Pick a tune from my "Say You Want A Revolution" tape

[Bossy Monkey]

Tough one to cut down to 10; you'd scarcely believe the songs I had to cut from the 18 or so actually on the tape.

No "Other" choice, but I understand that the Reply function still works. Feel free to chime in with political songs you'd rather see on such a tape.

If you're unfamiliar with any of these songs, you'll have to entertain the possibility that you might be even less hip than myself (which ought to be mathematically impossible).

[markus]

1. But I want to vote for

Working Class Hero - John Lennon

Up Against The Wall, Motherf---er - Peel & the Lower East Side

We Can Be Together or Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane

Probably something by Billy Bragg.

And, of course, We Bringing the War Back Home, from TFST.

[Bossy Monkey]

5. Hey, make the tape and you've voted for 'em! :)

[markus]

8. and Gimme Some Truth

When the pro-war protesters started cranking their patriotic s--t-kicker music during the weekly protests last year, I'd set that on Repeat with teh back of the wagon open. At least, until the police asked both sides to cut it out.

[Bossy Monkey]

9. Another great one. I scratched the record on this cut 30 years ago

but still remember 'most all the words. About time to get the cd, I guess!

[apnu]

2. gotta go with jonny lyden! (eom)

[mr blur]

19. Yeah, but

God Save The Queen was/is more politically provocative than Anarchy (I was there, I remember the outrage!)

Also, what about the Clash's White Riot?

[Redneck Socialist]

3. Voted for Steve Earle but

I would add "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" by Bruce Cockburn.

[ComerPerro]

4. My favorite (although it may not fit in) is

Roger Waters, The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range

[Bossy Monkey]

6. If it's political and musical, it fits in n/t

[Fenris]

7. Ahhhhhye.....waaaaaaaaaannnna...beeeeeeeyeee...anarchaaaaaeeee!

Mr. Lydon got my vote.

[Delano]

10. "Dear God" by XTC

love that one...

[uhhuh]

11. Talkin' bout a revolution

By Tracy Chapman, or maybe WHY? by her also.

[Bossy Monkey]

13. The cover by Living Colour is on the actual tape

differentiated from the original by Vernon Reid's just SNARLing electric guitar (just chords, but still)

[Dookus]

12. Hey!

Where's "Get Up Stand Up" by Bob Marley?

[Bossy Monkey]

14. I don't actually have it, but it's a terrific suggestion

I think my Marley tape dropped dead long ago

[blondeatlast]

15. X. X. X

[Bossy Monkey]

17. See How We Are & The Have Nots were also on the tape

Willamette by John Doe Thing is on the Say You Want A Revolution cd-r; also unbelievably savage

[blondeatlast]

18. See How We Are is my personal anthem...

"It only happens every 20 years..."

How brutally prophetic!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

16. "Deer Dance" by System of a Down

Sure it's a protest song about what went down at the DNC at the Staples Center in 2000 - but it is a fantastic "fuck the Man" song!

"Pushing little children with their fully automatics'
they like to push the weak around!"

[Rooktoven]

20. Washington Bullets

By The Clash (or The call-up, The Leader, Guns of Brixton, etc...)

[Bossy Monkey]

21. Clampdown was on the tape; practically anything they ever recorded

would qualify