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Musicians & tQ Writers On Anti-Fascist Anthems
Luke Turner , October 4th, 2016 08:32

Featuring contributions from Ben Durutti, Penny Rimbaud, Bobby Barry, Jeremy Allen, Ben Myers, Kevin McCaighy, Stewart Smith, Neil Cooper, Matt Evans, Tony F Wilson, Leo Chadburn, Emily Mackay, David Bennun, Phil Harrison, Arnold De Boer, Joel McIver, Russell Cuzner, Jeremy Bolm, John Doran, TV Smith, James Sherry, Jonathan Meades, Tristan Bath, JR Moores, Julian Marszalek, Captain Sensible, Andy Moor, Christine Casey, Nic Bullen and Stewart Lee

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Heaven 17 - ‘(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang’

You can sometimes find with protest songs that the writer puts so much passion into the protest that they forget to write the song. No problem with this one. Brilliant electro-funk and smart lyrics taking a cue from James Brown. As Emma Goldman said, "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution."
Billy Bragg