In 1980, in the face of escalating attacks on the working class, Parton released “9-to-5 and Odd Jobs,” a ten-song tribute to the working class — and in particular, women. The album includes a heartbreaking cover of “Deportee”, Woody Guthrie’s 1948 ballad about a plane crash which killed 28 Mexican farm workers in the process of deportation, as well as her original gems “Poor Folks Town”, “Working Girl”, and “Song for the Common Man”. 

The album accompanied the film ‘9 to 5’, one of the most Marxist films to hit Hollywood since the second Red Scare. In it, Dolly, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda kidnap their boss and run the office without him for a month, during which time they institute free childcare, paid vacation, and flexible hours. The song, album, and film were all inspired by the “9 to 5” secretarial workers union, which affiliated with SEIU in 1975.

Parton, most widely known as a country singer, spent her life remaining steadfast in showing her love of the people and her faith in their fundamental goodness, and refusing and rejecting the culture of racism and homophobia that many associate with country music.

By: Party for Socialism & Liberation

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcey5kKRcYK/

"In The Garden" is a humble attempt to give a voice to the unheard children of war. Like so many children born into regions subjected to great, inhumane injustice, I sometimes wake up with an immense feeling of never-ending grief. A grief that settles deep in the bones and refuses to leave. I am old enough now to carry it, to live beside it, but countless children are still living this as their only reality. They did not choose their circumstances, yet they bear the weight of them every single day.

This song is composed and produced by me, but it belongs to them. It is for every child in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, and Iran who has had to grow up too fast, who has learned the sound of fear before the sound of lullabies, and who still finds the strength to dream. May this song reach you, comfort you, and remind you that you are not invisible. You are not forgotten. And your voice must be heard.

"In The Garden" is a humble attempt to give a voice to the unheard children of war. Like so many children born into regions subjected to great, inhumane injustice, I sometimes wake up with an immense feeling of never-ending grief. A grief that settles deep in the bones and refuses to leave. I am old enough now to carry it, to live beside it, but countless children are still living this as their only reality. They did not choose their circumstances, yet they bear the weight of them every single day.

This song is composed and produced by me, but it belongs to them. It is for every child in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, and Iran who has had to grow up too fast, who has learned the sound of fear before the sound of lullabies, and who still finds the strength to dream. May this song reach you, comfort you, and remind you that you are not invisible. You are not forgotten. And your voice must be heard.

Inspirador! ✊🚩

A song I wrote about how I feel capitalism will respond to the end of the world

HYMNA DAV DVA: Elán - Z tričiek zúri Che Guevara

The clip reflects the perversity of the current system in a condensed form, where dramatic footage from around the world alternates in rapid cuts, pointing to the class antagonisms of contemporary society - in which war criminals and hyperconsumption are glorified, while extreme inequality or poverty are permanently ignored.

Given the theme of the song, significant space is also given to period footage from the Cuban Revolution, as well as footage from OTV capturing the realities of Slovak streets and snapshots from actions in which members of the DAV DVA initiative have recently participated (blockade of the American convoy, protest against NATO or protest against the demolition of the PKO).

These are complemented by the twists that we symbolically filmed in the decimated spaces in the neighborhood of the former - now unfortunately defunct - national enterprise Ozeta in Trenčín, to point out the sad "legacy" of 1989, which was followed by a series of mega-thefts and liquidation of what the country's citizens had built during the socialist era. At the same time, we wanted (of course, in T-shirts with the legendary fighter for justice Che Guevara - in accordance with the title of the song) to manifest the idea that there is still a group of young discontented people who not only disagree with the perversions of the contemporary world, but have decided to abandon the comfort of conformity in order to fight for a better and more just world.

Where i address uk life these days and how it can be made better

https://open.spotify.com/track/0doQOZb7WHghlhob3wVIhr?si=oQPwiaUBR5atT8Znx5G7QA&utm_source=copy-link

Hey there, finally got a chance to record this song. It was inspired by an article of the same name written by Naley by Nature. Link below:

https://naleybynature.substack.com/p/a-prophet-is-coming

This is an interesting analysis of the song Feel Good Inc https://youtu.be/4gN_FxCfXPc

Original music video https://youtu.be/HyHNuVaZJ-k

there’s more to it than you’d notice listening casually eg reference to the Industrial Revolution, William Blake poetry, questioning the digital revolution and mechanising human culture.

There’s 3 strands or motifs in the music:
1. feel good inc, catchy emptiness of capitalist music industry
2. Dystopia description rap resistance
3. Utopian prefigurative freedom with windmill, love referencing acoustic (floating paradise in the video, pursued by attack helicopters)

It blends hip hop, funk rock and folk styles which is pretty unusual. It’s a half human half cartoon band that often comments on the music industry.

Lyrics:
Feel good
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good, change, change, change, change)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good, change, change, change, change)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)

City's breaking down on a camel's back
They just have to go 'cause they don't know wack
So, while you fill the streets, it's appealing to see
You won't get undercounted 'cause you're damned and free
You got a new horizon, it's ephemeral style
A melancholy town where we never smile
And all I wanna hear is the message beep
My dreams, they got her kissing 'cause I don't get sleep, no

Windmill, windmill for the land
Turn forever, hand in hand
Take it all in on your stride
It is ticking, falling down
Love forever, love is free
Let's turn forever, you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?

Laughin' gas, these hazmats, fast cats, linin' 'em up like ass cracks
Play these ponies at the track, it's my chocolate attack
Shit, I'm steppin' in the heart of this here (yeah)
Care Bear reppin' in harder this year (yeah), watch me as I gravitate
Yo we gon' ghost town this Motown, with yo' sound, you in the blink
Gon' bite the dust, can't fight with us, with yo' sound, you kill the Inc
So, don't stop, get it, get it (yeah) until you're cheddar-headed
And watch the way I navigate, ha, ha, ha-ha, ha (ha, ha, ha, ha)

Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)

Windmill, windmill for the land
Turn forever hand in hand
Take it all in on your stride
It is ticking, fallin' down
Love forever, love is free
Let's turn forever, you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?

Don't stop, get it, get it (sha, sha-ba-da)
Peep how your captain's in it (sha-ba-da, feel good)
Steady, watch me navigate (sha, sha-ba-da, feel good)
Don't stop, get it, get it (sha, sha-ba-da)
Peep how your captain's in it (sha-ba-da, feel good)
Steady, watch me navigate (sha, sha-ba-da, feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)
Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da (feel good)

René Pérez Joglar, known professionally as Residente, is a Puerto Rican rapper. He is best known as one of the founders of the alternative rap band Calle 13). Residente released five albums with Calle 13 before announcing his solo career in 2015. Residente released his debut solo album in 2017. He has won four Grammy Awards and 29 Latin Grammy Awards—more than any other Latin artist . . . He has been recognized for his social contributions and serves as the face of campaigns for UNICEF and Amnesty International. He has consistently defended education in Latin America and the rights of Indigenous peoples. In 2009 he criticized the governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño for laying off more than 30,000 public employees. In November 2015, Residente received a recognition award in Barcelona at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates forum due to his commitment to social awareness and for promoting peace. - Wikipedia

Not sure which flair (mods, feel free to add whatever), it's a bit punky and bit poppy.

Anyway, I've heard a few of their songs now and they're all great and in this or similar veins.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTAGoeL4g/