Swedish communist Caribbean music (Rare) [Eng subs]

Calypso om verkligheten (Calypso about reality) by Kulturföreningen Spartacus is something as unusual and rare as Swedish communist music from the 70s with a Caribbean rhythm.

1970s Sweden was lovely in many ways but didn't exactly have a very tropical feel around it, which is what makes this socialist caribbean song so interesting and rare. It was included on Kulturföreningen Spartacus and Warschawjanka's great cassette (!) album Solidaritetssånger - and I've never seen or heard it anywhere else. A real hidden gem among progg, the Swedish socialist music scene of that era.

Mentioned in the song:

(Curt) Nicolin - Swedish businessman who was the chairman of the Swedish Employers Association (one of the main enemies for all socialists) 1976–1984.

Gunnar Nilsson: Union man and chairman of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) 1973-1983.

(Olof) Palme: Social Democratic prime minister of Sweden 1969-1976 and 1982-1986.

Wallenberg: Sweden's main family of industrialists that dominated (and still does) big business in the country. I'm actually not sure who in the family this song is referring to, but it doesn't matter that much.

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00:00 Verse 1 - Wouldn't it be easy to see the enemy
00:31 Chorus 1 - Expose the capitalists
00:57 Verse 2 - Working for the boss' profits
01:22 Chorus 2
01:49 Verse 3 - You have lots of friends
02:14 Chorus 3
02:40 Verse 4 - Nicolin and Gunnar Nilsson
03:05 Chorus 4
03:32 Verse 5 - What Sweden is