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* AnArmAndALeg: "The Face of Victory" is sung form the perspective of returned veteran who lost both legs to an IED in Iraq.
* BombThrowingAnarchists: As an anarchist himself, Rovics does not subscribe to this view of anarchy, but the protagonists of at least two of his songs could be viewed this viewed. "The Face of Victory" ends with the disabled vet protagonists contemplating an Oklahoma City style bombing, and "Halliburton Boardroom Massacre" is about ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin with a ShellShockedVeteran massacring the board of the company he sees as responsible for the war for oil which caused his terminal illness.
* BombThrowingAnarchists: As an anarchist himself, Rovics does not subscribe to this view of anarchy, but the protagonists of at least two of his songs could be viewed this viewed. "The Face of Victory" ends with the disabled vet protagonists contemplating an Oklahoma City style bombing, and "Halliburton Boardroom Massacre" is about ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin with a ShellShockedVeteran massacring the board of the company he sees as responsible for the war for oil which caused his terminal illness.
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* BombThrowingAnarchists: As an anarchist himself, Rovics does not subscribe to this view of anarchy, but the protagonists of at least two of his songs could be viewed this
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* HorribleHistoryMetal: Rovics has multiple songs about historic events, including "The Battle of Blair Mountain" about ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain The Battle of Blair Mountain]]: the largest labour uprising in United States history and the largest armed uprising since UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar[[note]]And how many Americans have even heard of it?[[/note]].
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* HorribleHistoryMetal: Rovics has multiple songs about historic events, including "The Battle of Blair Mountain" about ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Battle of Blair Mountain]]: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain The Battle of Blair Mountain]]: the largest labour uprising in United States history and the largest armed uprising since since]] UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar[[note]]And how many Americans have even heard of it?[[/note]].
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* KillerCop: In "Butcher for Hore", David expresses this opinion about RealLife police chief [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Timoney_(police_officer) John Timoney]], who was hired by multiple different cities (and the Republic of Bahrain) to conduct brutal crackdowns on civil disobedience.
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* KillerCop: In "Butcher for Hore", Hire", David expresses this opinion about RealLife police chief [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Timoney_(police_officer) John Timoney]], who was hired by multiple different cities (and the Republic of Bahrain) to conduct brutal crackdowns on civil disobedience.
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Subverted by "Do Not Kill Your Landlord", which lists many other ways of coping with an unreasonable landlord, like a DartboardOfHate, playing loud music outside their house (specifically about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_of_1848 1848]]), or organizing a tenant union, but advises against murdering them:
-->''But do not kill your landlord, it will not end well,\\
You'll be living rent-free - inside a prison cell.''
-->''But do not kill your landlord, it will not end well,\\
You'll be living rent-free - inside a prison cell.''
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* RefrainFromAssuming: Several of Rovics' songs do not actually feature the song title in the lyrics. A casual listener without access to the sleeve notes would be forgiven thinking that "Song for Eric" is called "Every time I see that street, I think of you" or that "Deadhead in Prison" is called "A Life Up in Smoke".
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The evils of corporate greed is a recurring theme in David's work, including the [[EarWorm insanely catchy]] "Henry Ford Was a Fascist":
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The evils of corporate greed is a recurring theme in David's work, including the [[EarWorm insanely catchy]] "Henry Ford Was a Fascist":
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* RecruitersAlwaysLie: "Song for Cindy Sheehan":
-->''He wouldn't have to fight\\
Cindy hoped this was the case\\
And prayed for him every night\\
That was before they sent him\\
To the desert with a gun\\
She is every mother\\
And he was every mother's son''
-->''He wouldn't have to fight\\
Cindy hoped this was the case\\
And prayed for him every night\\
That was before they sent him\\
To the desert with a gun\\
She is every mother\\
And he was every mother's son''
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* WarIsHell: A common theme in Rovics' work, his songs tell how the horror of war leaves no one untouched: the soldiers (e.g. "When Johnny Came Marching Home"), the non-combatants (e.g. "Baghdad") and those left at home (e.g. "Every Mother's Son").
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* WarIsHell: A common theme in Rovics' work, his songs tell how the horror of war leaves no one untouched: the soldiers (e.g. "When Johnny Came Marching Home"), the non-combatants (e.g. "Baghdad") and those left at home (e.g. "Every Mother's Son").
"Song for Cindy Sheehan").
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* TakingYouWithMe: From "Halliburton Boardroom Massacre":
-->''I thought of Halliburton and the military brass\\
And the things they get away with\\
All for their ruling class\\
But I'm not a pawn and I can't let it be\\
And if I'm gonna die I'm gonna take some of them fuckers with me''
-->''I thought of Halliburton and the military brass\\
And the things they get away with\\
All for their ruling class\\
But I'm not a pawn and I can't let it be\\
And if I'm gonna die I'm gonna take some of them fuckers with me''
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-->''I thought of Halliburton and the military brass\\
And the things they get away with\\
All for their ruling class\\
But I'm not a pawn and I can't let it be\\
And if I'm gonna die I'm gonna take some of them fuckers with me''
-->''I thought of Halliburton and the military brass\\
And the things they get away with\\
All for their ruling class\\
But I'm not a pawn and I can't let it be\\
And if I'm gonna die I'm gonna take some of them fuckers with me''
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* BombThrowingAnarchists: As an anarchist himself, Rovics does not subscribe to this view of anarchy, but the protagonists of at least two of his songs could be viewed this viewed. "The Face of Victory" ends with the disabled vet protagonists contemplating an Oklahoma City style bombing, and "Halliburton Boardroom Massacre" is about ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin with a ShellShockedVeteran massacring the board of the company he sees as responsible for the war for oil which caused his terminal illness.
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* SuicideByCop: The end of "Halliburton Boardroom Massacre":
-->''I'll spare you the details, I did what I had to do\\
There's a boardroom blown to hell and soon I will be too''
-->''I'll spare you the details, I did what I had to do\\
There's a boardroom blown to hell and soon I will be too''
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* TakingYouWithMe: From "Halliburton Boardroom Massacre":
-->''I thought of Halliburton and the military brass\\
And the things they get away with\\
All for their ruling class\\
But I'm not a pawn and I can't let it be\\
And if I'm gonna die I'm gonna take some of them fuckers with me''
* ThatManIsDead: From "Halliburton Boardroom Massacre":
-->''I was supposed to stay a year\\
They sent me for four\\
By the time I got back home, no one knew me anymore\\
Of the man I once was there didn't seem to be a trace\\
And when I looked me in the mirror I didn't recognize my face''
-->''I thought of Halliburton and the military brass\\
And the things they get away with\\
All for their ruling class\\
But I'm not a pawn and I can't let it be\\
And if I'm gonna die I'm gonna take some of them fuckers with me''
* ThatManIsDead: From "Halliburton Boardroom Massacre":
-->''I was supposed to stay a year\\
They sent me for four\\
By the time I got back home, no one knew me anymore\\
Of the man I once was there didn't seem to be a trace\\
And when I looked me in the mirror I didn't recognize my face''
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* KillerCop: In "Butcher for Hore", David expresses this opinion about RealLife police chief [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Timoney_(police_officer) John Timoney]], who was hired by multiple different cities (and the Republic of Bahrain) to conduct brutal crackdowns on civil disobedience.
-->''But someday he'll meet his end\\
He's already half-way round the bend\\
He'll take stock of what he's done\\
Stare at the notches on his gun\\
He'll look into the mirror and at his poor wife\\
And say, "Oh my God -- I've been a scumbag my whole life"''
-->''But someday he'll meet his end\\
He's already half-way round the bend\\
He'll take stock of what he's done\\
Stare at the notches on his gun\\
He'll look into the mirror and at his poor wife\\
And say, "Oh my God -- I've been a scumbag my whole life"''
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* AnArmAndALeg: "The Face of Victory" is sung form the perspective of returned veteran who lost both legs to an IED in Iraq.
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* JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife: "Deadhead in Prison" is based on the true story of a woman who spent 20 years in a Texas prison after being arrested for dealing small amounts of marijuana and LSD to support herself while following Music/TheGratefulDead on tour in her late teens.
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* LyricalDissonance: Several of Rovics' songs, such as "Butcher for Hire" and "Henry Ford Was a Fascist", combine very dark subject matter with an upbeat and catchy tune.
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David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90’s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90’s he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies.
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David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90’s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90’s he was traveling travelling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The evils of corporate greed is a recurring theme in David's work, including the [[EarWorm insanely catchy]] "Henry Ford Was a Fascist":
-->''Ford built tanks for the Nazis\\
And the Nazis used those tanks\\
To gun down lots of soldiers\\
In the U.S. Army ranks\\
Yes, Henry Ford was a fascist\\
And a nasty one was he\\
He'd build tanks for anyone\\
For the proper fee''
-->''Ford built tanks for the Nazis\\
And the Nazis used those tanks\\
To gun down lots of soldiers\\
In the U.S. Army ranks\\
Yes, Henry Ford was a fascist\\
And a nasty one was he\\
He'd build tanks for anyone\\
For the proper fee''
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David Rovics (born April 10, 1967) is an American indie singer/songwriter and anarchist. His music concerns topical subjects such as the 2003 Iraq war, anti-globalization, and social justice issues.
David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90’s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90’s he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies.
!!Tropes associated with David Rovics and his music:
* HorribleHistoryMetal: Rovics has multiple songs about historic events, including "The Battle of Blair Mountain" about ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain The Battle of Blair Mountain]]: the largest labour uprising in United States history and the largest armed uprising since UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar[[note]]And how many Americans have even heard of it?[[/note]].
* PieInTheFace: "Song for the BBB" is a musical tribute to the Biotic Baking Brigade: a loosely connected group of activists famous for throwing pies in the faces of such figures as Bill Gates, San Francisco mayors Willie Brown and Gavin Newsom, anti-gay preacher Fred Phelps, economist Milton Friedman, Swedish King Carl Gustaf, former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, conservative journalist William F. Buckley, right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, former WTO head Renato Ruggiero, and Ann Coulter, among others.
* TeenyWeenie: "The Alligator Song" explains how pollution is causing alligator dicks to shrink and how this could happen to humans:
-->''I’m not beating around the bush\\
I’m making you a promise\\
Say goodbye to Long Dong Silver\\
Hello to Tiny Thomas\\
You can forget about Viagra\\
Boys, what I mean is\\
It’s all a matter of minutiae\\
When you’ve got a half-inch penis''
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David Rovics (born April 10, 1967) is an American indie singer/songwriter and anarchist. His music concerns topical subjects such as the 2003 Iraq war, anti-globalization, and social justice issues.
David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90’s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90’s he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies.
!!Tropes associated with David Rovics and his music:
* HorribleHistoryMetal: Rovics has multiple songs about historic events, including "The Battle of Blair Mountain" about ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain The Battle of Blair Mountain]]: the largest labour uprising in United States history and the largest armed uprising since UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar[[note]]And how many Americans have even heard of it?[[/note]].
* PieInTheFace: "Song for the BBB" is a musical tribute to the Biotic Baking Brigade: a loosely connected group of activists famous for throwing pies in the faces of such figures as Bill Gates, San Francisco mayors Willie Brown and Gavin Newsom, anti-gay preacher Fred Phelps, economist Milton Friedman, Swedish King Carl Gustaf, former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, conservative journalist William F. Buckley, right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, former WTO head Renato Ruggiero, and Ann Coulter, among others.
* TeenyWeenie: "The Alligator Song" explains how pollution is causing alligator dicks to shrink and how this could happen to humans:
-->''I’m not beating around the bush\\
I’m making you a promise\\
Say goodbye to Long Dong Silver\\
Hello to Tiny Thomas\\
You can forget about Viagra\\
Boys, what I mean is\\
It’s all a matter of minutiae\\
When you’ve got a half-inch penis''
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