"Protection" is a song by British rock musician Graham Parker, recorded with his backing band the Rumour.

Graham Parker wrote the opening lines to "Protection" after hearing a Winston Churchill quote.

He later explained in an interview, "As far as mentioning Churchill goes, I recall seeing a clip of him saying 'So all of you be damned, we can’t have heaven crammed' and found it quite offensive so I used it verbatim as the opening salvo on 'Protection'".

[3] Like many other songs on Squeezing Out Sparks, "Protection" features a rawer, more-rock oriented sound than much of Parker's previous work.

He explained, "New wave and punk had happened and it seemed to me that I was sometimes thought of as old hat, perhaps an R&B stylist like Southside Johnny, who also used a horn section.