Re: [Marxism] Tom Waits releases anti-fascist folk ballad, his first new song in 2 years

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I first heard this Tom Waits rendition on the car radio this weekend -
being played on our state-owned radio station. I assumed I was hearing some
obscure old Waits recording that I hadn't known about so as soon as I got
home I wanted to find out more about it. I was surprised to find RNZ
National was playing a track from a new album of revolutionary songs. I
wish that signified something . . .

John

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> It's been a while since we had any new Tom Waits music, but he's back with
> a new version of a very old song that is depressingly relevant for the
> world we're in today. As reported by Pitchfork, the track is 'Bella Ciao',a
> collaboration with guitarist Marc Ribot for his upcoming album Songs Of
> Resistance 1948-2018. If you don't recognize the name, 'Bella Ciao' was an
> Italian folk ballad that was revised and re-written during World War II for
> the Italian anti-fascist resistance fighters, and it has since become an
> anthem of sorts for anyone looking to stick it to fascists.
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> The song also comes with a video (directed by Jem Cohen) that makes its
> parallels with modern life very explicit, pairing Waits' vocals with
> footage of police and soldiers guarding barricades at anti-Trump protests.
> It may sound heavy-handed, but fuck it, nobody said fighting fascists had
> to be subtle.
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> Video: Marc Ribot - "Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)" (feat. Tom Waits) <
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[Marxism] Tom Waits releases anti-fascist folk ballad, his first new song in 2 years

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Tom Waits releases anti-fascist folk ballad, his first new song in 2 years

Sam Barsanti

It's been a while since we had any new Tom Waits music, but he's back with a 
new version of a very old song that is depressingly relevant for the world 
we're in today. As reported by Pitchfork, the track is 'Bella Ciao',a 
collaboration with guitarist Marc Ribot for his upcoming album Songs Of 
Resistance 1948-2018. If you don't recognize the name, 'Bella Ciao' was an 
Italian folk ballad that was revised and re-written during World War II for the 
Italian anti-fascist resistance fighters, and it has since become an anthem of 
sorts for anyone looking to stick it to fascists.

The song also comes with a video (directed by Jem Cohen) that makes its 
parallels with modern life very explicit, pairing Waits' vocals with footage of 
police and soldiers guarding barricades at anti-Trump protests. It may sound 
heavy-handed, but fuck it, nobody said fighting fascists had to be subtle.


Video: Marc Ribot - "Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)" (feat. Tom Waits) 

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