Songs for the 99%

Background Reading for this Post: 
My friends Anne Ream and Cliff Spargo got the ball rolling with this article - 
Taking the Streets by Song: A Playlist for the 99% - as far as music playlists go, this one Anne and Cliff compiled is very diverse and rock solid in its rationale for the song selections. 


But they forgot one crucial track: 5 Million Ways To Kill A CEO

  


Thanks to a promise I made recently to the many fine people that donated money to my 5K Run to End Homelessness, I currently need to pump out over 40(!) mix cds.  I pledged to make them unique and personalized to the listener.


This song keeps popping up as I make mixes.  It sounds as even more relevant today than it did when it was initially released in 2001.  It speaks to my frustrations with the late stages of consumer capitalism with funk and humor.  


I never looked up the original album art until now. The LP was scheduled to be released in September 2001.  But with the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, it was delayed.  

It turns out I like the replacement art better aesthetically anyway.  It isn't some janky photoshop - it has class.