A leftist playlist?

[Dust Bunnies]

I need some Leftist tunes to my on my iPod, I'm all decked out in Metal and Rock so some of the lighter stuff sounds good.

I already have 3 versions of the Soviet Anthem
I plan on adding The Internationale
I also plan to add this one impressive tune I found in chit chat.

Any songs similar I could add? Songs from the Soviet songs are perfect, but other songs about Communism is cool too.

Thanks

[which doctor]

You might want to check out the band From Monuments to Masses.

[Dust Bunnies]

Thanks, I'll google them, anyone else got suggestions?

[Bazza]

Any songs similar I could add? Songs from the Soviet songs are perfect, but other songs about Communism is cool too.

Thanks

How about adding a few songs by this band -

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EN96cKEYkHw

[Pirate Utopian]

Linton Kwesi Johnson (sometimes written LKJ) is a political dub poet who in the very least leans to Marxism.
Especially evidenced on songs like Di Black Petty Booshwah.

[Dust Bunnies]

Sorry I was gone for a little bit, although I haven't been finding any magic in some songs I've been looking for. Maybe I should pursue songs from the Red Choir?

[Socialist Dave]

A Design For Life

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

Sorry I was gone for a little bit, although I haven't been finding any magic in some songs I've been looking for. Maybe I should pursue songs from the Red Choir?

The stuff they did with the Leningrad Cowboys was amusing, but outside of novelty it lacks any zest...

If you want explicitly leftist music, there's lots of good left-wing hiphop... immortal technique, sabac red (first ammendment :wub: ), edo g, dead prez, nas, the coup...

Ska stuff like sin dios or against all authroity is good as well... Freedom Song by Randy is a prety good track to mention...

Other people to give an honorable mention: billy bragg, woody guthrie, leon rosselson, manics, dick daughan, the clash...

but really hiphop is where it's at

[Dust Bunnies]

I think something is wrong with me, I think I'm beginning to prefer pop songs/softer songs more than my Metal and Rock...

[Borders]

Not really leftist, but I like get cape.wear cape.fly, songs are quite political.

[Incendiarism]

I'd say The Style Council's Our Favorite Shop album. Anything from it is fine, but I prefer these two tracks, the album was made during Margaret Thatcher's reign:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29aPBkEc0Y - Walls Come Tumbling Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2ppjGUIlkY - Homebreakers

[rocker935]

Rap:
The Coup
Dead Prez
Immortal Technique
Public Enemy

Rock:
Rage Against The Machine
Flobots
One Day As A Lion
The Nightwatchman
John Lennon
Pink Floyd
System of a Down

Techno:
Atari Teenage Riot

Punk:
Anti-Flag
Dead Kennedys
Propaghandi
NOFX
The Unseen

[MarxSchmarx]

rock(ish) Covers of Bandiera Rossa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J7ri91oVcM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2E-fFQsj8A

Folksy, quoted in my sig:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRH0uYgK2QQ

[C0YS]

The clash are always left wing, so is billy bragg, and both worth having. I dont know where Pink Floyd come from. The main reason they where constantly staying together was to make money. Anti fachist yes, but not left wing in any way

Manu chao is also very good. Although again not strictly leftie

[Ferndawg714]

immortal techniques "GOLPE DE ESTADO" but unfortunantly he did that song in spanish so if your not a spanish speaker its useless ;). alot of his others songs include leftist beliefs. check him out on youtube hes my favorite

[Djehuti]

Ernst Busch (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ernst+Busch&search_type=)

[Robespierre2.0]

http://www.sovmusic.ru/english/index.php
Check this site out, tovarisch.
Best songs, IMO are "In the Blindage", "Katyusha", "Aegukka", "Glory to the Looking Forward", "Bella Ciao", "Forward, Time"...
Also, there's a ton of different versions of "Hasta Siempre Commandante"

Besides that, there's Gang of Four, which is awesome funky post-ponk by Frankfurt School revisionists, and a couple of good Soviet composers- Khachaturian and Prokofiev.

[cop an Attitude]

do what i did, look at the rev left radio. Some other good bands


Against Me! (not New Wave or Searching for a Former Clarity). I recomend "Baby I'm an Anarchist", "Burn" and "Cliche Guvera". Buy Reinventing Axl Rose. My personal favorite leftist band next to the Dead Kennedys. FYI: their not really radical any more but New Wave still has some left songs but their new lable Sire really toned it down.

NOFX if your into upbeat punk. War on Errorism is their most polictical cd

Reagan Youth, anything by them

Leftover Crack, same

Dead Kennedys, classic. Defintly listen to the album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.

Operation Ivy

Public Enemy

John Lennon, I dont agree with him too much but he can write a good song

Anti-Flag, not their new album

Against All Athority, Ska

If your into punk then look into OI! music.

[cop an Attitude]

the Clash and Choking Victim too

[Apeiron]

Billy Bragg

Also, a friends band, heavily influenced by the aforementioned Mr. Bragg... self-described 'proletariat love songs.'
The New Dress - myspace.com/thenewdress (can't post links yet)
They have a record out, buy it.

[Chapaev]

For socialist realist music, Ernst Busch is essential.

[ev]

Best songs, IMO are "In the Blindage", "Katyusha", "Aegukka", "Glory to the Looking Forward", "Bella Ciao", "Forward, Time"...
Also, there's a ton of different versions of "Hasta Siempre Commandante"

This is great, spasiba comrade!
I am downloading the top 100 songs on the site as well as the songs you recommended, you see I'm learning Russian and this resource is very valuable and entertaining, thanks again.

[LOLseph Stalin]

The only thing I can think of at the moment is the russian red army choir. I need more leftist music myself...

[Chapaev]

Some of Eisler's amazing songs sung by Ernst Busch are available online:

Roter Wedding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDmPHHEkXCs)
Linker Marsch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PlImfRsxE4)
Vorwärts Bolschewik (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMQ60xy6DDA)

[Armand Iskra]

where i could find the version of roter wedding by commandantes? via MP3??

[Post-Something]

Most overtly political music just ends up being annoying and preachy. I would suggest looking into bands which try to incorporate it into their way of dealing with the music industry etc.

I'd check out Fugazi, Big Black and Killing Joke going by your music taste.