Философы - Philosophers (Marx Quotation Song) GETchan 2024-05-05 | A Soviet song originally written in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the October Revolution which puts one of Karl Marx's most famous quotes to music. The quote also appears on Marx's grave, alongside his rallying cry from The Communist Manifesto, "Workers of all lands, unite!"Performer: RSFSR State Academic Choir (Государственная Республиканская Академическая Русская Хоровая Капелла)Year recorded: 1966Composer: Sergei Prokofiev (Сергей Прокофьев)Year composed: 1937Writer: Karl MarxYear Written: 1845 (Theses on Feuerbach)Source: Кантата к двадцатилетию Октября, соч. 74: IX. ФилософыImage: Soviet poster "Workers of the World, Unite!" (Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!), Viktor Ivanov (Виктор Иванов), 1968.
De/LInternationale (Belgische/Belge) - The Internationale (Belgian Bilingual Version) GETchan 2024-05-01 | A bilingual Dutch/French version of The Internationale performed for the Belgian Socialist Party and released on vinyl. It is nearly identical to the standard Dutch and French versions, apart from a difference of one word in the Dutch portion, changing "Shall tomorrow reign on Earth" (Zal morgen heersen op Aard') to "Shall soon reign on Earth" (Zal weldra heersen op Aard'). The tune to The Internationale was composed by Pierre De Geyter, himself a Belgian, and the Dutch translation was the first of many to be adapted from the French original.Performer: Belgian Socialist PartyYear recorded: 1969Composer: Pierre De GeyterYear composed: 1888Lyricist: Henriette Roland Holst (Dutch version), Eugene Pottier (French version)Year written: 1899 (Dutch version), 1871 (French version)Source: Vinyl record "De/L'Internationale"Image: Mural of Pierre De Geyter in Lille, France.
One Hour of Japanese Pro-Vietnamese Communist Music (日本国の親ベトナム派の紅歌の一時間) GETchan 2024-04-30 | Most songs digitised by me off of various records, including Stereo Center Record (ステレオセンターレコード) editions 3 and 9, Vietnam Special (ベトナム特集) editions 1 and 2, and Singing to Hanoi (ハノイにうたう).0:00 自由ベトナム行進曲 (Free Vietnam March)1:49 南ベトナムを解放しよう (Let Us Liberate South Vietnam)4:59 行動のとき (A Time for Action)7:02 ベトナムの乙女たち (Maidens of Vietnam)10:25 ベトナムへ送るまい (Don't Send Them to Vietnam)14:02 われらの行手に勝利あり (Victory is in Our Hands)15:47 作業場の休憩 (Break in the Workshop)17:28 おい仲間たち (Hey Comrades)19:16 日本－ベトナム (Japan–Vietnam)20:52 大行軍の歌 (Great March Song)22:32 ベトナム叙事詩 (Vietnam Epic)24:42 ディエン・ビエンの勝利 (Dien Bien Victory)27:19 統一ベトナム (United Vietnam)29:14 ベトナム解放区の春 (Spring in Vietnam's Liberated Zone)32:00 南ベトナムからの手紙 (Letter from South Vietnam)35:15 わが人民はひとつ (Our People Are One)39:07 ベトナムお母さんへ (To Vietnamese Mothers)42:23 ホー・チ・ミンのバラード (The Ballad of Ho Chi Minh)46:13 ベトナムの空 (The Sky Over Vietnam)49:10 ブーゲンビリア花咲くハノイよ (Bougainvilleas Bloom in Hanoi)53:00 私はウェイトレス (I Am a Waitress)56:20 面会のうた (Meeting Song)
Avante Camarada (Primeira Gravação) - Forward Comrade (First Recording) GETchan 2024-04-25 | The first recording of what would later become a rallying song following the Carnation Revolution and a second unofficial anthem of the Portuguese Communist Party. Performed in 1967 by Luísa Basto in exile in the Soviet Union, it was released as part of an LP entitled "Canções Portuguesas" (Portuguese Songs) and a smaller EP that was distributed clandestinely within Portugal entitled "Canções Revolucionárias Portuguesas" (Revolutionary Portuguese Songs). The latter is where this digitisation comes from. There is a recording of this version on YouTube, but the quality is poor and the speed is incorrect.Performer: Luísa Basto, "Blue Screen" Orchestra (Orquestra "Ecrã Azul")Year Recorded: 1967Composer: Luís CíliaYear Written: 1967Source: Vinyl Record "Canções Revolucionárias Portuguesas"Image: Communists in Portugal on the 1st of May 1974, mere days after the Carnation Revolution took place.
Dead or Alive (Grenadian-Trinidadian Revolutionary Song) GETchan 2024-04-17 | A song from the Grenadian-born Trinidadian calypsonian, Mighty Sparrow, about the eventful year of 1979 in which multiple revolutions and coups occurred. The song was played extensively during the Grenada Revolution and was even released as part of Radio Free Grenada's compilation tape.Performer/Composer: Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco)Year recorded: 1980Source: Vinyl record "Dead Or Alive" JAF 00Image: The flag of Grenada crossed with the flag of Trinidad and Tobago.
黒い赤旗 - The Blackened Red Flag (Japanese Railway Worker Song) GETchan 2024-04-09 | A song from workers of the Japanese National Railways, the state-owned company which operated the national railway network in postwar Japan. The JNR was extensively unionised and was a centre of union activity in the country during the Cold War, until it was forcefully split up and privatised by the government in 1987.Notes:• Coal cinders (フラン) — Remains of burned coal. Workers would often inhale this while working, and their saliva and phlegm would turn black. Hence why the song says their bellies are "filled" with it.• Nappa suits (ナッパ服) — The uniform used by workers of the JNR. It is well-known for its blue colour.• Stoker (釜焚き) — The person who tends to the furnace by feeding more coal, stoking it, adding air to it, etc.• Clinkers (アメカス) — Waste that forms when burning coal is allowed to cool and harden. Regular stoking is needed to prevent them from forming.• Rationalisation (合理化) — Refers to the business practice of reorganising a company to boost profits, usually by cutting corners and laying off workers.Performers: Hideo Nakayama (中山英雄), Japan National Railways Yokohama Singing Group (国鉄横浜うたう会), Sendai D51 Choir (仙台Ｄ５１合唱団)Year recorded: 1974Composition/Lyrics: 1st Hokkaido Creative Workers' Seminar (第1回北海道創作活動者講習会)Source: Vinyl record "鉄路よひびけ" OPS-1003
The Unternationale (The Posadist Internationale) GETchan 2024-04-01 | "U" is for uranium. Bombs.Performers: Daniel Kahn, Psoy KorolenkoYear recorded: 2020Composer: Pierre De GeyterYear composed: 1888Lyricists: Daniel Kahn, adapted from French lyrics by Eugène PottierYear Written: 2020 (This version), 1871 (French original)Source: Album "The Fourth Unternational"
Viva la Anarquía - Long Live Anarchy (Anarchist Argentine Anthem) GETchan 2024-03-25 | A song used by the anarchists during the Spanish Civil War which uses the melody of the Argentine National Anthem to new lyrics.Performer: Durruti Choir (Corale Durruti)Year recorded: 1936 (remastered 2019)Composer: Blas Parera (From the Argentine National Anthem)Year composed: 1813Lyrics: Loosely based on the lyrics of the Argentine National Anthem by Vicente López y PlanesSource: youtu.be/eAdBld7fvR4Image: The national flag of Argentina defaced by the anarchist circle-A.
Piirakka Taivaassa - Pie in the Sky (The Preacher and the Slave in Finnish) GETchan 2024-03-19 | The Finnish Version of "The Preacher and the Slave" released as part of an album in honour of Joe Hill.Performer: Singing Group of the Turku Student Theatre (Turun Ylioppilasteatterin Lauluryhmä)Year recorded: 1975Composer: Joseph P. Webster (From "In the Sweet By-and-By")Year Composed: 1868 Lyricist: Olli J. Pellikka, based on lyrics by Joe HillYear Written: 1911 (English original)Source: Vinyl Record "Joe Hillin Lauluja"Image: Members of the Finnish Socialist Branch of the Socialist Party of America at a meeting hall in Glassport, Pennsylvania.
United Nations (Grenadian Revolutionary Song) GETchan 2024-03-13 | A song from the Grenada Revolution which criticises the effectiveness of the United Nations in preventing crimes like Apartheid and Zionism from taking place despite most UN members voting against them.Notes:• Kurt Waldheim — The Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981, later found to have been an intelligence officer in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. He later served as the president of Austria despite this.• Calypsonian — A performer of calypso music, AKA this song's genre.• Viljoen — Marais Viljoen, the leader of Apartheid South Africa at the time.Performer/Composer: Black Wizard (Elwyn McQuilkin)Year: 1980Source: Vinyl Record "Jour Ouvert"Image: Soviet poster "To Account! The evil-doers will not escape the furor of the peoples!" (К ответсту! Не скрыться злодеям от гнева народов!), Nikolai Dolgorukov (Николай Долгоруков), 1952.
La Guerra del Pueblo - The Peoples War (Guatemalan Communist Song) GETchan 2024-03-08 | A Guatemalan song from the armed resistance to the military dictatorship in the 1960s, later repurposed and used by the URNG guerrilla group in the 1980s.Performer: Kin-LalatYear recorded: 1984Year written: 1960sSource: Vinyl record "Florecerás, Guatemala"Image: URNG guerrillas stand in line during an occupation of a local city bus terminal to hand out propaganda and call for the people's support of their future political party, 26 December 1996.
One Hour of Soviet Karelo-Finnish Music GETchan 2024-02-29 | Kajkkien mualojn proletariet, yhtykkij!Кайккиэн муалойн пролетариэт, ӱхтӱккий!Kaikkien maiden proletaarit, liittykää yhteen!Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!0:00 Karjalais-Suomalainen SNT Hymni (Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic)2:57 Internacionala (The Internationale)3:47 Työväen Marssi (Workers' March)5:57 Kaksi Tukkijoellan Laulua (Two Lumber River Songs)7:37 Когда Сияет Солнце (When the Sun Shines)9:26 Heinään (Let's Make Hay)11:07 Saimaan Valssi (Saimaa Waltz)12:37 Iloinen Kupariseppä (Cheerful Coppersmith)14:47 Oli Ennen Ukko Akka (Once There Was An Old Man and Woman)17:27 Aamulaulu (Morning Song)19:17 Synnyinmaa (Motherland)21:57 Kokko lenti koillisesta (The Eagle Flew from the North-east)23:56 Nagrishaudua (Mashed Turnips)24:57 Sud Nad Eršom (Fish In Court)27:35 Громко Лаяли Собаки (The Dogs Barked With Gusto)29:27 Уж Вы Мои Ветры, Ветерочки (You Are My Winds, Little Breeches)30:47 Kosioretki (Gone Wooing)32:17 Oman Kullan Silmät (My Sweetheart's Eyes)33:42 Rakastan Sinua, Elämä (I Love You, Life)35:37 Мужской Характер (Man's Character)38:04 Карелия (Karelia)41:17 Katjuša (Katyusha)44:07 Ruskei Neičut (Beautiful Maiden)45:47 Солдаты Карельского Фронта (Soldiers of the Karelian Front)49:42 Марш Карельского Фронта (March of the Karelian Front)51:50 Карельская Солдатская (Karelian Soldiers')55:39 Когда я стану петь (When I start singing)57:12 Дождик (Rain)58:43 Карело-Финская Полька (Karelo-Finnish Polka)
Я Славлю Партію - I Praise the Party (Soviet Ukrainian Song) GETchan 2024-02-24 | A song in Ukrainian which praises the achievements of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. An earlier recording from 1960 also exists: youtu.be/8OXjra7n0dIPerformer: Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir (Український Народний Хор Імені Григорія Верьовки)Year recorded: 1972Composer: Volodymyr Virmenych (Володимир Вірменич)Lyricist: Oleksa Novytsky (Олекса Новицький)Source: Vinyl record "Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir" СМ-03367/68Image: Soviet Ukrainian poster "1917–1959 Glory to Great October!" (1917–1959 Слава Великому Жовтню!), Oleh Terentiev (Олег Терентьєв) and Yuri Mokhor (Юрій Мохор), 1959.Banners:«Семирчіку-достроково!»"Seven-Year Plan Ahead of Schedule!"«До Коммунізму!»"To Communism!"«Мир»"Peace"«Слава КПРС!»"Glory to the CPSU!"«За Техничний Прогрес!»"For Technical Progress!"
Hiranny Tanora Demokratika - Hymn of the Democratic Youth (Malagasy Version) GETchan 2024-02-19 | The anthem of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (Fikambanan'ny Tanora Demokratika) in Malagasy, used during Madagascar's socialist period. The WFDY is an international youth organisation that previously operated extensively with youth groups in socialist countries. As such, its anthem has been translated into multiple languages, likely second only to The Internationale in its widespread translation. Recordings in other languages can be found here: youtu.be/_ZDU5rN4pzQPerformer: Merited Choir of the KDTM (Mahira ny Amboaram-peon' ny KDTM)Composer: Anatoly Novikov (Анатолий Новиков)Year Composed: 1947Lyricist: Lev Oshanin (Лев Ошанин)Year Written: 1947 (Russian lyrics)Source: Vinyl record "Atolotry Ny Amboaram-peon'ny Fivondronan'ny Fanora Revolisionera AKFM-KDSRM"Image: Stamp "Youth: Pillar of the Revolution" (Ny Tanora Andrin'ny Revolisiona), 1978.
South Africa Means Fight Back (Communist Song) GETchan 2024-02-12 | An anti-apartheid song performed by the US-based Progressive Labor Party, which turned much of its focus in the 1970s to fighting racism domestically and abroad through its mass organisation, the International Committee Against Racism. The fight against apartheid was resolutely supported by communist and groups around the world, a fact which remains true to this day.Performer: Progressive Labor PartySource: Viewer submission by twitter.com/laalpagalImage: Chinese poster "Oppressed peoples of the world unite to resolutely oppose US imperialism" (被压迫民族联合起来坚决反对美帝国主义), 1964.
Червонная Казачья Кавалерийская Пляска - Dance of the Red Cossack Cavalry (Soviet Song) GETchan 2024-02-05 | The Red Cossacks were a military cavalry formation largely made up of Ukrainians with allegiance to the Bolsheviks and later to the Soviet government until cavalry units were phased out completely in 1939.Performer: Orchestra of the Soviet Army Song and Dance Ensemble (Оркестр Краснознаменного имени А. В. Александрова Ансамбля Песни и Пляски Советской Армии)Year recorded: 1969Composer: Boris Alexandrov (Борис Александров)Source: Vinyl Record "Russian Balalaika ❀ Русская Балалайка" (С 01707-8)Image: Soviet Painting "Cavalry attack: Battle for the red banner" (Атака конницы: Борьба за знамя), Nikolay Samokish (Николай Самокиш), 1929.
Sateenkaarilipun Alla - Under the Rainbow Flag (Finnish Cooperative Song) GETchan 2024-01-26 | A Finnish song from the cooperative movement. The rainbow flag has been used as a symbol of the cooperative movement since co-op leaders met during the 1921 World Cooperative Congress and decided on a flag for the movement. It would later be adopted in 1925 by the International Cooperative Alliance and be used until 2001. It is still used unofficially by some.Performer: Student Theatre Choir (Ylioppilasteatterin Kuoro), HSK Choir (HSK:n Kuoro)Year recorded: 1970Composer: R. WolfsteinLyricist: Yrjö KallinenSource: Album "Työväen Lauluja II"Image: Bulgarian cooperative movement calendar "One for all and all for one" (Единъ за всички и всички за единъ), 1935.
Ленин - Lenin (Soviet Song) GETchan 2024-01-21 | A Soviet song honouring the memory and legacy of revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin.Performer: Joint Choir of the Belinsky School and the Krupskaya School (Объединенный Хор Школы имени Белинского и Школы имени Крупской)Year recorded: 1969Composer: Artemi Ayvazyan (Արտեմի Այվազյան)Source: Armenian Radio ArchiveImage: Soviet poster "The Great Tomb: Lenin died, but his cause lives on" (Великая Могила: Ленин умер, но дело его живет), 1924.
أنا الجندی - I am a Soldier (South Yemeni Military Song) GETchan 2024-01-14 | A song from the People's Revolutionary Army of Yemen, the military of the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, commonly known as South Yemen. South Yemen existed as a Soviet-aligned socialist state in opposition to the Western-aligned North Yemen until the two unified in 1990. Since reunification, several attempts have been made to restore South Yemeni independence, persisting into the present day.Performer: Youssef Ahmed Salem (يوسف أحمد سالم)Year Recorded: 1987Source: youtu.be/u_EsSZjWs6QImage: South Yemeni military parade, 1980.
ទង់ក្រហមបដិវត្ត - The Red Flag of Revolution (Kampuchean Communist Song) GETchan 2024-01-07 | The 7th of January marks Victory Day in modern-day Cambodia, a tradition starting with the liberation of Phnom Penh in 1979 by joint Khmer-Vietnamese forces who would establish the People's Republic of Kampuchea. This year marks the 45th anniversary of this event. The idea of "unquenchable anger" as mentioned in this song became a cornerstone of the new PRK government in respect to the Khmer Rouge regime it had toppled, with the day commemorating the genocide being named "National Day of Maintaining Anger". It would later be renamed "National Day of Remembrance" after the end of the PRK.
ベンセレモス (我々は勝利する) - Venceremos (Japanese Version) GETchan 2024-01-01 | The Japanese version of the Chilean revolutionary song "Venceremos". This recording is from the 22nd annual "Red Flag Festival" (赤旗まつり) which took place in 1981. It was performed by the JCP-affiliated band "Mirai", who performed on all three days of the festival and then released the recordings on vinyl.Performer: Japanese Communist Party Toyo Kogyo Committee Affiliated Band "Mirai" (日本共産党東洋工業委員会付属バンド「未来」)Year recorded: 1981Lyricist: Mugibue no Kai (麦笛の会), based on original Spanish lyrics by Claudio IturraComposer: Sergio OrtegaYear composed: 1970Source: Vinyl record "未来" LCS-0012Image: March in Tokyo against the 1973 Chilean coup, one week after it took place. Banner: "Denounce the military coup in Chile, support the Unidad Popular! Japan Asia-Africa Solidarity Committee" (チリの軍事クーデター糾弾、人民連合支持！日本アジア・アフリカ連帯委員会).
Cuba, qué Linda es Cuba - Cuba, How Lovely is Cuba (Rare Version) GETchan 2023-12-29 | A song written on the 26th of January 1959, less than a month after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, while its composer Eduardo Saborit was touring the Eastern Bloc and missing his homeland of Cuba. It has become one of the most well-known revolutionary songs in the country, being sung to this day. This recording was released on vinyl as part of a set of quintessential Cuban songs.Performer: Choir of the Cuban Institute of Radio Broadcasting (Coro del Instituto Cubano de Radiodifusión)Year recorded: 1969Composer: Eduardo SaboritYear composed: 1959Source: Vinyl record "Música de Cuba" EPA-6262Image: Poster "1959 1969 Tenth anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban rebellion" (1959 1969 Décimo aniversario del triunfo de la rebelión cubana).
One Hour of Japanese Maoist Music (日本国の毛沢東派の紅歌の一時間) GETchan 2023-12-26 | 「革命は、客を招いてごちそうすることでもなければ、文章をぬったり、絵をかいたり、刺しゅうをしたりすることでもない。そんなにお上品で、おっとりした、みやびやかな、そんなにおだやかで、おとなしく、うやうやしく、つつましく、ひかえ目のものではない。革命は暴動であり、一つの階級が他の階級をうち倒す激烈な行動である。」——毛沢東主席0:00 義勇軍行進曲 [北京放送] (March of the Volunteers [Radio Beijing])1:22 インターナショナル [左派版] (The Internationale [Left Faction Version])3:48 東方紅 (The East Is Red)7:58 大海を行く船は舵取りに頼る (Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman)9:54 永遠の友情を (To Eternal Friendship)12:39 東京－北京 (Tokyo–Beijing)15:50 社会主義好 (Socialism is Good)16:42 台湾に必ず勝利の旗を掲げよう (The Banner of Victory Shall be Planted on Taiwan)18:12 沖縄を返せ！(Give Back Okinawa!)20:08 希望の歌 (Song of Hope)22:53 新しいアジアのために (For a New Asia)27:20 チェックポイント (Checkpoint)29:23 変革 (Revolution)33:12 青年労働者は決起する (Young Workers Rise Up)34:44 嵐の船台 (Stormy Slipway)36:15 俺たちは歴史を拓く (We Are the Makers of History)37:55「安保」粉砕！(Smash the "Security Treaty"!)39:39 勇気を奮い起そう (We Must Pluck Up Our Courage)40:30 勇気を奮い起そう [第２版] (We Must Pluck Up Our Courage [Version 2])41:20 造反有理 (It's Right to Rebel)42:17 我们要干到底 / がんばろう (Let's Do Our Best [Bilingual Version])44:07 赤軍兵士 (Red Soldier)45:57 中国の赤い星を撃て (Red Star of China)48:00 マオの歌 (Song of Mao)49:21 万歳！毛主席 (Long Live Chairman Mao!)51:02 広い道を進もう (We Are Marching on a Great Road)53:35 私の好きな天安門 (I Love Beijing's Tiananmen)56:23 延辺の人民は毛主席を熱愛する (The People of Yanbian Love Chairman Mao)58:55 真っ赤な太陽が空に昇った (Red Sun in the Sky)Radio Beijing (北京放送) - 1Haguruma Theatre Troupe (劇団はぐるま座) - 2Mitsuko Ogasawara (小笠原美都子) - 3-5Central Chorus (中央合唱団) - 6-8Haguruma Theatre Troupe (劇団はぐるま座) - 9-20Tokyo Kid Brothers (東京キッドブラザース) 22-24GETchan People's Choir and Orchestra (ゲットチャン人民合唱団とオーケストラ) 25-29
Imn Partidului (Epoca Gheorghiu-Dej) - Hymn to the Party (Gheorghiu-Dej Era) GETchan 2023-12-23 | A Romanian communist song from the early years of the Gheorghiu-Dej era, prior to even the death of Stalin, whom the song names. It differs from a song by the same name from the later Ceaușescu era which can be found here:youtu.be/IRaCO5XgFfkPerformer: Petre Ștefănescu Goangă, Choir and Studio Orchestra (Corul şi Orchestra de Studio)Year recorded: 1951Composer: Ovidiu VargaSource: Untitled bootleg recordImage: Postcard "Long live 23 August 1944-1959" (Trăiască 23 august 1944-1959) in celebration of 15 years since the liberation from fascism. Featured are the flags of the Romanian Workers' Party and the Romanian People's Republic, which would later be renamed the Romanian Communist Party and the Socialist Republic of Romania in the Ceaușescu era.
私の好きな天安門 (日本語版) - I Love Beijings Tiananmen (Japanese Version) GETchan 2023-12-20 | A Japanese version of a Chinese song written during the Cultural Revolution. With lyrics written by a primary schooler, it has come to be one of the most well-known children's songs in China. In English-speaking spaces, the name is often mistranslated as "I Love Beijing Tiananmen". The song has an interesting history in Japan, in that sometimes a completely original third stanza would also be sung at the end:「天安門に昇る赤い太陽我等導き勝利へ進む」"Over TiananmenRises red sun,Leading usMarching to victory!"Additionally, at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, an alternate set of lyrics was also used which invoked the Red Guards:「僕等は慕う北京の天安門天安門に太陽昇る偉大な指導者僕等の毛主席紅小兵を導き前へと進む天安門に昇る赤い太陽僕等導き勝利へ進む」"We adoreBeijing's Tiananmen,Over TiananmenThe sun rises!Great leader,Our Chairman MaoLeads the Red GuardsMarching forward!Over TiananmenRises a red sun,Leading usMarching to victory!"中国語版：youtu.be/VeoaX999Gw8Performer: Hanako Yamada with GETchan People's Choir and Orchestra (山田花子、ゲットチャン人民合唱団とオーケストラ)Composer: Jin Yueling (金月苓)Lyricist: Haguruma Theatre Troupe (劇団はぐるま座), based off of Chinese lyrics by Jin Guolin (金果临)Image: Japanese flag in front of Tiananmen for a state visit.
Tarybų Lietuvai - Soviet Lithuania (Soviet Song) GETchan 2023-12-17 | A song from the Lithuanian SSR which boasts of Lithuania's achievements within the Soviet Union and the bright future ahead.Performer: Lithuanian Television and Radio Chorus (Lietuvos Televizijos Ir Radijo Choras)Year recorded: 1980Composer: Algimantas RaudonikisLyricist: Antanas JonynasSource: Vinyl record "Respublikinė Dainų Šventė"Image: Soviet poster "Long live and prosper Soviet Lithuania" (Tegyvuoja Ir Teklesti Tarybų Lietuva), 1950.
広い道を進もう - We Are Marching on a Great Road (Japanese Version) GETchan 2023-12-14 | A Japanese version of a Chinese revolutionary song written during the Great Leap Forward, with its lyrics modified during the Cultural Revolution. This set of lyrics is based on that of the Cultural Revolution version and was translated by the Haguruma Theatre Troupe, a Japanese Maoist performing arts group, and released as part of their "Revolutionary Songbook" (革命歌集). With the help of the GETchan People's Choir and Orchestra, this set of lyrics has finally been brought to life.中国語版：youtu.be/u-zmmgU77TMPerformer: Hanako Yamada with GETchan People's Choir and Orchestra (山田花子、ゲットチャン人民合唱団とオーケストラ)Composer: Li Jiefu (李劫夫)Year composed: 1962Lyricist: Haguruma Theatre Troupe (劇団はぐるま座), based off of Chinese lyrics by Li Jiefu (李劫夫)Image: Poster "Chinese and Japanese youth unite to oppose our common enemy of US imperialism" (中日青年团结起来反对共同敌人美帝国主义).Chinese text:“一切反动派都是纸老虎。看起来，反动派的样子是可怕的，但是实际上并没有什么了不起的力量。从长远的观点看问题，真正强大的力量不是属于反动派，而是属于人民。——毛泽东”(All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality, they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are powerful.-Mao Zedong)Japanese text:「団結」(Unity)「沖縄をかえせ！」(Give back Okinawa!)「アメリカ帝国主義は日本から出てゆけ！」(US imperialism out of Japan!)
Патрола / Patrola - Patrol (Yugoslav Military Song) GETchan 2023-12-11 | A song celebrating patrolling troops of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA).Performer: Ensemble "Lole" (Ansambl "Lole" / Ансамбл "Лоле")Year performed: 1982Composer: Darko Kraljić (Дарко Краљић)Lyricist: August Putarek (Аугуст Путарек)Source: Vinyl record "Pesme Naše Armije"Image: Yugoslav border guards.
Os Fantoches de Kissinger - Kissingers Puppets (Portuguese Communist Song) GETchan 2023-11-30 | A song about resistance of various peoples around the world to the late Henry Kissinger, a US diplomat and war criminal whose policies as secretary of state made him infamous for their cruelty. This song was written in the years following the Carnation Revolution by left-wing activist José Afonso, whose music came to be popular among those who opposed the Estado Novo regime.Performer: Tuna Universitária de AveiroYear: 2022Composer: José AfonsoYear written: 1976Source: youtu.be/RLYYBxix2m0Image: Collage of Kissinger and a fraction of his various crimes against humanity.
통일렬차 달린다 (기악) - The Train of Reunification Runs (Instrumental) GETchan 2023-11-26 | A Korean song from the early 1960s about the reunification of the country and the trains that would be running back and forth afterwards. This version was performed by the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra in solidarity with the DPRK before relations worsened between the two countries.Vocal: youtu.be/NF0S4dSihUkPerformer: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra (大阪フィルハーモニー交響楽団)Year Recorded: 1966Composer: Mo Yong Il (모영일)Year Written: 1961Source: Vinyl record "青年の歌（第2番）"Image: Korean poster "Great Nation, Great Unity" (민족대단함, 대단결) with a train reading "Among Our Nation" (우리민족끼리) and "Independent Unification" (자주통일).
万歳！毛主席 (日本語版) - Long Live Chairman Mao! (Japanese Version) GETchan 2023-11-19 | A Japanese version of a Chinese revolutionary song popularised during the Cultural Revolution. This set of lyrics was translated by the Haguruma Theatre Troupe, a Japanese Maoist performing arts group and released as part of their "Revolutionary Songbook" (革命歌集). With the help of the GETchan People's Choir and Orchestra, this set of lyrics has finally been brought to life.中国語版：youtu.be/l8CoDN-nOdcPerformer: Hanako and Tarō Yamada with GETchan People's Choir and Orchestra (山田花子、山田太郎、ゲットチャン人民合唱団とオーケストラ)Composer: Qin Geng (勤耕)Lyricist: Haguruma Theatre Troupe (劇団はぐるま座), based off of Chinese lyrics by Qin Geng (勤耕)Image: Rally of the Japanese Communist Party (Left Faction).Signs:「軍国主義復活反対！」"Oppose the return of militarism!"「偉大な指導者、舵手毛主席万才、万万才！」"Long live the great leader and helmsman, Chairman Mao, long long live!"「マルクス・レーニン主義の最高峯、毛沢東思想万才！」"Long live the pinnacle of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought!"「毛沢東思想の偉大な勝利万才万万才！日本共産党（左派）」"Long live the great victory of Mao Zedong Thought, long long live!Japanese Communist Party (Left Faction)"中国观众注意：我在B站上试过上传附有中文翻译的这视频，但视频被封了。我在B站上不太活跃的原因，是因为我大部分的视频都会被封，无法在B站分享。带来不便敬请谅解。
Two Hours of Palestinian Resistance Music GETchan 2023-11-12 | ⠀!فلسطين حرة من النهر إلى البحر0:00⠀فدائي⠀(Fedayeen Warrior)3:03⠀بلادي⠀(My Homeland)7:04⠀دين الثوار⠀(The Revolutionaries' Debt)8:50⠀المد .. المد⠀(The Rising Tide)11:18⠀وصية شهيد⠀(The Testament of a Martyr)14:12⠀طريق العزة⠀(The Road of Dignity)15:50⠀عربي فلسطيني⠀(Palestinian Arab)17:52⠀خذني معاك⠀(Take Me With You)20:59⠀مسيرة شعبنا⠀(The March of our People)21:55⠀قسم الثوار⠀(The Revolutionaries' Pledge)24:42⠀عرس النصر⠀(The Wedding of Victory)27:02⠀وحدنا الدم⠀(Blood United Us)29:20⠀العاصفة⠀(The Storm)33:08⠀فوق التل⠀(Over the Hill)34:14⠀طريقي في الكفاح⠀(If I Should Fall)35:40⠀أنا صامد⠀(I Am Enduring)37:36⠀من المخيم تولد الرؤيا⠀(From the Camp, a Vision is Born)41:37⠀الرابعة⠀(Al Rabiaa)44:10⠀القسم الفلسطيني⠀(Palestinian Section)48:22⠀جراح لن تموت⠀(Wounds That Will Not Die)51:08⠀اجراس الانتصار⠀(Bells of Victory)53:36⠀الانتفاضة و جبل الثورة⠀(The Uprising and the Mountain of Revolution)56:06⠀كلنا في الطريق⠀(We Are All On Our Way)1:01:15⠀وطني ليس حقيبة⠀(My Homeland is Not a Suitcase)1:05:17⠀الفجر⠀(Dawn)1:07:16⠀جبل الزيتون⠀(Mount of Olives)1:12:13⠀باسم الحرية⠀(In the Name of Freedom)1:16:34⠀امي الحبيبة⠀(Dear Mother)1:19:40⠀الهجران⠀(Desertion)1:21:02⠀ان عاد رفاقي⠀(If My Comrades Return)1:25:39⠀مليون لا⠀(A Million Noes)1:34:16⠀برقية من السجن⠀(Telegram From Prison)1:38:12⠀نشيد الانتفاضة⠀(Hymn of the Intifada)1:41:02⠀صرخة ثائر⠀(Cry of a Revolutionary)1:44:19⠀انهض للثورة والثأر⠀(Stand Up for the Revolution)1:46:34⠀نشيد الخبز والورد⠀(Anthem of Bread and Roses)1:50:42⠀أناديكم⠀(I Call to You)1:55:41⠀بلادي [من المخيم]⠀(My Homeland [From the Camps])For YouTube: This compilation consists of songs from Fatah (which is not considered a criminal organisation by any country) and songs unaffiliated with any group. This video does not promote any "violent criminal organisations".
Ленин Таулары - Lenins Hills (Soviet Kazakh Song) GETchan 2023-11-07 | A Soviet Kazakh song about Vladimir Lenin performed by Mongolian opera singer Avkhiin Khavlaash.Performer: Avkhiin Khavlaash (Авхийн Хавлааш)Year Recorded: 1984Composer: Gaziza Zhubanova (Ғазиза Жұбанова)Lyricist: Kadyr Myrza Ali (Қадыр Мырза Әлі)Source: Vinyl Record "Бид Нэг Орчлонгийн Хүмүүс"Image: A solitary statue of Vladimir Lenin looks across the barren landscape near Priozersk, Kazakhstan.
Sabo-Tabby Kitten (IWW Song) GETchan 2023-10-29 | An IWW song about the Sabo-tabby, a symbol used by the organisation as a code for sabotage. Both its design and this song were created by Ralph Chaplin, who also penned the song "Solidarity Forever". Like that song's tune was taken from "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", so too was this one's taken from "Dixie".Performer: GETchan People's Choir and OrchestraComposer: Daniel Decatur Emmett (tune taken from "Dixie")Year Composed: 1859Lyricist: Ralph ChaplinYear Written: 1910sImage: Poster "General Strike", Eric Drooker.
Señor Inversionista - Mister Investor (Puerto Rican Communist Song) GETchan 2023-10-22 | A song originally written by Puerto Rican musician Roy Brown and released under a label owned by the Puerto Rican Socialist Party, it later became a symbol of the riots at the University of Puerto Rico that began in 1970. In this version the lyrics were slightly altered to be more revolutionary by the Progressive Labor Party.Original Version: youtu.be/F_WX8xEO4NsPerformer: Progressive Labor Party (Partido Laborista Progresista)Year recorded: 1970sComposer: Roy BrownYear Composed: 1969Source: Vinyl Record "A World to Win"Image: "Dos Alas" (Two Wings) mural in East Harlem, New York. It was painted in 1999 by the Ricanstruction Netwerk and Puerto Rico Collective and was restored in 2011 in a community effort. It features Pedro Albizu Campos, a leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement, alongside Che Guevara, with a quote from Lola Rodríguez de Tió, "Cuba and Puerto Rico are two wings of one bird... they receive flowers and bullets within the same heart." (Cuba y Puerto Rico son de un pájaro las dos alas... reciben flores y balas en un mismo corazón.)
Палестина - Palestine (Soviet Song) GETchan 2023-10-13 | A song written in the perspective of Shota Rustaveli, a Georgian poet whose last refuge was Palestine, where he died in Jerusalem and still remains to this day. In the Soviet Era, Rustaveli became something of a national hero, with his works being translated into languages across the Eastern Bloc. His final resting place being in Palestine additionally provided a further link between the Soviet Union and the Palestinian liberation struggle, whom they shared close ties with.Performer: All-Union Grand Radio Choir and Symphony Orchestra (Большой Хор и Большой Симфонический Оркестр Всесоюзного Радио)Year recorded: 1966Composer: Otar Taktakishvili (ოთარ თაქთაქიშვილი)Lyricist: Irakli Abashidze (ირაკლი აბაშიძე)Image: Poster "Glory to the Soviet People", Abu Manu, 1987.
Tempestad Libertaria - Freedom Storm (Guatemalan Communist Song) GETchan 2023-10-09 | A song written by Kin-Lalat, a musical group associated with the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG) guerrilla group which fought against the military dictatorship in Guatemala. This version was performed by Sabiá, a US-based group which performed revolutionary songs from around Latin America.Performer: SabiáYear recorded: 1984Composer: Kin-LalatYear Composed: 1983Source: Vinyl Record "Formando Un Puente"Image: OSPAAAL poster "Guatemala", 1982.
歌唱祖国 - Ode to the Motherland (Rare Version) GETchan 2023-10-01 | A song commonly known as the "second national anthem of China", released on the occasion of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong.Performer: Central Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Of China (中国中央管弦乐团及合唱团)Year Recorded: 1997Composer: Wang Shen (王莘)Year composed: 1950Source: CD "中華人民共和國慶典歌曲"Picture: Poster "Long Live the Motherland" (祖国万岁), 1999.
勇気を奮い起そう / 要提高我们的勇气 - We Must Pluck Up Our Courage (Japanese and Chinese Versions) GETchan 2023-09-24 | Two songs in both Japanese and Mandarin based on the same quote from Mao Zedong's 1944 speech "Serve the People". "Quotation songs" (语录歌) like these were common in China during the Mao era, often based off of quotes from the Little Red Book. The Haguruma Theatre Troupe also made their own songs based off of the Japanese translations of the quotes from the Japanese edition of the book.Performer (Japanese): Haguruma Theatre Troupe (劇団はぐるま座)Performer (Chinese): Song and Dance Troupe of the Chinese People's Liberation Army War Cultural Workers' Troupe (中国人民解放军战文工团歌舞团)Year recorded: 1972 (Japanese), 1967 (Chinese)Lyricist: Mao Zedong (毛泽东)Year Written: 1944Source: Vinyl Record "世界革命人民歌颂毛主席" (Japanese), @REDERA (Chinese)Image: Japanese students studying Mao Zedong Thought, 1968.
Preacher and the Slave (Communist Version) GETchan 2023-09-17 | A song originally written by Joe Hill for the IWW to satirise the Salvation Army, an organisation which tried to drown out IWW with their religious music. In this version the lyrics were slightly altered to be more revolutionary by the Progressive Labor Party.Performer: Progressive Labor PartyYear recorded: 1970sComposer: Joseph P. Webster (From "In the Sweet By-and-By")Year Composed: 1868 Lyricist: Joe HillYear Written: 1911Source: Vinyl Record "A World to Win"Image: Soviet poster "The Triumph of Christianity" (Торжество Христианства), 1923.
Allende Presidente - President Allende (Chilean Socialist Song) GETchan 2023-09-11 | A Chilean song written to mark the 30th anniversary of the US-backed military coup against democratically-elected socialist president Salvador Allende. The 11th of September 2023 marks 50 years since the coup and the beginning of a brutal military dictatorship which would last for 17 years.Translation note: "Víctor" refers to Víctor Jara, a famous musician and prominent supporter of Allende's government who was targeted and killed by the military in the aftermath of the coup.Performer: Mauro Di DomenicoYear recorded: 2002Lyricist: Ángel ParraSource: CD "Homenaje a Salvador Allende: ¡Venceremos!"Image: A mural design from the Ramona Parra Brigade (RPB) featuring former Chilean president Salvador Allende.
Vì Nhân Dân Quên Mình (Không Lời) - We Fight for the People (Instrumental) GETchan 2023-09-03 | A Vietnamese song originating from the Anti-French Resistance War, later coming to be considered by some to be the anthem of the People's Army of Vietnam. This version was performed by the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra in solidarity with the Vietnamese war effort in the Resistance War Against the United States.Vocal: youtu.be/CVoUOxaLAG8First recording: youtu.be/zDLb8FOMMmwModern recording: youtu.be/-SNck1Oc6PMPerformer: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra (大阪フィルハーモニー交響楽団)Year Recorded: 1966Composer: Doãn Quang Khải Year Written: 1951Source: Vinyl record "青年の歌（第2番）"Image: Vietnamese poster "Enemies Will Certainly Be Defeated" (Ta Nhất Định Thắng).
紅日高照南大門 - The Red Sun Shines Brightly Over the Southern Gate (Hong Kong Communist Song) GETchan 2023-08-27 | A song by revolutionary elements in Hong Kong who would later take part in a revolt against the colonial government in 1967. This song was said to be heard during the revolt. Interestingly enough, it is sung in Mandarin, perhaps done so in solidarity with the PRC. Translation Note: "Southern Gate" refers to Guangzhou, a major city near Hong Kong which is referred to as China's "Southern Gate to the World".Performer: Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao (香港大公報)Year: 1967Source: Flexi Disc "香港大公報"Image: Chinese poster "Hong Kong's Comrades stand united against British Imperialism", 1967.
社会主義好 (日本語版) - Socialism is Good (Japanese Version) GETchan 2023-08-20 | Japanese version of a Chinese revolutionary song. Notably, the word "good" (好) here comes directly from Mandarin Chinese. Additionally, this version of the song makes reference to the People's Communes, a feature which was not present in the original. This recording was graciously provided to me by the channel "Kū-chan", which also specialises in digitising revolutionary songs, and cleaned by me.Chinese Version: youtu.be/KB4syeafOsQPerformer: Central Chorus (中央合唱団)Year Performed: 1963Lyricist: Based on lyrics by Xi Yang (希扬)Composer: Li Huanzhi (李焕之)Year Written: 1958 (Chinese original)Source: @user-rb4cm4wr7l Image: Graphic from a 1970 Japanese calendar featuring images from the Cultural Revolution.Text:「中国人民は、 中国の運命がひとたび人民自身の手ににぎられたときには、中国が、東の空にさしのぼる太陽のように、自己の輝く光であまねく大地を照らし、反動政府ののこした汚れをたちまち洗いながし、戦争の傷痕をいやして、新しい、富強の、名実ともにそなわった人民共和国をきずきあげていくのをみるだろう。」——毛沢東“中国人民将会看见，中国的命运一经操在人民自己的手里，中国就将如太阳升起在东方那样，以自己的辉煌的光焰普照大地，迅速地荡涤反动政府留下来的污泥浊水，治好战争的创伤，建设起一个崭新的强盛的名副其实的人民共和国。”——毛泽东"The Chinese people will see that, once China's destiny is in the hands of the people, China, like the sun rising in the east, will illuminate every corner of the land with a brilliant flame, swiftly clean up the mire left by the reactionary government, heal the wounds of war and build a new, powerful and prosperous people's republic worthy of the name."—Mao Zedong
Cubanito (Mexican Communist Song) GETchan 2023-08-06 | A mashup of two Cuban songs, "El Cubanito" and "Cuba, qué Linda es Cuba", with alternate lyrics written and performed by members of the Mexican group "Grupo Emiliano Zapata".Performer: Grupo Emiliano ZapataYear recorded: 1971Composer: Miguelito Valdes (from "El Cubanito"), Eduardo Saborit (from "Cuba, qué Linda es Cuba")Lyricist: Pepe MoscaSource: Vinyl record "Somos Gente De La Prepa Popular"
Советтік Қазақстан - Soviet Kazakhstan (Soviet Symphony) GETchan 2023-07-17 | A Soviet Symphony written in honour of the Kazakh SSR, included as part of a compilation of works of Kazakh composers.Performer: Kazakh State Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments Named for Kurmangazy (Қазақтың Мемлекеттік Академиялық Қурманғазы Атындағы Халық Аспаптар Оркестрі)Year Recorded: 1984Composer: Maqalym Qoĭshybaev (Мәкәлім Қойшыбаев)Source: Vinyl record "Сары Арқа"Image: Lenin statue at Karlag Museum in the village of Dolinka, Karaganda.
Ibagsak Ang Imperyalismong Kano - Down With US Imperialism (Filipino Communist Song) GETchan 2023-07-04 | A song from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) which opposes US imperialism as the "enemy of the world", a similar sentiment to other revolutionary movements such as the Sandinistas who labelled US imperialism as the "enemy of humanity". This recording came from a record produced in collaboration with the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP), a Filipino-American organisation which operated in the 1970s and 1980s.Year: 1973Source: Vinyl record "Philippines Bangon! Arise!"Image: Filipino demonstrators burn US flag to protest military exercises, 2016.
跟着毛主席，战斗向前进 - Follow Chairman Mao, Fight Onward (Chinese Communist Song) GETchan 2023-06-25 | A Cultural Revolution-era song from the 1976 "Criticize Deng, Counterattack the Right-Deviationist Reversal-of-Verdicts Trend" Campaign. Audio digitised by me and cleaned by @REDERA.Translation note: "Big debates" and "big-character posters" refer to two of the "four big freedoms" of the Cultural Revolution, along with "big speech" and "big dissent".Performer: Cultural Troupe of the Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Engineering Corps (中国人民解放军工程兵政治部文工团)Year recorded: 1976Composer: Fang Daoping (方道平)Year Composed: 1976Lyricists: Tie Zhi (铁志), Han Min (韩敏)Year Written: 1976Source: Vinyl record "反击右倾翻案风"Image: Poster "Deepen the Criticism of Deng, Strike Back Against Counter-Revolutionaries, Consolidate the Dictatorship of the Proletariat" (深入批邓 打击反革命 巩固无产阶级专政), 1976.
Слухайце, Народы - Listen, Peoples (Soviet Belarusian Song) GETchan 2023-06-18 | A Soviet Belarusian song about Nikita Khrushchev, a rarity due to Khrushchev's insistence on opposing cults of personality in an attempt to distance himself from Stalin. Despite this, pieces such as this song and the poster included in the video did pop up here and there during Khrushchev's leadership.Performer: Belarusian State Folk Song and Dance Ensemble (Беларускі Дзяржаўны народны ансамбль Песні і Танца)Year recorded: 1961Composer: Maryan Nosko (Мар'ян Наско)Lyricist: Anton Belevich (Антон Бялевіч)Source: russian-records.com/details.php?image_id=68485Image: Soviet poster "Our goals are clear, our tasks are defined. To work, comrades!" (Наши цели ясны, задачи определены. За работу, товарищи!), Boris Belopol'skii (Борис Белопольский), 1962.
Marsch des I Korps - March of the First Army Corps (German Version) GETchan 2023-06-04 | German version of the Polish military song "Marsz I Korpusu", written during the Great Patriotic War as the march of the 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division and later used as an anthem of the Polish People's Army.Polish Version: youtu.be/94DXgYq0AaIPerformer: Erich-Weinert-EnsembleYear recorded: 1959Composer: Aleksander BarchaczLyricist: Heiner Müller, based on Polish lyrics by Adam WażykYear Written: 1943Image: East German poster "22 July, 1950, Day of German-Polish Friendship" (22 Juli, 1950, Tag der Deutsch-Polnische Freundschaft).
