labor songs

[Red2K4]

In recently got a job at the United States Post Office. Management allows us workers to listen to books on tape and music during work hours. I was wondering if you knew of any good left wing/labor songs to make a compilation. Please no Rage

i.e. the internatonale
Working class hero - John Lennon
Roll on - The Living End

[Guest1]

worker's song - dropkick murphys
which side are you on - dropkick murphys

[dopediana]

any billy bragg, particularly the internationale album. natalie merchant's "the house carpenter's daughter" is also good.

[Guest1]

Any bob dylan basically.

If you're into punk (which dropkick murphys are, though the songs I listed are more irish folk than punk), then:

the decline - NOFX
fuck authority - pennywise
society - pennywise

[Ziggy]

the ghost of tom joad- bruce springsteen
youngstown- bruce springsteen
blind fiddler- eric andersen

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by [email protected] 13 2004, 02:33 AM
In recently got a job at the United States Post Office. Management allows us workers to listen to books on tape and music during work hours. I was wondering if you knew of any good left wing/labor songs to make a compilation. Please no Rage

i.e. the internatonale
Working class hero - John Lennon
Roll on - The Living End
Are there styles of music that you don't want? Styles that you do want? You also need to consider your environment. I know the post office where I am is mostly white, mostly male mostly over 40. What I'm getting at is if you want to get along with your co-workers and attempt to turn them on to some good music with a good message then you shouldn't play music that is going to put them off right away.

It sounds to me that you are looking for folk music but maybe I'm wrong. Here's my suggestions that are mostly folky but also some stuff that swings a bit too.
Someone mentioned Billy Bragg already but he's so good I'll mention him again.
Dick Gaughan
Christy Moore
Leon Rosselson
Eric Bogle
Phil Ochs
Casey Neill
Attila the Stockbroker
Andy Irvine
Redskins
Adjusters

If you need any help finding any of these artists, let me know.

[Bazza]

Originally posted by [email protected] 13 2004, 02:33 AM
In recently got a job at the United States Post Office. Management allows us workers to listen to books on tape and music during work hours. I was wondering if you knew of any good left wing/labor songs to make a compilation. Please no Rage

i.e. the internatonale
Working class hero - John Lennon
Roll on - The Living End
Download my bands version of the Redskins "Keep On Keepin' On" - http://www.soundclick.com/bands/4/thechemenmusic.htm

Also check out -
The Strike - "Shots Heard 'Round The World"

Seems that there's a few people on here who work for the post office. I work for the Royal Mail in England.

[Pawn Power]

corporate trash-choking victim
you can't go home-leftover crack

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

Originally posted by Che y [email protected] 13 2004, 02:50 AM
worker's song - dropkick murphys
which side are you on - dropkick murphys
I was gonna say the same thing
also:
-"consumer song" by anti-flag
-"class war" by class war

[noland]

The album I like to listen to the most while working is (ironically, and yet not so) Workingman's Dead by none other than the Grateful Dead. Especially Uncle John's Band, New speedway Boogie, and Cumberland Blues.

[Hate Is Art]

MC5 - Kick out the Jaaaaaaaaammmmms

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by [email protected] 31 2004, 04:25 PM
The album I like to listen to the most while working is (ironically, and yet not so) Workingman's Dead by none other than the Grateful Dead. Especially Uncle John's Band, New speedway Boogie, and Cumberland Blues.
That reminds me of the album "Don't Mourn Organize" Songs of Labor, Songs of Joe Hill. It is a great album with different artists. One track is Pete Seeger doing "Casey Jones the Union Scab", great song, great album!

[Hate Is Art]

get Grateful Dead's greatest hits "skeletons in the closet" it's great!
Jimmy Garcia only had 3 fingers!! :o

[Urban Rubble]

Buy or download (preferably buy) some Swingin Utters.

[DaCuBaN]

You'll recognise it by half way through... (http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/quarrybank/194/hiho.mid)

If this ain't good for working, I don't know what is (http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/quarrybank/194/willtell.mid)

[Ziggy]

links not working dude

[iwwobblie]

>>>>>get Grateful Dead's greatest hits "skeletons in the closet" it's great!
Jimmy Garcia only had 3 fingers!!

Actually,he was only missing part of the middle finger on his left hand.

[Hate Is Art]

I think he lost the tips of two of his fingers playing around with an axe :S

[cormacobear]

I'm pretty sure Red2K4 meant with headphones so it won't matter what the other workers are listening to.

Johnny Cash- Man in Black
The Ballad of Ira Hayes

[DaCuBaN]

links not working dude

Hmm.... they worked fine for me...? :unsure: :blink:

[noland]

Jerry Garcia was missing most of his middle finger(the top 2 joints) on his right hand. It happened when he was a kid, chopping wood with his brother. Sorry, I can't help it, I'm a Deadhead.

[iwwobblie]

Your right,it was his right hand.

[Ziggy]

dacuban, all i get is this message when i try your links
"We're sorry, but we can't supply the file you requested.In order for us to continue to provide our members with the first-class service they expect, we don't allow people to link files from sites hosted with other providers."

[Hate Is Art]

jerry/jimmy whatever, iknew he didnt all the required finger parts, the guitarist from Sabbath lost some of his fingers Smelting iron!

[Ziggy]

yeah iommi has the first digits on 2 or 3 fingers missing on his left hand and wears a thimle to play. ironically it was on his last day at the factory so he could do the band full time

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by [email protected] 3 2004, 11:20 PM
yeah iommi has the first digits on 2 or 3 fingers missing on his left hand and wears a thimle to play. ironically it was on his last day at the factory so he could do the band full time
Actually Iommi is left handed and the damage was done to his right hand.

And someone said Red2k would listen over headphones and you are probably right but he/she hasn't reposted in this thread to say if all of these great suggestions have been helpful or not.

[Ziggy]

right right, i remembered it was the hand for the fretboard and i forgot he was left handed. shameful, simply shameful on my part