- Working Man by Rush
- Any song by Chumbawumba
- Johnny Cash: Man In Black, One Piece At A Time, Folsom Prison Blues
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Working 9 to 5 by dolly parton
I came here for this one!
9 to 5 maybe?
Bella Ciao has gotten very popular, there are even remixes.
Some Spanish ones in case there are Spanish-speaking people:
Fiesta Pagana by Mago de Oz has explicit pro-worker themes, though more anti-Christian-church than anti-Bourgeois
Ska-P has plenty of class conscious songs such as El Gato López, Jaque al Rey...
La Raíz has very explicitly class conscious ones: Jilgueros, Parece Mentira...
As for English songs, you could definitely use some Irish anti-anglo bangers like Go on home.
Kneecap has some bangers too
Sixteen Tons is an older song about a miner who's in heavy debt with the company store.
Killing in the name of
Come Out Ye Black and Tans for a risky IRA one
Sixteen tons as everyone said already is a great one
Maybe listen to some songs by IDLES or Bob Vylan?
Gil Scott Heron
IDLES has good energy, but I recall being a little turned off by how extremely liberal they get. Can probably pick out a few high points to focus on (though be warned, no karaoke operator is ever going to have their tracks, in my experience)
Total libs indeed
Theyre not Marxists or anything but worthy of a karaoke in the same way that Rage Against The Machine are
I love singing come out ye black and tans! Gil Scott Heron is a fun suggestion but I might come off goofy singing whitey's on the moon (I'm rather unmelinated).
Rich People by Carsie Blanton
Fuckin love Carsie! Going to see her in October :)
Awesome! I'd go see her if I could
John Brown's body lies moldering in the grave
John Brown's body lies moldering in the grave
His soul is marching on
This is the final struggle
Let us gather together, and tomorrow
The Internationale
Will be the human kind.
There's something in the air.
Imagine.
Easy to sing, famous and perfect message.
So perfect that some parts are still not fully understood today because of our 2d reading of reality, but still make sense anyway
Sixteen Tons
Common People by Pulp
this one is fun but it really pushes my range
Not particularly leftist or class conscious but lately my go-to is cabaret (the song from the musical of the same name). Feels like a fitting song to do in queer spaces with the rise of fascism.
Not explicitly socialist but Irish Republican songs tend to go down well. Come out ye black and tans, or ordinary man
Carly rae jepsen
there's a couple Billy Talent songs but i don't remember the names. i think one is literally about doug ford.