> Counter-Inaugural 2005
At least there will be some good songs.
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i-Newswire, 2005-01-16 - Washington DC – Internationally acclaimed activist David Rovics will perform daily on the Counter-Inaugural stage in Washington DC beginning Sunday January 16 through Friday January 21. During the week, he will also publish accounts from Washington DC to his blog hosted on LiveJournal.com.
For the first time, David will perform “Election” a song he wrote immediately after the November 2, 2004 presidential election. Lyrics and free streaming MP3s for low and high bandwidth Internet users as well as a free download for Apple iPod Shuffle owners of the complete tune recorded on December 30th is now available at http://www.soundclick.com/davidrovics ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Genre: Acoustic : Folk Album: Hang A Flag In The Window Author: David Rovics Copyright: © David Rovics 2002 All Rights Reserved Lyrics: Worker's World says that they have all the answers And Milosevic is a guy that they admire The ISO says Trotsky is the man And they'll debate it until they all expire The industrial workers will lead the revolution So claims the SWP No, the truth lies among the lumpen That's the RCP
The Sparts say the rest can go to hell And everyone else is a Stalinist The CP will just do their thing And pretend the others don't exist Well I had a realization this morning When I looked into the red and dawning sun I've figured out the truth And I'm forming a party of one
(Chorus) I am the leader of the workers And I'll tell you why the Left is suspect Because there's something you don't understand Only my line is correct 'Cause I am the vanguard of the masses And all of you should just follow me If you doubt my analysis You must be in the petty bourgeoisie
But I am not sectarian It's all the rest who are I work fine in coalitions As long as I'm the shining star So bow down to your master The lastest V.I. Lenin And off to the camps to all of you Who'd say, "not this again"
(Chorus)
And I'll have no music at my protests And none of that goddamn puppetry I'll just have some somber slogans No decadent frivolity My chants will be the right ones Just the ones that should be said And my banners we'll wave proudly Just the proper shade of red
And I will build the party if it kills me I am solely dedicated to the cause If I have to stab you in the back This won't give me pause 'Cause my platform will take us forward And the ends always justify the means And you must step aside behind me Be you Quakers, Jews, anarchists or greens
(Chorus)
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Created May, 2002 Updated May, 2002 Copyright David Rovics 2002, all rights reserved
About this song: If you are offended by this song it is probably about you. -- Michael Pugliese