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95. I would have been so disappointed in my fellow Loungers . . .

Reply to trof (Reply #31)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 03:54 PM

Sep 2013

If somebody had not beaten me to that.

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Post a song about labor. [View all] Arctic Dave Sep 2013 OP

Sixteen Tons pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #1

St. Peter doncha call me cause I can't go... Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #2

This is what I thought of as well Boudica the Lyoness Sep 2013 #65

I love that song :) Demo_Chris Sep 2013 #78

Miner's Lifeguard struggle4progress Sep 2013 #3

Keep your eeeyyyyeeee upon the scale. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #4

There was a long hard fight over that issue struggle4progress Sep 2013 #5

Yes indeed. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #7

Gotta have Pete Seeger rurallib Sep 2013 #6

I on the side of living wages, Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #10

Here's the original: struggle4progress Sep 2013 #11

Ludlow Massacre struggle4progress Sep 2013 #8

Fascist will kill for more profits. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #16

Unpaid labor... pipi_k Sep 2013 #9

I think this is what the 1% would like to see again. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #12

Yep, and... pipi_k Sep 2013 #22

We Just Come To Work Here struggle4progress Sep 2013 #13

Haven't heard this one. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #17

From Wales: The Bells of Rhymney pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #14

I wasn't aware of the back story. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #23

The Diggers' Song struggle4progress Sep 2013 #15

Fifty Thousand Lumber Jacks struggle4progress Sep 2013 #18

A nice Irish tune. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #20

We Have Fed You All A Thousand Years struggle4progress Sep 2013 #19

Another one I like. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #21

Peg & Awl struggle4progress Sep 2013 #24

Seems like bluegrass music was a integeral part of the labor movement. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author grntuscarora Sep 2013 #25

9-5 Dolly Parton Texasgal Sep 2013 #26

Another sexy southern progressive. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #32

Working in The Coal Mine Mr.Bill Sep 2013 #27

Union Maid Xipe Totec Sep 2013 #28

Worker's Song (Dropkick Murphys) grntuscarora Sep 2013 #29

That's pretty damn good! Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #35

Best modern era labor song hands down. Populist_Prole Sep 2013 #57

'You're havin' My Baby' trof Sep 2013 #31

You rascal! Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #33

I'm a scamp. trof Sep 2013 #36

Damn! Beat me to it! redwitch Sep 2013 #53

bwahahahaha steve2470 Sep 2013 #67

Beat me to it, but I had to work today, just got home HarveyDarkey Sep 2013 #70

Ya beat me to it. malthaussen Sep 2013 #94

I would have been so disappointed in my fellow Loungers . . . Brigid Sep 2013 #95

No More Auction Block For Me struggle4progress Sep 2013 #34

The untilimate wage theft. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #38

Deportees struggle4progress Sep 2013 #37

Another one I like Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #39

For the farmers Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #40

Pastures of Plenty struggle4progress Sep 2013 #41

How did I miss this artist? amerikat Sep 2013 #47

Railroad workers Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #42

Sit Down struggle4progress Sep 2013 #43

Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips. "Direct Action" amerikat Sep 2013 #44

A funny one Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #45

Workin hard for the money Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #46

Don't see a lot of these anymore. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #48

Some blues Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #49

16 Tons by Tennesse Ernie Ford RebelOne Sep 2013 #50

A classic. nt Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #52

From the BBC Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #51

One Piece at a Time PuffedMica Sep 2013 #54

Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy O!... PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #55

Part of the Union rug Sep 2013 #56

Big John Mr.Bill Sep 2013 #58

Here's a song I learned in the 3rd grade Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #59

I've Been working on the Railroad! No Vested Interest Sep 2013 #77

Then there's this American folk classic Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #60

No labor song collection would be complete without this Russian classic Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #61

The song of toil. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #63

It was like the unofficial theme song Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #64

Jack of All Trades....Bruce Springsteen. RiffRandell Sep 2013 #62

Lumber jacks Boudica the Lyoness Sep 2013 #66

"Joe Hill"- Phil Ochs enigmatic Sep 2013 #68

"There Is Power In A Union"- Billy Bragg enigmatic Sep 2013 #69

All the serious ones I can think of have been posted Boudica the Lyoness Sep 2013 #71

Damn it! Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #80

Maggie's Farm- Bob Dylan hibbing Sep 2013 #72

Part Of The Union by The Strawbs Tom Kitten Sep 2013 #73

Love It! nt Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #81

Shackled and drawn Springsteen. DebJ Sep 2013 #74

Cumberland Blues - Grateful Dead bluesbassman Sep 2013 #75

The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man Mr.Bill Sep 2013 #76

Can't make it here anymore... Demo_Chris Sep 2013 #79

A classic. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #82

Blue Collar PuffedMica Sep 2013 #83

Johnny Cash "One Piece at a Time" Tanuki Sep 2013 #84

Solidarity Forever---can't believe nobody has posted this yet Tanuki Sep 2013 #85

Classic is correct. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #90

Dark as a Dungeon (down in the mine) by Merle Travis Tanuki Sep 2013 #86

Another good one. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #91

The Baez sisters---Joan and Mimi---singing Bread and Roses Tanuki Sep 2013 #87

The Internationale Tanuki Sep 2013 #88

"Blue Collar Man" by Styx... Tom_Foolery Sep 2013 #89

Here's a great reggae cover of Joe Hill's Workers of the World, Awaken Tanuki Sep 2013 #92

Coalminers - Uncle Tupelo Avalux Sep 2013 #93

"John Henry" by Bruce Springsteen Brigid Sep 2013 #96