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83. Tramp the Dirt Down - Elvis Costello

Thu Sep 26, 2024, 08:26 AM

Sep 26

I hope I live long enough to savor
That when they finally put you in the ground
I’ll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down

The song is actually about Margaret Thatcher but when it gets to this part I’ll pretend it’s about someone else we all know.

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Please share a good protest song, old or new [View all] Easterncedar Sep 25 OP

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First thing I thought of. It was personal. surfered Sep 25 #20

Yeah.... loved country joe and the fish. .. nt Figarosmom Sep 26 #63

Which Side Are You On! wanderer54 Sep 26 #101

For What It's Worth, Buffalo Springfield redstatebluegirl Sep 25 #2

Pete Seeger (and PPM and Marlene Dietrich and Kingston Trio...) Where Have All the Flowers Gone? CurtEastPoint Sep 25 #3

One of the first I ever learned. Thanks Easterncedar Sep 25 #5

Oh yeah .....nt Figarosmom Sep 26 #64

Graham Nash ... Chicago CurtEastPoint Sep 25 #4

No Easy Walk to Freedom (Peter, Paul, and Mary) woodsprite Sep 25 #6

Another CSNY song Chicago iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 25 #7

Melanie Candles in the Rain Easterncedar Sep 25 #8

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Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers LoisB Sep 25 #10

Oh yes! Easterncedar Sep 25 #11

Roger Waters' Ballad of Bill Hubbard Easterncedar Sep 25 #12

Excellent choice. LoisB Sep 25 #25

Woody Gutherie's Deportees 303squadron Sep 25 #13

Great minds.. Dear_Prudence Sep 25 #15

Yeah me too. ... Figarosmom Sep 26 #65

Ohio Dear_Prudence Sep 25 #14

That one still feels sadly relevant Easterncedar Sep 25 #17

Aye SeanHG Sep 25 #53

Lions by Skip Marley. Bob Marley's Grandson tulipsandroses Sep 25 #16

For the Brits: johnp3907 Sep 25 #18

Society's Child Dear_Prudence Sep 25 #19

Dumb All Over JoseBalow Sep 25 #21

A bit of a different slant... Lefta Dissenter Sep 25 #22

Walker did a lot of damage Figarosmom Sep 26 #66

Of course, this one, written for George W. Bush, Lefta Dissenter Sep 25 #23

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Yes, and Peter, Paul and Mary give the definitive version Stargleamer Sep 26 #110

This one, with a few small changes, could still be very relevant today. Ferrets are Cool Sep 25 #26

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On cliffside Sep 25 #27

I remember when this was on the radio all the time Easterncedar Sep 25 #31

Welcome, then there is this - Wake up Everybody cliffside Sep 25 #35

Waving back atcha Easterncedar Sep 25 #38

Alice's Restaurant USAF Brat Sep 25 #28

Saw Arlo live long ago. It was fun Easterncedar Sep 26 #70

The times they are a-changing... Enter stage left Sep 25 #29

Yes! I like the PP&M version best, too! ShazzieB Sep 27 #111

What About Me Cartoonist Sep 25 #30

One of my Woodstock favorites, "Drugstore Truck-Drivin' Man"! lastlib Sep 25 #32

El Salvador, Paul Stookey 1monster Sep 25 #33

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F You by Lilly Allen skylucy Sep 25 #36

Gil Scot Heron Easterncedar Sep 25 #37

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'War' by Bob Marley and the Wailers. OldBaldy1701E Sep 25 #41

Good god y'all Easterncedar Sep 25 #45

Absolutely nuthin! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sep 25 #47

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Oh gosh I loved this for years Easterncedar Sep 25 #44

Same here. And I've a long story to go with it. yonder Sep 25 #48

John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band Power to the People Easterncedar Sep 25 #43

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You Don't Get Me, I'm Part of the Union Easterncedar Sep 25 #49

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Born in the USA Basso8vb Sep 25 #52

Ella's Song (We Who Believe in Freedom) TommyT139 Sep 25 #54

Working Men are Pissed - The Minutemen DBoon Sep 25 #55

With God on Our Side WheelWalker Sep 25 #56

Teach Your Children FullySupportDems Sep 25 #57

Yes Figarosmom Sep 26 #68

Thanks, I think that's where my head was at FullySupportDems Sep 26 #108

Joan is still one of the best of all time Easterncedar Sep 26 #73

Bobbie Darin - Simple Song of Freedom OAITW r.2.0 Sep 25 #58

Wow. I never thought of Bobby Darrin as an anti war protester Easterncedar Sep 26 #74

I just read his Wikipedia biography. A much more interesting guy than I new. Easterncedar Sep 26 #75

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Oh yes. Love this one. Easterncedar Sep 26 #71

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Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)--Marvin Gaye Janbdwl72 Sep 26 #61

That is a gorgeous song Easterncedar Sep 26 #67

This one? Nittersing Sep 26 #94

Love this one Figarosmom Sep 26 #62

Union Maid and Solidarity Forever no_hypocrisy Sep 26 #69

Billy Bragg Easterncedar Sep 26 #72

I'm gonna be an Engineer (a newly done old one) Alpeduez21 Sep 26 #76

What!!!...No Staples Singers? "Why Am I Treated So Bad" And a little Mavis as a treat. Lochloosa Sep 26 #77

"La Colombe" by Judy Collins Glorfindel Sep 26 #78

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A fun little anti-nuclear proliferation ditty... Think. Again. Sep 26 #82

Tramp the Dirt Down - Elvis Costello Freddie Sep 26 #83

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Masters of War. greatauntoftriplets Sep 26 #85

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"Ugly, Nasty, Commie Bitch," by Carsie Blanton. Timeflyer Sep 26 #87

We got this far without "We Shall Overcome"? rurallib Sep 26 #88

No Phil Ochs? Here is my favorite "I ain't a-marching anymore" rurallib Sep 26 #89

Oh yes! Great! Easterncedar Sep 26 #90

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I was gonna post this Lifeafter70 Sep 26 #102

Good stuff! consider_this Sep 26 #109

Vote em out! AKwannabe Sep 26 #98

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Something In The Air Skittles Sep 26 #100

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Cops of the World, Phil Ochs murielm99 Sep 26 #104

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'Fortunate Son' by CCR (John Fogerty);... so relevant today! Jrose Sep 26 #107

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Here's a Canadian one from the Harper years. canuckledragger Sep 27 #115