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[-] Claidheamh@slrpnk.net 7 points 5 months ago

What's the song?

[-] Poop@lemmy.ca 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They sing a lot about workers rights and unions, maybe you are joking. "Boys on the Docks" is almost what you're after, but not saying directly to join a union.

Ken: It’s brand new. It’s about my grandfather, John Kelley. He organized most of the union workers down on the fish pier.

Reference: https://lollipopmagazine.com/1997/10/dropkick-murphys-boys-on-the-docks-interview/

Also, their song "Which Side Are You On" starts with the lyrics:

Our father was a union man, Some day I'll be one too.

[-] Rekonok@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago

Achktually Which Side Are You On is an Florence Reece song from 1931 but yeah the Dropkicks version is pretty cool

[-] Poop@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

I did not know that! Thank you for the achktually, I love the history of songs ;)

Come to think of it I've heard that song by Pete Seeger and never made that connection somehow until now. Double thanks!

[-] Garbanzo@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

The song? Isn't it like 1/3 of their catalog?

[-] Rekonok@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

paste that 1/3 please

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