Friday night is economic depression music night!

[mangaman]

With the doom and gloom around the world, I'm afraid Friday night is "Austerity Night". Sounds depressing and often is, but as they say, the Devil has the best tunes - so hopefully there should be some good stuff brought on by deprivation.

Here's a few for starters.


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the classic Shipbuilding by Robert Wyatt


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- the inexplicapably underheard Smiths song Jeane (one of their earliest and best)


View: http://youtu.be/llhRGUYMcfU
- from The Great Depression


View: http://youtu.be/1WhhSBgd3KI
- the classic Specials number


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- not a lot to do with the recession, but s

ome great people having fun in the recession - for an optimistic finish.

 

[cookiemonster]

Crushed by the wheels of industry, like a lot of us.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGKcBdD-_rY&ob=av2e

 

[accountantpete]

The Clash before they went crap and issued a 2nd album.

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[mangaman]

The Clash before they went crap and issued a 2nd album.

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOrkPIZ1JU[/media]

Great choice accountantpete, but the 2nd album wasn't all bad.

Another recession busting job here.


View: http://youtu.be/Bj-xhYw0aeI

 

[slowmotion]

Our Company Hymn, played at all directors' meetings...

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[threebikesmcginty]

Kinks - Low Budget...

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqTC4FNlxik[/media]

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Merle Haggard - A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today. I love this track, love this version.

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No sniggering when he sings 'tonight I'll work my fanny off'

 

[Yellow Fang]

Ooh, good idea.

The L&N Don't Stop Here Any More, originally be Jeanne Ritchie. I can't find Michelle Shocked's version though, which I think is better, but this version is quite good.

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2qPJXCaQag&feature=related[/media]

 

[Yellow Fang]

The Housemartins were good for a bit of economic gloom.

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnLFCY2vWoI[/media]


(Think for a Minute)

 

[ColinJ]

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiCRZLr9oRw[/media]

 

[Intelligenthamster]

I Wish I Could Fly Like Superman, also by the Kinks, was written in 1979 and its refs to strikes and inflation sound pretty relevant now.

Not Now John from Pink Floyd's Final Cut album gets a vote as well.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Woody Guthrie did quite a line in economic depression.

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[threebikesmcginty]

Dr John & Odetta - Brother Can You Spare a Dime...

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Classic Harlan Howard song 'Busted' sung here by the very wonderful Patty Loveless...

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[Yellow Fang]

Ewan McColl doesn't hold back.

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[mangaman]

Woody Guthrie did quite a line in economic depression.

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTnVMulDTYA&feature=related[/media]

Thanks YF - I forgot about Woody Guthrie - that was great.