# The Revolution WILL be Spotified **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 9, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500 "2026-01-09T05:41:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/21 "2026-01-10T03:19:42Z")
“You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie” - Allan Sherman ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/22 "2026-01-10T04:49:51Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy If you’re gonna fight the power why not do it old school! [The Isley Brothers – Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2 Lyrics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZvoOqUkqw) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8QZvoOqUkqw/maxresdefault.jpg "The Isley Brothers - Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2 (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZvoOqUkqw) ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/23 "2026-01-10T07:34:43Z")
From the album - Life in the Food Chain by Tonio K. - The Funky Western Civilization “Well there’s a riot in the courthouse There’s a fire in the street There’s a sinner bein’ trampled By a thousand pious feet There’s a baby every minute Bein’ born without a chance Now don’t that make you want To jump right up and start to dance?” “They put Jesus on a cross They put a hole in J.F.K They put Hitler in the driver’s seat And looked the other way Now they’ve got poison in the water And the whole world in a trance But just because we’re hypnotized That don’t mean we can’t dance” Also Tonio K. - **The Ballad of the Night the Clocks All Quit (And the Government Failed)**" Really pertinent but my linking via my new phone is wonky. > **[Tonio K – The Ballad Of The Night The Clocks All Quit (And The...](https://genius.com/Tonio-k-the-ballad-of-the-night-the-clocks-all-quit-and-the-government-failed-lyrics)** > > Gather 'round people gonna tell you a tale / 'Bout the time that the clocks all quit and the government failed / Way back when the agents tracked all the postmen down / And they ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/24 "2026-01-10T08:45:34Z")
Some of their music is borderline unlistenable, although there are a few snappy tunes among the Youtube performances, but I’d suggest Pussy Riot as being the only genuine rebellious band worth the name. They would be followed by a large patch of daylight, then the bands previously suggested in a posturing, shouty peleton far behind, gurning for the cameras and sticking their tongues out and showing how rebellious they are. Record company limos will be waiting to collect them at the end, so its okay. The worst an American, English-speaking or W. European band is likely to ever experience might be a police warning, a stern memo from their record company or not being stocked by Walmart. The stakes are so low, its easy to do meaningless rebellion, by just being contrary for the sake of it. In contrast Pussy Riot members actually get arrested by Putin goons for performing, serve jail time in grim conditions and were even [declared an extremist organisation in Russia](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/16/russian-court-designates-punk-band-pussy-riot-as-extremist-group) just a few weeks back. These stakes are real and consequential. Suck on that, Joe Strummer. PS Anything early by Gil Scott-Heron, Midnight Oil singles like US Forces, Maralinga, Power and the Passion, Blue Sky Mine and Beds are Burning would also fit the bill. ---
**Author:** ![Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/25 "2026-01-10T15:53:01Z")
No Bob Marley: Get up Stand Up? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/X2W3aG8uizA/hqdefault.jpg "Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up [HQ Sound]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2W3aG8uizA) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/26 "2026-01-10T17:05:43Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Much of The Clash’s repertoire would be relevant here, starting with this one I was thinking of I’m So Bored with the USA, actually. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/27 "2026-01-10T22:10:04Z")
Dead Kennedys - “Saturday Night Holocaust” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C-7lVP5S9xs/maxresdefault.jpg "Saturday Night Holocaust") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-7lVP5S9xs) Blind Willie Johnson - “If I had My Way I’d Tear The Building Down” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zS4a-DOuU9g/hqdefault.jpg "Blind Willie Johnson - If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS4a-DOuU9g) Stereolab - “Les Yper Sound” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zS4a-DOuU9g/hqdefault.jpg "Blind Willie Johnson - If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS4a-DOuU9g) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/28 "2026-01-10T22:27:25Z")
Heh, missed copying the new link on the last example. Can’t edit, of course. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DSXf0RRtSQ8/hqdefault.jpg "Stereolab - Les Yper Sound (Live on Later With Jools Holland)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSXf0RRtSQ8) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/29 "2026-01-11T02:11:39Z")
Tim Minchin - “Revolting Children” (from _Matilda_) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fl4KSZaWGNA/maxresdefault.jpg "Revolting Children") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl4KSZaWGNA) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/30 "2026-01-12T22:30:58Z")
I’m now listening to Bob Marley’s “Rastaman Vibration”, “War” came up and I was reminded of this thread. Perfect song for it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DgeG1xNR1Qg/maxresdefault.jpg "War") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgeG1xNR1Qg) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/31 "2026-01-12T22:57:07Z")
I just heard “Stand” on the radio and, as always, it makes me feel as joyful as it does defiant: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4UO26WSO_J8/hqdefault.jpg "SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: "STAND!" [Lyrics Included] 5-3-1969. (HD HQ 1080p).") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UO26WSO_J8) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/32 "2026-01-16T03:59:44Z")
Since you mentioned Midnight Oil! ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OuC_k51NUqU/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/OuC_k51NUqU?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDOuC_k51NUqU ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/33 "2026-01-16T04:03:24Z")
Someone else here has heard of Stereolab! I love “Jenny Ondioline.” RIP Mary Hanson. Here’s “Outer Accelerator.” ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sIJyYfnKTv0/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/sIJyYfnKTv0?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDsIJyYfnKTv0 ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500/34 "2026-01-16T04:10:17Z")
Heheh, I love them. Saw them at one of the reunion shows last year. And yes, Mary is still dearly missed. Another one from them, “Ping Pong”: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bq8u8E6r3DA/hqdefault.jpg "Stereolab - Ping Pong (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq8u8E6r3DA) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500.md?page=1)