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1,791,835 Views • Oct 9, 2018 • Click to toggle off description
I got handed an Ayn Rand sandwich
straight from a can it tasted so bland
I asked a lass to pass me a glass
of Engel’s Conditions of the Working Class
right away they dragged me to the committee
to explain my un-American activity
they’re gonna see they made a mistake
if they’d only let me play my mixtape
I’m not partial to the martial
or the plutocrats in their beaver hats
and the fascists have the outfits
but I don’t care for the outfits
what I care about is music
and the communists have the music
I hear a melody
and just as suddenly
I know who I’m
supposed to be
I don’t need a rationale
to sing the Internationale
I only need to plug in the headphone jack
so I can listen to my backing track
I’m not jealous of the zealous
or anarchics with guitar picks
and the fascists have their outfits
but I don’t care for the outfits
what I care about is music
and the communists have the music
yes the communists have the music
oh the communists have the music
I hear a melody
and just as suddenly
I know who I’m
supposed to be
I’m not partial to the martial
or the plutocrats in their beaver hats
and the fascists have the outfits
but I don’t care for the outfits
what I care about is music
and the communists have the music
Dial-A-Song Video Week 36.
Directed by David Cowles and Jeremy Galante
Character Design and Artwork by David Plunkert
Animation by Jeremy Galante
Additional Animation by Daran Carlin-Weber and Brad Pattullo
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Views : 1,791,835
Genre: Music
Date of upload: Oct 9, 2018 ^^
Rating : 4.824 (1,375/29,842 LTDR)
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YouTube Comments - 10,780 Comments
Top Comments of this video!! :3
1:18 They tried to warn us, but we didn't listen. The birds work for the bourgeoisie, don't tru-
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That moment when you get handed an Ayn Rand sandwich straight front the can and it tastes so bland
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the world's most efficient political compass is asking how you think tmbg actually feels about communism
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1. great art direction
2. honestly this song really grew on me.. its a banger or a bop or whatever
3. dunking on ayn rand by name in the opening bars is actually funny as hell
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Everyone here isnt talking about the important stuff, this is the same band that made the Malcolm in the middle intro song and the music for the mickey mouse houseclub, talk about fucking range
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wait but, did the lass ever pass him a glass of engel's conditions of the working class?
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First the music, and later the means of production.
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Fun facts: there were actual projects (that went pretty far) to develop eavesdropper cats (Acoustic Kitty) and missile-guiding pigeons (Project Orcon), during WWII and the Cold War.
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"I don't need a rationale to sing the The Internationale"
fair, The Internationale fucking slaps.
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People in the comments are hearing TMBG cite Engels in a song about the military-industrial complex and how the West is also oppressive and dogmatic and can’t understand how TMBG could be left wing.
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Reading the comments under this video should be considered a form of self-flagellation
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They Might Be Comrades
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Looking at the animators of this video I realized that one of them is my animation professor and others involved in this music video are from my university. I find that pretty insane.
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First listen: “Oh wow, they’re fans of communism I guess.” Second listen: “Oh I see they’re saying people just adhere to these ideologies for aesthetic reasons.” Third listen: “But there’s a reason the communists have the music and the fascists don’t.”
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my favourite hobby is coming to this video every few days or so and reading the comments
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The Nazis had the flashy uniforms but the Soviets had the Red Army Choir.
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Many years ago I was watching a news report about various Austrian parties campaigning for parliamentary elections with my parents. Mostly politicians giving speeches in crowded halls or talking to people in public places. But for the communists they showed a bunch of people singing a 19th century worker's song. So my mom exclaimed loudly: "I'll vote for the communists. They're the only ones who are still singing!"
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I love how TMBG still gets people debating their lyrics to this day. One of the best most prolific and thought provoking bands ever.
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An Ayn Rand sandwich? Jeez, what sort of honest establishment serves their customers dogturds in between white bread?
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@Mels-pu2fc
3 years ago
"I got handed an Ayn Rand sandwich straight from the can, it tasted so bland. I asked a lass to pass me a glass of Engels' Conditions of the Working Class." That part slaps and is very true.
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