Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Unions and the Law - Working Class Punk

This is a video by the Street Dogs, one of my favorite punks bands. This is song is called 'Unions and the Law,' and it's off their 2005 release 'Back to the World.' The band is led by ex-Boston firefighter and ex-Dropkick Murphys frontman Mike McCologan. The band routinely sings about labour issues and working class life, as well as their opposition to the current Iraq War (McCologan is a veteran from Desert Storm, but strongly opposes the Bush administration and the current war). Their sound is generally more loud and agressive, but they've slowed it down nicely here. The chorus goes...

Unions and the law... What's wrong with being treated fairly
Unions and the law... We've got to defend ourselves somehow

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