Description
This episode explores the various types of music used in political rallies, marches, protests, vigils, etc., with an emphasis on very recent songs used in No Kings, Hands Off, anti-ICE and other political events. David & Rodney were joined by Oberlin intern Natalie Gamino for part of the episode, and Oberlin interns Eloise Rich and Natalie Gamino edited it.
Music included (all excerpts):
1. Simple Minds: Don't You Forget About Me
2. Joan Baez: We Shall Overcome
3. Mavis Staples: We Shall Not Be Moved
4. Holly Near: Singing For Our Lives
5. Kevin Slick: Worth Fighting For
6. Palatine & Rodney Whittenberg: Love
7. Melanie DeMore: One Foot/Lead with Love
8. Peace Poets: We Are the Movement; I Have Not Come Here Alone; Rise Up, My People/Oye Mi Gente
9. Paul McKenna: Get Up Stand Up (parody of Bob Marley's song); Hands Off (parody of Buddy Holly's Rave On)
10. Mark Levy: We Shall Not Be Ruled (based on We Shall Not Be Moved)
11. Tobie Hoffman: Con Man (parody of Village People's YMCA)
12. Vybe Band: When I See U
13. Tom Smith: There Ain't No Kings (tune: Down By the Riverside)
14. Fred Small: No Kings for Me
15. Emma's Revolution: We Are the Power
16. Voices Rising Philly: Power to the People (Debra D'Alessandro's reworking of John Lennon)
17. Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop
18. Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA
19. Neil Young: Rockin' in the Free World (excerpt)
20. Tupac: To Live & Die in L.A.
21. Los Tigres del Norte: Somos Mas Americanos
22. Adriel Favela, Octavio Cuadras, Giovanny Ayala: Sin Mexicanos
23. Peace Poets: A Force More Powerful