• Political Music Thread - it really makes u think 🎵🤔🎵
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I love songs where the lyrics have something deeper going on, and in 2018 what better topic to write a song about than the current political malaise??? So here are some songs I know that are sure to activate your almonds and get your noggin joggin ITT post music that is confirmed to intentionally reference current political events Older political songs are ok too Everything Everything - Knight of the Long Knives (Released in August 2017) When Britain voted to leave the EU and the US voted to elect Trump, I took solace in the fact that my favourite politically-driven indie rock band Everything Everything would probably make some good songs out of it. The opening track of their fourth album "A Fever Dream" jumps right into it, with lyrics speaking to Brexit and the rise of populism. It's almost a sequel to "The Wheel" from their last album, which charted the rise of UKIP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR3nXuBwGcI There's a flood on the street, there's a tide and it's coming in now Yet the concrete burns at the back of your skull And they say it's a wave but it feels like a dribbling mouth There's a light bulb flicker but it never goes on Yes, the bomb may be falling, if it lands where you're stood Man, I know it's a real big shame about your neighbourhood I'm the wrong kind of people, why'd you listen to me? Just the island a-breathing in and out and It was a long time coming Katy Perry - Chained to the Rhythm (Released in February 2017) Hot off the heels of campaigning for Hillary in 2016, Katy Perry announced that she'd been changed by the experience and that her forthcoming album would take her lyrics in a newly political direction. In the end it basically didn't, except for this lead single which studies a population trapped in a pop culture bubble and numb to the creeping authoritarianism around them. Also check out the single frame in the opening shot of the music video where the CGI model vanishes - I hope somebody got fired for that blunder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um7pMggPnug Turn it up, it's your favorite song Dance, dance, dance to the distortion Come on, turn it up, keep it on repeat Stumbling around like a wasted zombie Yeah, we think we're free Drink, this one is on me We're all chained to the rhythm Paloma Faith - Guilty (Released in October 2017) From her album "The Architect", on which one of the tracks is just a 54-second political address by Labour Party activist Owen Jones, "Guilty" is Paloma Faith's breakup song about Brexit, told from the perspective of a Leave voter who feels they were duped by the campaign's lies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDFu4iCpTo8 I've been a criminal, I made a mistake Believed in the fictional Then let everything slip away I can't accept my fate Thought the alternative looked so crystal clear Drowned in the muddy waters And I'm living in my worst fears Begging you back through tears The 1975 - Love It If We Made It (Released in October 2018) With lyrics raging against a litany of Trump-era political issues, this track could almost be 2018's answer to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wl1B7DPegc "I moved on her like a bitch!" Excited to be indicted Unrequited house with seven pools "Thank you Kanye, very cool!" The war has been incited And guess what, you're all invited And you're famous Modernity has failed us Share your own political bangers!
Get some oldies. https://youtu.be/-MkRuV0aCcI https://youtu.be/Bn1Ca8izXto https://youtu.be/I2Hpo39FivM
Oldie but a goodie https://youtu.be/U06jlgpMtQs
Kitty Kitty - De Staat (Released October 2018) “The song is very much based on when Trump arrived,” explains Torre. “It’s a collection of words and sentences which came into my head during that campaign – it’s about the creation of different groups in society and how they’re completely in their own bubble.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWM9DC-31Xo Big deal maker Orange entertainer Swamp it up, gator Follow the tweeter The red red noosed leader The great white white white preacher Long live the enemy Here kitty kitty, the fantasy Make it feel, make it feel real Sing that simple melody
Music for comrades™ only https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ibmNGpqU_Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwYb2HR2iCw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol5pDNjQ_tc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8O2ToQ_Dok
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Green Day's American Idiot was originally a response to George W Bush's illegal invasion of Iraq, mass media fearmongering, and the general political division that had taken hold of America. It's still pretty relevant today. https://youtu.be/a1BS7XnEZqc Another favourite is Rage against the Machine. Here's a couple of solid songs that have been eminently relevant to American domestic affairs since Reagan. https://youtu.be/Q3dvbM6Pias https://youtu.be/w211KOQ5BMI
They're all older songs but seem fairly relevant to modern politics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NEP0GE0SY0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_8rt1PSck8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3dvbM6Pias https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w211KOQ5BMI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiGhPvgi7tk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXazVhlyxQ
https://youtu.be/-CxKA1uETxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF_G-RF66M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuQG6_evFc8
Dammit, I was about to post USA! Jeff Rosenstock is a fucking chaos god and I love the shit out of him. https://youtu.be/mP0OJXK_-Mo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVnur5DkdI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDV-dOvqKzQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JizRbajJFkY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8xdsZhfrcA
Our rap scene is full of these, due to the politicized nature of our underworld, some sort of political reference can be found in almost any, but these are the first that come to mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEBKeps9HMM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3A7ifR6n6E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkSzmPnzF-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP1DUANKI7M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwjeD0nfkao
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CzNOD7ukMA saw this live and went fucking mental [i]blighty wants his country back Fifty-inch screen in his cul-de-sac Wombic charm of the Union Jack As he cries at the price of a bacon bap[/i]
https://youtu.be/ZqOFZ1jHX0Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lKYdrL-AAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55EEWSGtjik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0oGmFMZDjs "I was in my comfort zone I was singing selfish songs I've been taking for granted everyone understood how easy trouble comes But it's not enough anymore We can't turn just around and close the door on the world It's asking uneasy questions We should be asking ourselves uneasy questions Are you afraid of the darkness? Are you afraid of the darkness? I'm afraid of the darkness too We're all caught in a blackout Trying to feel our way out Wait for the morning I'll be waiting for you"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Jeyif7bB4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4EDy6wTOsg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1ct5yEuVY Still a big mood decades later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6SLEBM19M
I don't know what annoys me more: this thread or that people are posting Green Day and Rage Against the Machine
don't u talk shit about rage but OH BOY political music thread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHJF2cUwyY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O59JNz7rdIU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-njK73bC4w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slO8lwP6nuQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nXF99fI6cg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlk7o5T56iw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqVLhYoWQGo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gSYDI2XRDI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkJJ47Lx0Jk
Parquet Courts new album is pretty "woke" if you get me https://youtu.be/sP9l9HBJ1o0 https://youtu.be/eZXS8Jpkiac Also we have IDLES in the UK at the moment, lyrics criticizing politics, cultural identity and austerity https://youtu.be/BuQG6_evFc8 https://youtu.be/7Oxqf_15k0w Two of my favourite albums of this year too, actually
https://youtu.be/durkzwaEknk
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