Weekend Playlist: Politics

Weekend Playlist: Politics

Here's a weekend playlist created by Adrian with help from guest curator SnailOB looking at X/twitter selections (04/07/2024) with Songs that reference politics.
General Election season is in full swing with the UK General Election taking place on Thursday, July 4th, which is also American Independence Day. America of course have their own elections at the end of the year. France is also in the process of selecting a new president continuing on July 7th.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Thanks to Jack for the spotified list

[Side 1]
Alice Cooper - Elected
Willie Nelson - Vote 'em out
Specials - Vote for me
Switchfoot - Politicians
Re-Flex - Politics of Dancing
Camera Obscura - Desire Lines

[Side 2]
Sinead O'Connor - Black boys on mopeds
Billy Bragg - Between the wars
Alan Price - Jarrow Song
Paul Heaton & Rianne Downey - Heatongrad
Nomad - Devotion
Heaven 17 - (We don't need this) Fascist groove thang

[Bonus]
Extreme - When I'm president
Frankie goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes

Long list

• Alan Price - Jarrow Song
• Alice Cooper - Elected
• Alice Cooper - Generation Landslide
• Aztec Camera - Good Morning Britain
• Billy Bragg - Between the wars
• Buffalo Springfield - For what it’s worth
• Camera Obscura - Desire Lines
• Coldplay - Politik
• D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better
• David Ford - You've never had it so good
• Elbow - Leaders of the Free World
• Extreme - When I'm president
• Frankie goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
• Gill Scott heron - Revolution will not be televised
• Heaven 17 - (We don't need this) Fascist groove thang
• Hue & Cry - Labour of love
• Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
• Manic Street Preachers - Life becoming a landslide
• Manic Street Preachers - Socialist Serenade
• Nomad - Devotion
• Notsensibles - I'm in love with Margaret Thatcher
• Parliament - Mothership Connection
• Paul Heaton & Rianne Downey - Heatongrad {Election}
• Rage Against the Machine - Mic Check
• Re-Flex - Politics of Dancing
• Sinead O'Connor - Black boys on mopeds
• Skunk Anasnie - Yes it's ****ing political
• Specials - Vote for me
• Switchfoot - Politicians
• Thunder - Low life in high places
• VIM - Maggie's Last Party
• Willie Nelson - Vote 'em out
• Wire - Reuters {Prices have risen since the government fell}
• World Party - Message in the Box

Bonus GE2024 Recap Mixtape

[Side 1]
Culture Beat - Crying in the rain
D:Ream - Things can only get better
Iggy Pop - I'm a conservative
Hue & Cry - Labour of love
Phil Ochs - Love me I'm a liberal
Lisa Stansfield - Change

[Side 2]
Miike Snow - Paddling out
Kelis - Milkshake
Pulp - Disco 2000
Al3jandro - I'm leaving early
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Elvis - Surrender

[Bonus]
ABBA - Dancing Queen
M People - Movin' on up
Mr Tumble - There's a party

Random Musings - Day #140

Shakhtar Donetsk won the UEFA Cup after extra time. With Sunday being the last game of the Premiership season, much has been said about Manchester United who are alledgedly going to put out a 'weakened' side to play Hull. Hull are in the relegation zone as Newcastle and Sunderland. However, I think it's a much ado about nothing. Manchester United have strength and depth and quite easily handle Hull. Let's not forget they (2nd/youth team) drew with Everton in the FA Cup. Furthermore Newcastle and Sunderland's opponents, Aston Villa and Chelsea have nothing to play for.

The expenses issue with politician has gone too far. To me, it's stealing public money. If average joe like me did that we'd probably go to jail for it for fraud/theft. Also I wonder if this 50p tax on high earners include MPs...