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Which Side Are You On? By Florence Reece. Re-worked in March 2011 by Shane Johnson
Come all of you good workers, Good news to you
I’ll tell, Of how All of our unions  are staring down to hell
My daddy was a teacher,  And I’m a teacher's son, 
And I’ll defend the unions Till every battle’s won.

Which side are you on?  Which side are you on?
They say in old Wisconsin, There are no neutrals there. 
You’re either for democracy, Or Walker's reign of terror             	
From Cairo down to Iowa, Don't listen to their lies       
Us poor folks haven’t got a chance Unless we organize

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
Black and Latino, Arab, Asian, White 					              
Let's stand our ground and organize, cause now's the time to fight
Don't stand on the sidelines, Don't wait for Democrats	                           
We can build a new world, And beat the ruling class



Which Side Are You On in 2011?

Which Side Are You On at Warrington

Which Side Are You On

From a live performance of A Link in the Chain - Stories and Songs of Pete Seeger at Erin Hall in Cape Town, South Africa in October 2013.

Adaptation of Which Side Are You On about Marikhana miners tragedy.

Which Side Are You On - Marikhana Version.MP3

Which side are you on

Which Side Are You On / King Is Dead

Which Side Are You On (Occupy)

Artists: Windborne
Song Title: Which Side Are You On? 
Track number: LR16/007
Date: 16 July 2016
Location: SummerTyne American Festival, Sage Gateshead
Musicians: Lynn Mahoney Rowan, Will Thomas Rowan, Lauren Breunig, and Jeremy Carter-Gordon
Recording courtesy and ©Windborne

Windborne: Which Side Are You On?

Stories The Crow Told Me

Which Side Are You On?

The Slumlord's Kids EP is a collection of songs recorded on tour in response to the rising tide of American fascism. Songs were recorded in various locations including The House With No Name in Columbus, OH, The Bummer City Historical Society in Boston, MA, a truck stop in central Illinois, and a park in Memphis. The EP features the single The Slumlord's Kids from the full length album 'Ordinary Eternal Machinery' released January 2017. All proceeds from the EP go to benefit organizations doing social justice and antifa work.

The Slumlord's Kids music video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqgM8lKa-Mk

download Ordinary Eternal Machinery:
https://nathanleigh.bandcamp.com/album/ordinary-eternal-machinery

Credits:
Nathan Leigh - Vocals, guitar, bass, ukulele, drums, organ
Marc Blur - Bagpipes
Chelsea Wolf - Backing Vocals

The Slumlord's Kids Single Mix:
Rikki Bates - Drums
Anthony Cekay - Tenor Sax
Joel Esher - Piano
Victor Pachas - Drums
Alicia Rau - Trumpet
Tom Liedenfrost - Accordion

The Slumlord's Kids EP

"Which Side Are You On?" is a song written in 1931 by Florence Reece, the wife of Sam Reece, a union organizer for the United Mine Workers in Harlan County, Kentucky.

In 1931, the miners and the mine owners of that region were locked in a bitter and violent struggle (called the Harlan County War). In an attempt to intimidate the Reece family, Sheriff J. H. Blair and his men (hired by the mining company) illegally entered their family home in search of Sam Reece. Sam had been warned in advance and escaped, but Florence and their children were terrorized in his place. That night, after the men had gone, Florence wrote the lyrics to "Which Side Are You On?" on a calendar that hung in the kitchen of her home. She took the melody from a traditional Baptist hymn, "Lay the Lily Low", or the traditional ballad "Jack Munro".

Reece supported a second wave of miner strikes circa 1973, as recounted in the documentary Harlan County USA. She and others performed "Which Side Are You On?" a number of times throughout. Reece recorded the song later in life, and it can be heard on the album Coal Mining Women.

The song is referred to by Bob Dylan in the song "Desolation Row". It was also the inspiration for the title of Alessandro Portelli's 2011 book on Harlan County's coal mining community.

https://youtu.be/nU1eVfvU-KI

"Which Side Are You On" -  Cover by Clayton Luce

Billy Bragg's new version of Florence Reece's iconic union song "Which Side Are You On?" written specifically for Occupy.

Billy Bragg has performed at Occupy the London Stock Exchange outside St. Paul's, Occupy London's Bank of Ideas, and occupations across the UK.

1 Which Side Are You On - Billy Bragg

Which Side Are You On August 2018

Which Side Are You On with Tom Morello, Tom Chapin and family, Jello Biafra, Michelle Shocked and Occupy Wall Street vocalists Steve Baldwin, Lauren GiGoia, Jorge Houston and the rest of Guitarmy!

OWS Live in Concert!  Which Side Are You On? (various artists)

Blessed Unrest Live at Riff Raff Collective's Earth Day Celebration: 

cover of old Appalachian protest song written by union organizer, Florence Reece, in the midst of a raid by coal thugs.

Vocals: Joseph Baldwin, Chelsey Grey, Jimmy McMahan
Guitar: Henry Lazenby  

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