Justice for women

Folk

In difficult times and places, there will always be singers who use poetry , songs and music to resist. This playlist provides an  overview with songs we like.

PROTEST SONGS

my playlist for the vibes (mostly unreleased stuff)

This song is very relevant right now! Many women are treated very badly in certain countries on our planet. You probably know which countries it is about!! Dear friends, many women and girls are being treated badly on our planet. Dear brothers - stand up for our sisters!

Lost Competence

There are some people who lost all their hopes
that everything will be fine
It is the girls in a place very far from my land
I can’t understand why those who are ruling the country far away
can not value the girls who are the future - of their land

They are good at their school and they are very diligent
but now they are shadows of themselves
They have ambitions that are grand, maybe to study medicine 
I can’t understand why those who are ruling the country far away
can not value the girls who are the future - of their land

I've seen several reports with pictures of these girls
their faces express will to fight
They also look so confused about the happenings around
I can’t understand why those who are ruling the country far away
can not value the girls who are the future - of their land

Approximate translation into Swedish
Förlorad kompetens
Det finns några människor som tappat alla sina förhoppningar
om att allt kommer att bli bra
Det är tjejerna på ett ställe väldigt långt från mitt land
Jag kan inte förstå varför de som styr landet långt borta 
inte kan värdera flickorna som är framtiden för deras land

De är bra på sin skola och de är väldigt flitiga
men nu är de skuggor av sig själva
De har stora ambitioner, kanske att studera medicin
Jag kan inte förstå varför de som styr landet långt borta 
inte kan värdera flickorna som är framtiden för deras land

Jag har sett flera rapporter med bilder på dessa tjejer
deras ansikten uttrycker kampvilja
De ser också så förvirrade ut angående det som händer runt omkring
Jag kan inte förstå varför de som styr landet långt borta 
inte kan värdera flickorna som är framtiden för deras land

Traduzione approssimativa in francese
Compétences perdues
Il y a des gens qui ont perdu tout espoir
que tout ira bien
Ce sont les filles dans un endroit très loin de mon pays
Je ne comprends pas pourquoi ceux qui dirigent le pays au loin
ne peut pas valoriser les filles qui sont l'avenir de leur pays

Ils sont bons dans leur école et ils sont très diligents
mais maintenant ils sont l'ombre d'eux-mêmes
Ils ont de grandes ambitions, peut-être étudier la médecine
Je ne comprends pas pourquoi ceux qui dirigent le pays au loin
ne peut pas valoriser les filles qui sont l'avenir de leur pays

J'ai vu plusieurs reportages avec des photos de ces filles
leurs visages expriment la volonté de se battre
Ils ont aussi l'air si confus à propos de ce qui se passe autour
Je ne comprends pas pourquoi ceux qui dirigent le pays au loin
ne peut pas valoriser les filles qui sont l'avenir de leur pays

Ungefähre Übersetzung ins Deutsche
Verlorene Fähigkeiten
Es gibt Menschen, die alle Hoffnung verloren haben
dass alles gut wird
Das sind die Mädchen an einem Ort, ganz weit weg von meinem Land
Ich kann nicht verstehen, warum diejenigen, die das Land in der Ferne regieren
kann die Mädchen, die die Zukunft ihres Landes sind, nicht schätzen

Sie sind gut in ihrer Schule und sie sind sehr fleißig
aber jetzt sind sie Schatten ihrer selbst
Sie haben große Ambitionen, vielleicht Medizin zu studieren
Ich kann nicht verstehen, warum diejenigen, die das Land in der Ferne regieren
kann die Mädchen, die die Zukunft ihres Landes sind, nicht schätzen

Ich habe mehrere Berichte mit Bildern dieser Mädchen gesehen
ihre Gesichter drücken den Willen zum Kampf aus
Sie sehen auch so verwirrt aus, was um sie herum passiert
Ich kann nicht verstehen, warum diejenigen, die das Land in der Ferne regieren
kann die Mädchen, die die Zukunft ihres Landes sind, nicht schätzen

Lost Competence - Dear brothers, stand up for our sisters!

Pushing Back The Limit

novacane - frank ocean
(nostalgia, ULTRA)

Novacane

Frank Ocean - Novacane

We are stronger than we thought...
On est plus fort qu'on ne le pense...

We're not new in town.
We have to take everything apart
Go back to the beginning 
We have to take everything apart
Take the time to see clearly 
We won’t turn a hair
We are rocks and stones
You can cheat with us     
We're not new in town.

For the warrior’s rest
The shopkeeper’s smile
To seek equality, I choose to take an inventary
For our peace of mind
A whole sanitary cordon
To live lightly, I’m in, you know
The pretty advertisements
Sorry, it’s too expensive
After swallowing too much, we end up choking
The dresses and the fashion shows
Glass slippers
The beauty standards
well Packaged but vulgar
We have to take everything apart
Go back to the beginning 
We have to take everything apart
Take the time to see clearly 
We won’t turn a hair
We are rocks and stones
You can keep talking
We're not new in town.
In the face of adversity
For the lonely hearts
A touch of humanity with a penchant for solidarity
In the face of mediocrity
To protect the earth
A burst of qualities with revolutionary accents
We have to take everything apart
Go back to the beginning 
We have to take everything apart
Take the time to see clearly 
We won’t turn a hair
We are rocks and stones
You can bawl and yell
We're not new in town.
A slice of humble pie
And years of hardship
Work may be health, but let’s not push grandpa too hard
The body and the users
intermediate bodies
Sucked into the tunnel –vacuum -dust -dust

We have to take everything apart
Go back to the beginning 
We have to take everything apart
 Lay it all out on the ground 
We won’t turn a hair
We are rocks and stones
You can speechify     
We're not new in town.
We have to take everything apart
Put everything right back
We have to take everything apart
Then sit down on the ground
We won’t turn a hair
We are rocks and stones
You can sweet talk with us
We're not new in town.

Pas nés d'hier

lana del rey - back to tha basics (unreleased)

Played live by Suryakant Sawhney aka Lifafa at Village Carona, Goa.

Lifafa - Raat Ki Raani (Unreleased)

Xin Bài hát - Anh chưa từng - mixi

Dear friends, this is a song for the weak people of the world

Silent Words

Have You heard those silent words that come from the smallest ones
They are the people that seldom are heard
They are so small and they can’t compete
with the guys that screem so loud
and noone listen to the words they say
we need to clear our ears so we can hear their voice


The children are silent when they suffer from something bad
we have seen pictures from Palestine and Ukraine
their eyes are empty reflecting pain
and the tears have now run out
and noone listen to the words they say
we need to clear our ears so we can hear their voice


In some parts of our cruel world the women don’t dare to speak
it is so strange that it can be like that
these women speak with some silent words
but in the future we will hear
what they say with their silent words
we need to clear our ears so we can hear their voice

Silent Words - 2025-01-29 14.24 (lyrics  in description)

'Baby Blues' is the new single from meka's upcoming album 'The Rabbit'

Release link: https://idol-io.ffm.to/babyblues

Baby Blues (single) out April 11th
The Rabbit (Album) out May 21st

Pre-save/Pre-order the album https://idol-io.ffm.to/therabbit

"I scribbled these lyrics down on the first day of spring in 2023. My flatmate and I had been sick for a month, I was finally strong enough to pick up my guitar and play this little mantra of a riff. These lyrics take place in Nevada City, California, at the cemetery on the top of the hill, where my dearest friend and I would picnic and visit the grave of a long-gone infant. Once, under the moonlight, we brought my harp up there and I played for the dead. We’d read poetry to each other and to the residents, discuss our sadness and our gratitude, say hello to the man who was living in the 100-year old ponderosa above us that would eventually be chopped down by PG&E. This song is for the friend who brings poetry everywhere, to everyone. I have more than one version of baby blues, all of them are for her." - meka

meka is the musical guise of American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Melissa Lingo whose transcendent musicality and utterly exquisite vocal transports listeners to the hazy sweet spot of 60’s-70’s folk.

meka on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/meka.laments

The Rabbit

meka - Baby Blues

“The world is becoming increasingly unstable. We wanted to reflect on this in the context of protest songs from the past and how they’re seen in the 21st century. Modern oligarchs condemn Flower Power, peace and environmental movements, and human rights protesters, for the troubles of the world. But it’s actually these despots’ own lies and greed which are to blame for what’s happening in the world right now.”  - Richard Pierce

"It's a travesty that songs like this still need to be written, if only we could sing about love, peace and happiness whilst living in a world of love , peace and happiness, where everyone treats everyone else as an equal and with kindness, love and compassion, but in Richard's words: this is something yet to be seen..." - Marina Florance

were they really golden years
as we drifted through our joy
what ever happened to our smiles
the peace we took for granted

not because the past was best
or that the grass was greener then
it's because what we really need
Is something yet to be seen

don't blame the flowers,
don't blame the girls,
don't blame the colours
don't blame the universal soldiers
he marched away without goodbyes
don't blame him for your lies

we didn't see the warning signs
as we held our eyes closed
the bombs, the blood,
the loss of meaning,
the hate, the deaths, the grieving

don't blame the flowers
don't blame the girls
don't blame the colours
don't blame the universal soldiers

don't blame the flowers
don't blame the girls
don't blame the colours
don't blame the universal soldiers
they marched away without goodbyes
don't blame them for your lies

we did not see the warning signs
as we held our eyes closed
the bombs, the blood,
the loss of meaning,
the hate, the deaths,
the grieving

don't blame the flowers
don't blame the girls
don't blame the colours
don't blame the universal soldiers
they marched away without goodbyes
don't blame them for your lies

don't blame the flowers
don't blame the girls
don't blame the colours
don't blame the universal soldiers
we marched away without goodbyes
don't blame us for your lies
don't blame us for your lies

not because the past was best
or that the grass was greener then
it's because what we really need
is something yet to be seen

Credits
Words: Richard Pierce
Music: Marina Florance
Spoken word: Richard Pierce and Marina Florance
Vocals: Anna Bass, Ray Taylor, Marina Florance
Guitar: Ray Taylor
Instrumentation: Marina Florance
Recording/Mixing/Production: Marina Florance
Mastered by: Tonalex


without goodbyes

same shit, different year.........another one of my favs from the great man.....cheers for having a listen


The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN
 William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll
 With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger
 At a Baltimore hotel society gath’rin’
 And t   he cops were called in and his weapon took from him
 As they rode him in custody down to the station
 And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder
 But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
 Take the rag away from your face
 Now ain’t the time for your tears
 
 William Zanzinger, who at twenty-four years
 Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres
 With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him
 And high office relations in the politics of Maryland
 Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders
 And swear words and sneering, and his tongue it was snarling
 In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking
 But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
Take the rag away from your face 
 Now ain’t the time for your tears
 
 Hattie Carroll was a maid of the kitchen
 She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children
 Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage
 And never sat once at the head of the table
 And didn’t even talk to the people at the table
 Who just cleaned up all the food from the table
 And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level
 Got killed by a blow, lay slain by a cane
 That sailed through the air and came down through the room
 Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle
 And she never done nothing to William Zanzinger
 But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
 Take the rag away from your face
 Now ain’t the time for your tears
 
 In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel
 To show that all’s equal and that the courts are on the level
 And that the strings in the books ain’t pulled and persuaded
 And that even the nobles get properly handled
 Once that the cops have chased after and caught ’em
 And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom
 Stared at the person who killed for no reason
 Who just happened to be feelin’ that way without warnin’
 And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished
 And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance
 William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence
 Oh, but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
 Bury the rag deep in your face
 For now’s the time for your tears

The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

henry, come on - lana del rey

Tôi nhớ cô quá đi, cô có nhớ tôi không zậy ?

Mushi mushi! Tôi nhớ cô quá đi, cô có nhớ tôi không zậy ?

Mushi mushi! Tôi nhớ cô quá đi, cô có nhớ tôi không zậy

Cool Funky backing track provided by Freddie Edwards ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cs1NwbZp2w
Inspired by the following presentation ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3nwdRIXGjc
POVERTY FOR PROFIT WHORES
You got your section-eight slumlords
Payday loans nobody can afford
IRS tax return skimmers
Corp’rate middleman breadwinners 
Gettin’ rich off the poor, poverty for profit whores

CHORUS
They gotcha payin’ more for a low credit score
Get behind on your bills, get charged more
Gettin’ rich off the poor
Poverty for profit whores

Yeah, they’ll get you by any means
They be keepin’ people on kidney machines
Foster children funds stolen by the state
Privatization schemes at your gate
Gettin’ rich off the poor, poverty for profit whores, oh

CHORUS
Payin’ more for a low credit score
Get behind on your bills, get charged more
Gettin’ rich off the poor
Poverty for Profit whores

[Music/adlib]

Oh, and the bigger the monopolies grow
The higher food prices go
They gotcha financing groceries at the Walmart checkout
Miss one payment the usury leaves you flat-out
Gettin’ rich off the poor, poverty for profit whores

So, when you take a look around the USA
All that poverty is somebody’s payday
And you’re one paycheck from livin’ in your car
Jude stole it all from your, your cookie jar
Gettin’ rich off the poor, poverty for profit whores

CHORUS
Gotcha payin’ more for a low credit score
Get behind on your bills, get f*cked more
Gettin’ rich off the poor
Poverty for profit whores

We gotta eat the rich to save the poor 
We gotta eat the rich to save the poor
Needin’ more pitchforks than never before
Gettin’ rich off the poor, poverty for profit whores
Poverty for profit
Poverty for profit whores
Poverty for profit
Poverty for profit whores
Gettin’ rich off the poor
Poverty For Profit Whores.

© 2025 Renee La Chapelle – All Rights Reserved

POVERTY FOR PROFIT WHORES

Hey all guys, hope you agree with me - that all girls should be treated fairly!
I don't think I need to specify which places are referred to in this song!
A picture of my daughters little puppy dog - Solveig!

 How are They Doing

There was a great time when they felt that life was wonderful
they could walk on the streets without
any person who was spying on them
but now it’s not such a good time
They can’t do what they want
and they can’t wear the clothes they love

How come it has been such a big change concerning rules for girls
maybe it is depending on
the guys who are ruling their land
it is not easy to understand
The girls can’t do what they want
and they can’t study what they need

The world must protest against these men who are ruling there
maybe they have never listened to their mum
when she told them how everything should be
they have ignored all what she said
The girls can’t do what they want
and they can’t study medicine


Lyrics in Swedish

Hur mår de?

Det var en fantastisk tid när de tyckte att livet var underbart.
De kunde gå på gatorna utan
någon som spionerade på dem.
Men nu är det inte så bra.
De kan inte göra vad de vill.
Och de kan inte bära de kläder de älskar.

Hur kommer det sig att det har varit en så stor förändring gällande regler för flickor?
Kanske beror det på
killarna som styr deras land.
Det är inte lätt att förstå.
Flickorna kan inte göra vad de vill.
Och de kan inte studera vad de behöver.

Världen måste protestera mot dessa män som styr där.
Kanske har de aldrig lyssnat på sin mamma.
När hon berättade för dem hur allting borde vara.
De har ignorerat allt hon sa.
Flickorna kan inte göra vad de vill.
Och de kan inte studera medicin.

How are They Doing - Justice for Women- 2025-09-22 14.21

Moon River

Peter Cat Recording Co - Kya Farak Padega - Lifafa

FIRST OF ALL, I WILL SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT LISTEN TO MY SONGS - LOVE YOU ALL!!

Dear friends, I worry more and more about the state of the earth! More and more wars flare up, the climate is worrying with natural disasters as a result! Strong malevolent rulers emerge and succeed in egging the population of the respective countries. History has shown how it goes - I think of such men as Hitler and others! The war causes huge emissions of greenhouse gases! Instead, use the soldiers to plant trees and fight the terrible forest fires!

The Baltic Sea is living dangerously right now! Scores of ships in deplorable condition transport oil across the sea. The risks are great for extensive oil disasters! I have made some songs for the Baltic sea just to make people understand the problems.

I have recently published some of my songs on YouTube - search for Bengt Roth.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bengt+roth
I write almost all of my songs, and I sing my songs and play the guitar and the harp - no more. My recording equipment is quite modest with a Furch guitar, Alhambra guitar, Röde microphone, Focusrite and Garageband. My studio is our guest room in our house.
I was young during the 1960s when Dylan became famous. I was a member of a folk song group during that time. I love Dylan´s music!! I was also a big fan of The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Mamas and the Papas and several more singers. I like folk music and the old protest songs. I love the music of Eva Cassidy. I was also a big fan of Björn Afzelius, and I love the music of Tom Petty. I am very inspired of the music of John Denver.
Bengt and certainly several 100 million people are intensively protesting against all evil around the world!
I love to sometimes write songs that are a bit weird and self-ironic!
You know that I am a novice in the "recording business", and sometimes I have to revise the songs.
My whole grown up life was occupied by my profession as a doctor in intensive care and anesthesiology. I was head of the department of Intensive and perioperative Care in Lund, Sweden the last years. After that I have got the possibility to be dedicated to music. 
My songs are a matter of extreme happiness and extreme sadness. I write all the music and lyrics except "As tears go by", "House of the Rising Sun", and songs by Evert Taube.
I love to leave some message with my songs!
I have no previous experience of writing fiction. I have, however, some experience in writing non-fiction. I wrote my thesis, and some chapters in a textbook in anesthesiology. I was also member of a group who introduced an education program in pediatric cardio pulmonary resuscitation for laymen in Sweden.
I have created a repost page "Bengt Erik Roth Repost Page".

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bengt+Roth

How are They Doing - Justice for Women- 2025-09-22 14.21

Bengt Erik Roth User 188944807