When Pete Seeger isn't enough
February 2, 2017 4:00 PM Subscribe
Those who know funk already know we’ve got to impeach the president. But thankfully for those who give a damn, the well of leftist funk runs deep.
People, come together. The things that are happening to you and me just can’t go on much longer.
It’s all up to us to change the present situation. Ninety-nine and a half just won’t do. It’s time to bring back peace to the world. If we don’t do it, then it ain’t gonna get done.
You’ve got to try and make it better if you can. Stand up and be counted, marching in the street and shouting for equality: “Listen to me, legislator. You are sitting there in luxury. It’s a shame for some to have so much and others not to have enough. Somebody’s watching you. We’ve had enough.”
They fear our power.
United we stand, divided we fall. Love one another. Love will help you make it. Things are a lot easier when each man is your brother. As long as we’re together, we can make it from here.
People, come together. The things that are happening to you and me just can’t go on much longer.
It’s all up to us to change the present situation. Ninety-nine and a half just won’t do. It’s time to bring back peace to the world. If we don’t do it, then it ain’t gonna get done.
You’ve got to try and make it better if you can. Stand up and be counted, marching in the street and shouting for equality: “Listen to me, legislator. You are sitting there in luxury. It’s a shame for some to have so much and others not to have enough. Somebody’s watching you. We’ve had enough.”
They fear our power.
United we stand, divided we fall. Love one another. Love will help you make it. Things are a lot easier when each man is your brother. As long as we’re together, we can make it from here.
Yassssss thanks heaps for this post. Glad to see some altenatives to the current crop. Good place to mention that the ubiquity of This Land Is Your Land has been called out by many Native women on twitter as feeling quite thoughtless and excluding. Just something to keep in mind.
Also this is where I stump for Nobody Speak?
posted by supercrayon at 4:30 PM on February 2, 2017 [1 favorite]
Also this is where I stump for Nobody Speak?
posted by supercrayon at 4:30 PM on February 2, 2017 [1 favorite]
ohhh shiiiiiiiiiii cuing up my entire evening/morning/weeks til 2020...
love pete, but you know it's all about this funk. great collection!
posted by cluebucket at 4:33 PM on February 2, 2017
love pete, but you know it's all about this funk. great collection!
posted by cluebucket at 4:33 PM on February 2, 2017
Tricky Dick, please quit!
We're talking 'bout Reaganomics
posted by PeterMcDermott at 4:58 PM on February 2, 2017 [1 favorite]
We're talking 'bout Reaganomics
posted by PeterMcDermott at 4:58 PM on February 2, 2017 [1 favorite]
Lordy lordy do I need this. MANY thanks.
posted by mondo dentro at 6:04 PM on February 2, 2017
posted by mondo dentro at 6:04 PM on February 2, 2017
Multicellular Exothermic's post reminds me of the one joke that made me LOL in the recent Ricky Gervaise movie. When the rapper Brent has hired to play on his UK tour talks about how now he knows how the brothers in UB40 must have felt.
More funk
Get up, get into it, get involved.
There's a lot of Chocolate Cities around.
We're a winner
posted by PeterMcDermott at 6:33 PM on February 2, 2017 [2 favorites]
More funk
Get up, get into it, get involved.
There's a lot of Chocolate Cities around.
We're a winner
posted by PeterMcDermott at 6:33 PM on February 2, 2017 [2 favorites]
Tragedy Khadafi / Intelligent Hoodlum: Arrest The President.
posted by lkc at 10:51 PM on February 2, 2017
posted by lkc at 10:51 PM on February 2, 2017
When Pete Seeger isn't enough
Maybe a bit of punk folk?
posted by mushhushshu at 3:07 AM on February 3, 2017 [1 favorite]
Maybe a bit of punk folk?
posted by mushhushshu at 3:07 AM on February 3, 2017 [1 favorite]
Steinski: Fearless Leader is Watching, or, Orange is the New President
posted by Mothlight at 6:09 AM on February 3, 2017
posted by Mothlight at 6:09 AM on February 3, 2017
I always loved Pete's "Wasn't That a Time?" because he celebrated the courage of ordinary Americans.
posted by Carol Anne at 6:27 AM on February 3, 2017
posted by Carol Anne at 6:27 AM on February 3, 2017
And you can tell the President to suck my fucking dick
Does that sound intelligent? Like I give a fucking frick
Tell the FBI, put me on the list because Lennon wasn't this dangerous
Call the Christians, tell them all that I'm taller than Jesus
They tore down the parking lot and put in a parking lot
And what do they got?
And if you followed the plot
Then you know I'm not going to give it a second thought
Yeah, let those pigs play because they'll all fucking pay
Yeah, karma's a fact, that shit'll come back someday
!!! - Pardon my Freedom
posted by josher71 at 6:39 AM on February 3, 2017 [4 favorites]
Does that sound intelligent? Like I give a fucking frick
Tell the FBI, put me on the list because Lennon wasn't this dangerous
Call the Christians, tell them all that I'm taller than Jesus
They tore down the parking lot and put in a parking lot
And what do they got?
And if you followed the plot
Then you know I'm not going to give it a second thought
Yeah, let those pigs play because they'll all fucking pay
Yeah, karma's a fact, that shit'll come back someday
!!! - Pardon my Freedom
posted by josher71 at 6:39 AM on February 3, 2017 [4 favorites]
Right On! Classic Political Hard Soul-Funk Albums, Singles & LP-Tracks.
posted by waitingtoderail at 1:40 PM on February 3, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by waitingtoderail at 1:40 PM on February 3, 2017 [1 favorite]
Some more on the We're all in this together front from Funkadelic.
posted by cwill at 2:12 PM on February 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by cwill at 2:12 PM on February 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
Most excellent post, vathek; lots to dig through & dig. Many thanks!
posted by On the Corner at 3:23 AM on February 11, 2017
posted by On the Corner at 3:23 AM on February 11, 2017
My friend just noticed this thread was missing Killer Mike's Reagan
posted by knownassociate at 1:50 PM on February 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by knownassociate at 1:50 PM on February 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
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