgh, a Dutch lyricist, made more protest songs. The couple inspired other Dutch musicians, namely [[Armand (singer)|Armand]] and [[Robert Long (singer)|Robert Long]]. 'Tweede Kamer' by [[Sophie Straat]] and [[Goldband]] is a ska protest song against the lack of female leadership in the Netherlands, urging Dutch voters to 'vote for a woman'.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://3voor12.vpro.nl/update~510e35b7-c8df-4d76-8181-af295d460ce4~sophie-straat-en-goldband-maken-stem-op-een-vrouw-anthem~.html | title=Sophie Straat en Goldband maken stem-op-een-vrouw-anthem }}</ref>