Happy wasteland day – Open Mike Eagle (2017) d249
Now we all in a zombie movie. Only weapon is common sense. Zombie sheriffs is tryna to lynch us. Guess I’ll call up my congressmen.
Golden age – The Mynabirds (2017) d248
My heart’s full of love and all kinds of peace, But I think even I could punch a Nazi in the face.
Power and glory – Phil Ochs (1964) d247
Phil Ochs and Colin Kaepernick get it right. Yet our land is still troubled by men who have to hate. They twist away our freedom and they twist away our fate. Fear is their weapon and treason is their cry. We can stop them if we try.
Immigrants (we get the job done) – K’naan featuring Residente, Riz MC & Snow Tha Product (2016) d230
Continuing our attention to labor, with a dash of economic justification for #DefendDACA, from The Hamilton Mixtape.
Blues for Freddie Gray – Lafayette Gilchrist and New Volcanoes (2017) d190
I want to know that there’s a day that’s coming soon and fast. I want a justice and a peace that’s made to last and last. Don’t ya tell me, that we can’t all get it done. You see, I got this little one on my shoulders. http://www.npr.org/2017/07/26/538512458/lafayette-gilchrist-plays-the-blues-for-freddie-gray
The body electric – Hurray for the Riff Raff (2014) d170
Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Lee Segarra penned this song about the history of violence toward women and persons of color in song, particularly in folk music. As she told NPR in December 2014: “There is a weaponization of the body happening right now in America. Our bodies are being turned against us. Black […]
Glad to be gay – Tom Robinson (1979) d155
Pride Weekend – Part 1 “You don’t have to be gay to sing on this chorus … but it helps.” This is maybe the first exposure I had to homosexuality in pop culture, on the “Secret Policeman’s Ball” record in support of Amnesty International. I bought the record to get the live acoustic versions of […]
We care a lot – Faith No More (1985) d135
We care a lot about the gamblers and the pushers and the freaks We care a lot about the people who live on the street We care a lot about the welfare of all the boys and girls We care a lot about you people ’cause we’re out to save the world, yeah
