I’m now listening to their first album, inspired by this thread, and my spirits are mightily lifted.
Fight the war, fuck the norm! ![]()
I’m now listening to their first album, inspired by this thread, and my spirits are mightily lifted.
Fight the war, fuck the norm! ![]()
Oh, and I have to share the Billy Bragg song “City Of Heroes” @Die_Capacitrix posted in the “protest songs” thread, It’s fantastic and so right on point, and very uplifting.
That is fucking excellent and just what the doctor ordered. Thanks to you both!
Yeah, together with the Springsteen song, it soothed my soul and gave me hope that there are still people with the right message!
Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Misérables. If anyone can find a version better than these, please feel free to post it.
Do you hear the people sing – Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary
Les Misérables Cast - Do You Hear The People Sing?
Welcome, @Saphir!
I left that link playing after the song you cited ended. It played several more Ochs songs and then the hair was standing up on my head because it got to “Knock On The Door.”
And I was thinking ‘somebody ought to write a new verse or two, Phil Ochs sure wouldn’t mind’ and looking for a video version with the lyrics when I came across this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt8JceZdITk