The Internationale ALWAYS gives me goosebumps

[Taverner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk69e1Vcmvg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYxQQbZim8I&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suVB3YGIUk0&feature=related

:)

How about you?

[Davis_X_Machina]

1. Learned it from my mom...

...an old Henry Wallace social democrat.

Another great one is Bandiera Rossa, the Italian Socialist march. You may have seen the miners in Matewan march out on strike to it.

Avanti, populo, a la riscossa!
Bandiera rossa, bandiera rossa...

[Taverner]

2. Such a beautiful song, such beautiful lyrics

It's what we need at a time like this

[pnorman]

16. I picked up on that song instantly, but the "Viva la Socialismo et Liberti" part

apparently ended up on the cutting room floor!

BTW: The DVD of that title is well worth purchasing.

Product Description
THE INTERNATIONALE tells the story of a legendary song written in 1871, after the brutal suppression of the Paris Commune, that was soon to be translated and sung in over a hundred languages throughout the world, and become a rallying cry for all the oppressed and exploited people of the world to rise up and overthrow their masters. It takes us on a journey around the world and throughout history - from the Paris Commune to the Soviet Union, from Jamaica to Tiananmen Square - bringing to life the stories of people who have been touched by this emotionally-charged song.

Featuring rare archival footage and performances and interviews with Billy Bragg, Pete Seeger, and others, THE INTERNATIONALE explores the importance of ideals, the fate of the left, and the power of music as a force for change.

WINNER! BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY WOODSTOCK INT'L FILM FESTIVAL

http://www.amazon.com/Internationale-Billy-Bragg/dp/B000HXDENK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1291588928&sr=1-1

On edit, I think I'll dig out that DVD and watch it again later today. My soul is in sore need of stirring!

[pnorman]

21. Bandiera rossa (Red Flag) w/MP3

http://www.marxists.org/subject/art/music/lyrics/it/bandiera-rossa.htm

[TBF]

3. Comrades, come rally ...

it's amazing and energizing when you realize just how many languages you can find it in. Music to my ears :)

edited to add this link - mp quality versions: http://www.hymn.ru/internationale/index-en.html

[Taverner]

4. Yes, and each language has a meaning tied to that culture

Beautiful song...

[RandomThoughts]

5. Yea I know that feeling, a couple days ago, or maybe yesterday.

I was lit up big time, heart pounding massive adrenaline rush, so Yea I know that feeling.

[malaise]

6. Yup

My aunt taught me as a child - she and her husband were Marxist to the bone.

[Taverner]

11. That must have been, at the least interesting, at the most, really cool

[malaise]

17. They were fascinating

Uncle but my aunt's husband - he was Jesuit trained and a genius at philosophy -became a Marxist in the late 40s. Ran from the Caribbean to England - their home was one of the centres of amazing discussions with the Caribbean's cultural icons, the Marxists and Fabian socialists.

When I think about it I really have had a great life - in the Caribbean in the US, and in England. I met most of the leftists and liberals.

[theophilus]

7. We are many, they are few.....just sayin'. I get the goosebumps, too.

I think it is from seeing "Reds".

[mitchtv]

8. yup

think I'll pull up those links for a spell. Icould use some beauty today

[mitchtv]

10. Nice but I prefer the red army chorus

singing the old Soviet anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLi_m656tQQ

[Taverner]

12. That tune has too much Nationalistic Fervor

If the workers of the world truly unite, there will be no need for nationalism.


We're all the same species, after all.

[pnorman]

26. "too much Nationalist fervor..." You got that right!

The National Anthem of the Soviet Union or the State Anthem of the USSR (or Hymn, Russian: Государственный гимн СССР, Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR) was introduced during World War II on March 15, 1944, replacing The Internationale as the official national anthem. The lyrics were written by Sergey Mikhalkov (1913–2009) in collaboration with Gabriel El-Registan (1899–1945) and the music was composed by Alexander Alexandrov (1883–1946). It was believed that Soviet soldiers would respond more to an anthem that was dedicated only to the Soviet Union rather than to a worldwide movement. The song was originally written as the Anthem of the Bolshevik Party with lyrics in the Alexandrine meter by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach in 1939.

Stalin was originally mentioned in the lyrics; however, after his death in 1953 and the process of Destalinization, the lyrics referring to Stalin were unacceptable. From that time until 1977, the anthem was played without lyrics. Revised lyrics without the references to Stalin and World War II were approved in 1977.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Anthem_of_the_Soviet_Union

Those "Heroes Of Labor" probably had more fundamental problems with "The Interationale". They must have felt directly THREATENED by it!

[Starry Messenger]

22. I love that one too.

Thank you for posting that mitchtv.

[pnorman]

23. "SING TO THE MOTHERLAND, HOME OF THE FREE......."

I doubt that there was the SLIGHTEST bit of irony intended, but.........

[struggle4progress]

9. I think the "Machine Cart Song" has a more stirring tune

But as a Christian pacifist, I don't try to sing it very often

Тачанка
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmImM66oyI8

[Odin2005]

13. K&R

Love that song.

[Greyhound]

14. I'm envious every time I hear it.

The "Star Spangled Banner", puh-lease.
:kick: & R

[Taverner]

15. Stand up, all victims of oppression...

For the tyrants fear your might
Don't cling so hard to your possessions
For you have nothing, if you have no rights
Let racist ignorance be ended
For respect makes the empires fall
Freedom is merely privilege extended
Unless enjoyed by one and all


What's not to like?

[social_critic]

18. I was forced to sing it when I was little

It's a nice song, but to me it represents oppression, dictatorship, and human rights abuses. I guess it all depends on where one was raised, and what one experienced. I had the misfortune of living in a communist country.

[TBF]

20. I'm interested in hearing where you lived - and who forced you to sing it? nt

[Codeine]

19. I like the Billy Bragg version. Very stirring. nt

[pnorman]

24. "Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one But the union makes us strong "

http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/anarchism/songs/usa/solidarityforever.html

[HEyHEY]

25. Sung by the Tiananmen square protesters is the best version