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Songs Of Activism And Revolution: Workers' Song

The Boston-based Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band, union supporters and a prominent voice of the Rust Belt's white working class.

The Murphys are a high-energy live band who packs every venue they play. Wiki:


The band has said that they are all Democrats, and during the 2004 United States presidential electionwere part of Punkvoter,[43] a political activist group dedicated to defeating George W. Bush.

That year they also appeared on the Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 compilation contributing the song "We Got the Power".On February 22, 2011, in support of Wisconsin workers' rights, the band released their song "Take 'Em Down" from the album "Going Out In Style" on their website along with creating a limited edition "Take 'Em Down" t-shirt which will benefit the Workers’ Rights Emergency Response Fund.



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