Purplepingers is Jordie van der Berg’s musical project. He has recorded several protest tunes. They are mostly reworkings of classic protest tunes. Many reference Australia, so I’m assuming he is probably Australian. The only other info I can find is that he hates real estate agents and has three cats. This song is a poignant revamp of John Lennon’s “Working […]
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Beans On Toast, from the artist’s Bandcamp. December tends to be a slow month in terms of new music, but some notable socially conscious music has been released during the month. Here is a sampling. Songs/Videos: Working Class Hero – Cat Power & Iggy Pop This cover of the John Lennon protest classic appears on the compilation album The Faithful: […]
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John Lennon was no stranger to socially conscious music, contributing many notable tunes to the canon of protest songs. One of his standouts is “Working Class Hero” off of his 1970 album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono. While some of his songs might come across as simple sloganeering, “Working Class Hero” is an insightful social commentary on class splits and how society […]
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