Strongly influenced by the French chanson, Mey's political songs were relatively scarce among his works at the beginning, but they have increased in quantity over time, such that there is usually at least one song on each new album about politics.
Starkt influerad av franskans chanson var Meys politiska sånger relativt få bland hans verk i början, men har ökat i kvantitet med tiden, så att det vanligtvis finns minst en låt på varje nytt album som berör politik.