lonebison37 said:various songs of war and resistance :2up:
victorious
autumn calling dmj then, autumn calling dmj then
So, we've already covered quite a few of the absolute classicsβstuff like Red Poppy, the BileΔa woman, and Bandier Ross. And yeah, obviously Bella Ciao belongs on that list regardless of what language you sing it in. Then there's Konjuh Mountains. If you're looking for international stuff, you really can't beat checking out Quilapayun or Inti-Illiman; they have an endless supply, and their most famous track is El pueblo unido jamΓ‘s serΓ‘ vencido. I'm sure you've already thought of Cohen's Partisan too. But, getting back to our own backyard here in the States... those aggressive, pamphlet-style anthems always seemed to have the edge, like "Hey, Count On Us"βwhich actually isn't a bad tuneβeven though if you dig through various random compilations, you can find some really beautiful tracks that never really caught on. I'd recommend the Zoran Rambosek album Tito loves pioneers (actually, if anyone has a copy, let me know...) and that single by Boris BizetiΔ featuring working KonΔar / thirteenth. Though, good luck finding those now... they're basically impossible to get. As far as the more famous ones go, I've always had a soft spot for that song by the Ivo Lola Korn group, mostly because it uses snippets from letters, though I'm not even sure if they're legit...
And when you get into the Heroyix/Sejmeni type stuff... hmm... I guess you could argue about what actually counts as anti-war versus whatβs just anti-fascist/Partisan. Take Arsen DediΔ - giving rain, for example...