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Five-Star Fridays: Agitator Playlist, Track 8

Friday, August 19th, 2011

This is probably my favorite protest song. Old Crow Medicine Show’s, “I Hear Them All.”

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8 Responses to “Five-Star Fridays: Agitator Playlist, Track 8”

  1. #1 |  Boyd Durkin |  August 19th, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    I love this song, but I would’ve bet this week’s song would be CM’s cover of Tom Waits…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5X4N2exOsU

  2. #2 |  Elliot |  August 19th, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    Take out the religious references and it’s not so bad.

    And, while it’s not obvious in this song, that I can see, such indictments of the powerful keeping down the proles usually fail to differentiate between the ethical supremacy of free market capitalism and the corrupt existence of crony capitalism (leveraging government power for special advantage, such as rent seeking). OK, I’m going to go listen to Geddy Lee sing “The Trees”.

  3. #3 |  Radley Balko |  August 19th, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    . . . such indictments of the powerful keeping down the proles usually fail to differentiate between the ethical supremacy of free market capitalism and the corrupt existence of crony capitalism (leveraging government power for special advantage, such as rent seeking).

    That’s a bit much to ask of a 3-minute pop song, isn’t it?

  4. #4 |  Marvin |  August 19th, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    One good thing about living in Nashville, which I do not. They play at the Ryman what seems like every other week. Awesome group.

  5. #5 |  Dan Z |  August 19th, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    Great band, great tune.

  6. #6 |  Elliot |  August 19th, 2011 at 6:11 pm

    “That’s a bit much to ask of a 3-minute pop song, isn’t it?“

    Indeed. My qualifiers should have made clear I wasn’t asking for that.

    “The Trees” is 4:41

  7. #7 |  Judas Peckerwood |  August 19th, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    I hereby nominate this as The Agitator’s theme song.

  8. #8 |  Lucy |  August 19th, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    Their hiatus and certain rumors of break-ups are breaking my heart.

    This here agnostic has had some very religious feelings listening to “I Hear Them All” echoing off the walls of the Ryman.

    If they get back together and play another New Year’s show, you’ve GOT to go, Radley.

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