I've been jamming to this for the past few weeks. It's actually within my pitch range, and long live workers' rights
this post was submitted on 20 Jan 2025
253 points (98.8% liked)
A Comm for Historymemes
1663 readers
971 users here now
A place to share history memes!
Rules:
-
No sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, assorted bigotry, etc.
-
No fascism, atrocity denial, etc.
-
Tag NSFW pics as NSFW.
-
Follow all Lemmy.world rules.
Banner courtesy of @[email protected]
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
The first time I heard this was when I worked for Disney, it played in the bathrooms in Dinoland. But Cast Members are union, and I've worked for much worse, non-union places, since then. But what Disney did to the college program kids frankly should have been criminal. Almost everything they made went to Disney owned dorms that they were forced to rent back then.
I played this song for a bunch of freshmen in college and analyzed the lyrics for a class report.
the looks on half their faces was fascinating because they understood the ramifications of "working for the company store" and the eerie similarities to our world today(well then lol).
it was depressing to see the other half be so disinterested.
that's probably around the same time I started to realize that half of all people aren't just dumb, they're willfully ignorant.
and whadda ya' get?
another day older and you're deeper in debt
Wow, love this song and only just heard it.
It's a great song. Another more recent country singer did an updated version of it. Lemme find it.
Edit. Found it. Cooper Alan, "Suit and Tie"
That man gets any deeper and he'll be singing underground. That is a helluva bass on that man.
For a young guy, Jesse Welles is.running a fucking seance, channeling these guy's spirits
I've listened to a few of his songs.
he's doing great.
can't wait to hear his one about today.
“I owe my soul to the company store.”
Painfully accurate then, painfully accurate now.
More early country that authentically expresses the plight of the working class: Which Side Are You On by The Weavers
I play that on my guitar sometimes. Still a great song.