*For Chez especially

That's one of two Clash songs I've brought up in our politics forums. The other of course being:

Wtf how is "for what it's worth" not here yet? What a great song. I'll link later when home.

The mother of all revolutionary rock music:

This thread must have a Neil Young song.

I first thought about Roll Another Number (from his brilliantly lugubrious Tonight's The Night album, for my money the best album ever made that has no great songs at all), with its stunning denouncement of the egoism of Woodstock as "That helicopter day"... then came up with the much more obvious...

Must have a Jam song as well. Far far too many to choose from - going with this one is part of my internal soundtrack from the riots of the early 80s

Joni Mitchell - Woodstock

Just lurk for the most part but no way can't not post this.

https://youtu.be/iSMd4-096Po

"People broken down from years of oppression become patriots when their way of life is threatened"

Quality is a great album

Can't believe this hasn't been posted yet. A true classic! A friend of mine used to share a flat where they had the lyrics wallpapered.

This one is a real tear jerker for our less tolerant friends.




If the lyrics don't have enough butt hurt for you go to youtube and read the comments.

(Seriously great ****ing song though if you like country music at all)


My first rifle was a .243,
Papa gave Daddy and Daddy gave to me,
and they taught me how to shoot with a steady hand,
I guess that’s something you don't understand.

Now I grew up on a prison farm,
sneaking pulls of shine from a mason jar,
used to go fishing out pickle creek dam,
but I guess that’s something you don't understand.

Grandmas in the kitchen;
Papas drunk past dawn
We sit out on the front porch,
Just a pickin’ on the songs
and there's blood on the table,
cause we work for what we have;
and I was raised in this land,
I guess that’s something you don't understand.

I still fly that southern flag,
whistling Dixieland enough to brag,
and I know all the words to simple man,
I guess that’s something you don't understand.

I pledge my allegiance the original way,
say Merry Christmas not happy holidays,
I can’t change my ways I know who I am,
I guess that’s something you don't understand.

Grandmas in the kitchen;
Papas drunk past dawn;
we sit out on the front porch,
just a pickin’ on the songs;
and there's blood on the table,
cause we work for what we have;
and I was raised in this land,
I guess that’s something you don't understand.

They'll grind us up in a big machine
They'll feed us all on the same beliefs,
Holy dollar and a credit card
but we got a way of doing things,
and no bankers gonna steal from me
they wanna tear it all apart.

Grandmas in the kitchen
Papas done past on
we sit out on the front porch,
just a pickin’ on the songs;
and there's a bible on the table,
cause he bleed for what we have,
and that’s the ballad of a southern man,
I guess that’s something you don't understand.

My first rifle was a .243,
Papa gave Daddy and Daddy gave to me.

Sometimes, when i think about politics, I think about the politicians and imagine what that may feel like. I imagine it feels like this:

aren't we all looking for this?


meanwhile, lot's of you douche bags have just posted music with no personal comment. part of the point of the thread was your personal take on the song.

Okay. I was greatly influenced by political music about the waste inflicted on people by social attitudes. This was part of me becoming aware of how much worse it was for women when i was growing up.

Private Hell by the Jam.

*Chills




*Brings Me back to when I woke up screaming and My mother laughed at Me after suffering permanent brain damage. True story. I feel like ****.

I actually cried watching this a few days ago. I felt like a pussy, but whatever. Most beautiful face I've ever seen. Amazing!

OMG we are sooo dumb for not having posted this legend band yet...



thanks for reposting 2 of my vids people

knowing there would be tons of vid embedding, i spoil as a courtesy to those w page load issues geeez