r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • 8d ago
Music Socialist blues is definitely a genre more people should listen to. This Swedish song from 1978 is a great example - English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Nov 19 '24
Music This Swedish socialist song about life in a small Portuguese town during the Carnation Revolution is a real gem! English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Nov 10 '24
Music This Swedish satirical song mocked conservatives back in 1975, but it also shows us that their talking points - from tradwives to "law and order" - are exactly the same today. English subs are added!
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Oct 27 '24
Music This Swedish socialist rock song about the importance of protesting and struggling even if it lands you in jail is a banger. It's a translation of an Anne Feeney classic - English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Oct 12 '24
Music This Swedish rock song is about young communists celebrating the older ones who struggled before them. It’s very well-written - English subs are added
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This Swedish rock song is about young socialists celebrating the older ones who struggled before them. It’s very well written - English subs are added
r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Sep 21 '24
Music This funny Swedish folk song from 1920 (!) makes fun of anti-communists, and it still works quite well in current times! English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Sep 08 '24
Music Can a country-flavored pop song be about five year plans and the great things about planned economies? This Swedish one is! English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Aug 11 '24
Music This beautiful Spanish antifascist song was smuggled out of Franco’s Spain by Swedish socialists in the 60s. Listen it in Swedish and Spanish - English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Aug 24 '24
Music This song about striking for your rights at work is one of the most classic Swedish socialist songs - you will hear why. English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Jul 26 '24
Music This Swedish version of Should I Ever Be a Soldier (the native language of Joe Hill) has some great lines about what it can take to bring down tyrants. English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • May 25 '24
Music Swedish anti-capitalist reggae isn't the most famous music genre - but that's why you have to hear this banger from 1975! English subs are added.
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Aug 03 '24
Music Relax with this unusually soothing version of Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman in Swedish. English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Jul 10 '24
Music A Swedish country-flavored pop song about the troubles of finding love as a socialist? It’s a bit silly, but also really catchy - English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Jun 28 '24
Music The most famous punk song in Swedish is about the state willingly helping capital to exploit workers. This is a great recording of it with a cool video - English subs are added!
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Jun 17 '24
Music This 70s socialist rock song from Sweden attacks commercialized culture like movies and TV - and it’s really good! English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • May 01 '24
Music Happy International Workers’ Day comrades! I’m celebrating with this Swedish banger of a communist May Day march - English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Apr 19 '24
Music “Cheops’ Pyramid” is a real classic among Swedish 70s socialist songs - it compares capitalism and class society to the hardships of building a pyramid. English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Apr 07 '24
Music This Swedish anti-imperialist song has a very 70s sound and is quite good. English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Mar 27 '24
Music “Hear the song of the machines” is a Swedish communist song that celebrates factory workers and a brighter future. It’s quite beautiful - English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Mar 18 '24
Music This anti-American rock song from the Vietnam war depicts Nixon as a knight fighting for the might of the dollar, and it’s catchy! English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Mar 08 '24
Music A song for Women’s Day: This is a funny Swedish feminist classic about the forgotten women who have backed up famous men through history. English subs are added
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r/InformedTankie • u/upholdhamsterthought • Jan 24 '24
Music This 70s song about an auto workers strike in Sweden is a banger - English subs are added.
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