I got a wedding coming up with a multimillionaire failson's family tagging along. I want something that can punch.
edit: English language please
This is gonna sound like a joke, but William Shatner's cover of Common People is even better and genuinely venomous in a way the original isn't.
Ok I feel like these could work:
Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird:
- Arbeitlosemarsch (Mix of English and Yiddish)
Mischief Brew:
These are more IWW style songs but they're still fairly upbeat
Pete Seeger:
Faith Petric:
Billy Bragg:
- Union Maid (The original version is a bit sexist by modern standards)
Changes by 2pac is infinitely danceable and a radio hit. The king of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti, has some great leftist hits like Zombie. Why Go To War by William Onyeabor is in the same vein. Who'll Pay Reparations on My Soul by Gil Scott Heron is so groovy and fun. Rainforest by Noname is like chill and danceable.
What counts as "family friendly" in this case? No swearing? No references to sex/violence or other adult themes? Being very explicitly communist?
nothing more explicit than the average radio friendly Bruno Mars song
nice counter to any country shit that might play, I heard something about the groom being a wannabe cowboy
In that case I highly recommend checking out more DMT. They're like cowboy anarchist folk/americana
"I get knocked down, but I get up again, and you're never gonna keep me down" is the war cry of the global proletariat. No, I will not elaborate.
Tower of Power - Only So Much Oil In The Ground - (Urban Renewal - 1975)
Written during the gas crisis of the 70s, but still applicable today. And the song bangs
i will absolutely have silver mt zion playing at my wedding, but if i played it at someone else's i'd expect to be kicked out
