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Monday, October 24, 2011

Occupy / Mailbag Mailbag: "Every Revolution Needs Its Anthem"

Posted by Grant Brissey on Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 1:34 PM

The letter reads:

"Editor,

Every revolution needs its anthem—in lieu of something better, I think people sitting in Wall Street should hear Muse's "Uprising" frequently played on portable CD players."

Then I accidentally ran over it with my rolling desk chair. See our list of songs for the revolution in this week's issue, out Wednesday. Until then, what's your revolution song?

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They'll be pie in the sky when you die (that's a lie!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycu38kYDt…

Posted by Camembert on October 24, 2011 at 2:51 PM

Row Row Fight the Powah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUQ1Y8nPz…

Posted by captain spaceman on October 24, 2011 at 2:54 PM

W-4 by dead prez

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MheKZ5lNE…

Posted by Pol Pot

on October 24, 2011 at 2:58 PM

I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables

Posted by Vince on October 24, 2011 at 3:02 PM

We Will Not Be Divided, by Dan Bern.

Some lyrics:

You can separate a worker from his rightful dollar
His peso, his euro, his yen
Trample his freedom, his restitution
His constitution, my friend
Steal his loot and take it to some island retreat
You can run but you cannot hide
We will not be divided, my friends
We will not be divided

Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Frankin
Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine
Thorough, Walt Whitman, Rodney King
Woody Guthrie singin' out in the rain
Emma Goldman, Eleanor Roosevelt
Abraham, Martin and John

We will not be divided, my friends
We will not be divided
We will not be divided, my friends
We will not be divided

Dan singing (part of) the song in Madison, March 2011 ... first a short excerpt from the Capitol steps, then a longer portion indoors:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGLw-W6J4…

Posted by N in Seattle

on October 24, 2011 at 3:05 PM

Rise Against "The First Drop"

Posted by display name on October 24, 2011 at 3:06 PM

"Capitalism" by Oingo Boingo

Posted by You're just a middle-class socialist brat on October 24, 2011 at 3:12 PM

Piero Piccioni's "Spiral Waltz"

Posted by Keister Button on October 24, 2011 at 3:22 PM

"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was the last good song attached to a revolution I can think of. Muse?! For fucks sake, sounds like this movements about 5 new members away from electing "Right Here Right Now." "Eat the Rich" would be the no brainer here, but really, Void's "Who Are You and Why Are You Here" might be nudging its way up.

Also, who cares what I think, Pete Seeger's hanging with the folks in NYC, so I'm sure it's already been decided.

Posted by Dougsf on October 24, 2011 at 3:28 PM

"Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph, obviously.

Posted by carnivorous chicken on October 24, 2011 at 3:32 PM

Kiss - Detroit Rock City

Posted by seandr on October 24, 2011 at 3:41 PM

No question:
"I was looking for a job
And then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now"

Posted by gloomy gus on October 24, 2011 at 3:42 PM

We Can't Make it Here Anymore by James McMurtry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTW0y6kaz…

Posted by azxscdedwsqa1q2w3e on October 24, 2011 at 3:46 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKiXYveus…

It's gonna be a good revolution.

Posted by dwightmoodyforgetsthings

on October 24, 2011 at 3:51 PM

"Birth, School, Work, Death" by The Godfathers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO5dcW0P7…

Posted by Tingleyfeeln on October 24, 2011 at 4:01 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-tGetObT…

I really only wanted to suggest the first song, but the second works just as well.

Posted by LEE. on October 24, 2011 at 4:03 PM

I was gonna go with Otep's "Smash The Control Machine" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt_7jaX8…

But I think Yakety Sax takes it.

Posted by Foghorn Leghorn on October 24, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Groovy people how do you do?
Let me dedicate my fuzz to you

Are you ready (are you ready)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP6qwjnJW…

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 24, 2011 at 4:07 PM

There is a rendition of "Kids in America" used in a Totino's Pizza Rolls commercial that seems oddly fitting, for reasons I can't quite explain. It's post-ironic or something.

Posted by blip on October 24, 2011 at 4:26 PM

Either "Bastards of Young" or "The Official Ironman Rally Song".

Posted by --MC on October 24, 2011 at 4:31 PM

"Let's Work Together" -- Wilbert Harrison

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYWiUErA9…

Posted by Linda J on October 24, 2011 at 4:33 PM

ex-spectator--- Fugazi

Posted by zen-compass on October 24, 2011 at 4:36 PM

"Anodrogynous" by The Replacements

Here's the Joan Jett version w/ John Doe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bs6QT82T…

Tomorrow who's gonna fuss?

Posted by bedipped on October 24, 2011 at 4:59 PM

I change my answer to what #10 said.

Posted by Dougsf on October 24, 2011 at 5:20 PM

Viva la FAI! http://youtu.be/jorrhMBsw4Y

Posted by dangerousgift on October 24, 2011 at 5:24 PM

Destination Unknown, of course?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en…

And the music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WDly1Oc_…

Posted by sgt_doom on October 24, 2011 at 6:16 PM

"Call Any Vegetable" - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention

FZ: This is a song about vegetables ... they keep you regular; they're real good for ya.

Call any vegetable (Call any vegetable)
Call it by name (Call any vegetable)
Call one today (Call any vegetable)
When you get off the train (Call any vegetable)

Call any vegetable
And the chances are good
O-oh, the vegetable will respond to you

FZ: Some people don't go for prunes ... I dunno ... I've always found that if they ...

Call any vegetable (Call any vegetable)
Pick up your phone (Call any vegetable)
Think of a vegetable (Call any vegetable)
Lonely at home (Call any vegetable)

Call any vegetable
And the chances are good
That a vegetable will respond to you-hoooo

Ruta-bay-ay-ayga
Ruta-bay-ay-ayga
Ruta-bay-ay-ayga
Ruta-bay-ay-ayga
Ruta-bay-y-y ...

FZ: A prune isn't really a vegetable. Cabbage is a vegetable.

No one will know if you don't want to let 'em know
No one will know 'less it's you that might tell 'em so
Call and they'll come to you covered with dew
Vegetables dream of responding to you
Standing there shiny & proud by your side
Holding your hand while the neighbors decide
Why is a vegetable something to hide?

Yar-r-r-r-r-r-gh!

Posted by blackhook on October 24, 2011 at 6:31 PM

I can't help but envision the Occupy folks breaking out into "can you hear the people sing" from Les Mis every time I see them on tv (come on musical theater folks...make it happen!)... But aside from that "Please Come to Chicago" by Graham Nash

Posted by (the other) Amy on October 24, 2011 at 9:27 PM

Thrice - Cold Cash and Colder Hearts

"They are sick, they are poor And they die by the thousands and we look away
They are wolves at the door And their not gonna move us, or get in our way
'Cause we don't have the time, here at the top of the world
Feeling alright, here at the top of the world We hold our own, by keeping our hearts cold
Different god, darker skin They are just not burden that we'd like to bear
They are living in sin There are so many reasons for us not to care
But I'm feeling alright here at the top of the world
Doing just fine, here at the top of the world"

Posted by watchout5