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Laibach's Volk album is full-on DnD. "Volk" means "wolf" in Slovenian, but "people/race" in German (and instantly invokes images of Nazism). The album is a series of soft industrial renderings of the national anthems of exceptionally nationalistic countries, with each featuring a native singer from that country. Highlights: Amerika "Oh, the Land of the Free / and the Home of the Brave / Are you heaven on Earth / or the gloom of the grave?" -- This one's probably the least subtle in its sarcasm. Rossiya "The unbreakable union / of fraternal states / united forever / in Great Russia's embrace" -- from the USSR national anthem. Anglia "So you still believe you're ruling the World / Using all your tricks to keep the picture blurred." Nippon "May the reign of the emperor / continue for a thousand years / and for eternity / until this tiny stone / will grow / into a massive rock / and the moss will cover it /all deep and thick" (accompanied by the sound of wood burning). Yisrael -- a duet between the Israeli and Palestinian national anthems. Bonus points if you can pick out which of the lyrics are from which nation. They're both about the same piece of ground.
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Well, for revolutionary songs, this is pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf0aVXwadn4 My great-grandfather was pretty involved with the 1916 Easter Rising, before everything turned all nationalist.
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How about a bit of the master of sarcasm himself, Bertolt "why would you think that my work is in any way revolutionary or anti-government, mister https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZKawqh8O20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX42_3ZKv8c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2IVCyFt2Os
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark were pretty political before they got famous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5XJ2GiR6Bo quote:Enola Gay If you don't know what the song's about, you don't deserve to be posting in DnD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsGnnGKLtyk quote:Our one source of energy Pretty sure those sentiments would start a fight if they were posted anywhere on the forums.
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