Music Mondays: Mayday

Merle Haggard: Working Man’s Blues

(Reposting this, as I messed up the link.)

Johnny Cash: Working Man’s Blues

Travis Tritt: Lord have mercy on the working man

John Lennon: Working Class Hero

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Music Mondays: Merle Haggard

Did I ever tell you about Merle Haggard? Yes, I did; I surely did. Still, no harm in talking about him again. Merle is speaking up for Obama. – Norman Geras

Three great proletarian anthems for you this week.

Mama’s Hungry Eyes

A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp

Stand out in this memory I revived;

Cause my daddy raised a family there, with two hard working hands

And tried to feed my mama’s hungry eyes.

Working Man’s Blues

Okie from Muskogee