Swedish communist music to the tune of When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Rare) [Eng subs]

The Workers' United Front (Arbetarenhetsfronten) is a pretty rare piece of Swedish communist music set to the tune of When Johnny Comes Marching Home. It was recorded by the Gothenburg-based Kulturföreningen Spartacus and included on their great casette (!) album Warschawjanka – Solidaritetssånger (Solidarity Songs).

This isn't just an epic Swedish socialist song, it also brings up subjects like the decline of capitalism, overproduction and how capitalists blame workers for their companies doing badly, while also happily pocketing state subsidies.

While the casette can be listened to online, it's neither the most famous album or song within Swedish socialist music. It's definitely a song that deserves more recognition. You can hear the whole album here, uploaded by icanhearyourvoice:    • Warschawjanka ‎– Solidaritetssånger (Casse...  

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00:00 Intro
00:32 Verse 1 - No pay rise
01:05 Verse 2 Companies taking subsidies
01:38 Verse 3 - Workers told to go on welfare
02:12 Verse 4 - Capitalism moving towards its end
02:45 Verse 5 - It's time workers unite

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