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When Push Comes to Shove (radio edit)

by Danbert Nobacon & The Axis of Dissent

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‘a progressive anthem for our times’

'"When Push Comes to Shove" channels the voices of resistance from black history, a Jewish socialist scientist and a romantic English anarchist poet, set to a pop reggae dancehall tune—instantly banned in the states of Florida and Texas—and has all the seductive infectiousness to make it an instant hit.’

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WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE

AS ALBERT EINSTEIN SAID ... WE CAN’T SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS
WITH THE SAME THINKING THAT WAS USED CREATE THEM
AS FREDERICK DOUGLASS SAID .... POWER CONCEDES NOTHING WITHOUT A DEMAND
NEVER DID ... NEVER WILL ... SO HERE ARE OUR DEMANDS:

IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, IT’S REALLY QUITE SIMPLE
TO LOVE WHO WE WANT AND TO HAVE SOME ROOM TO BREATHE
SOME DEMOCRACY IN THE WORKPLACE, SOME DEMOCRACY IN OUR PAYCHECKS
SOME HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ... FOR THE PLANET AND 4 ALL

SO THIS IS A LOVE SONG ... FROM THE BOTTOM UP
WE’RE DONE BEING PUSHED ... ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
AND THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH OF US ... FOR THIS PUSH AND SHOVE
WITH LOVE ... (PUSH!) ... (SHOVE!) ... FROM THE WORKING CLASS WITH LOVE ... (PUSH!) ... (SHOVE!)

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AS PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY SAID RISE LIKE LIONS,
SHAKE YOUR CHAINS YE ARE MANY THEY ARE FEW
AS HARRIET TUBMAN SAID, DON’T EVER STOP
KEEP ON GOING IF YOU WANNA TASTE OF FREEDOM KEEP ON GOING

IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, IT’S REALLY QUITE SIMPLE
TO LOVE WHO WE WANT AND TO HAVE SOME ROOM TO BREATHE
SOME DEMOCRACY IN THE WORKPLACE, SOME DEMOCRACY IN OUR PAYCHECKS
SOME HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ... FOR THE PLANET AND 4 ALL

SO THIS IS A LOVE SONG ... FROM THE BOTTOM UP
WE’RE DONE BEING PUSHED ... ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
AND THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH OF US ... FOR THIS PUSH AND SHOVE
WITH LOVE ... (PUSH!) ... (SHOVE!) ... FROM THE WORKING CLASS WITH LOVE ... (PUSH!) ... (SHOVE!)


BREAK

WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?


A LITTLE BIT OF MOO-OO-VE-MENT ... MAKE SOME WIGGLE ROOM ... PUSH! ... SHOVE!
A LITTLE BIT OF MOO-OO-VE-MENT ... EEK OUT THE LEGROOM ... PUSH! ... SHOVE!
A LITTLE BIT OF MOO-OO-VE-MENT ... MAKE THE ELBOW ROOM ... PUSH! ... SHOVE!
A LITTLE BIT OF MOO-OO-VE-MENT ... FLEX OUR COLLECTIVE MUSCLE ... HERE WE GO

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released February 14, 2024
DANBERT NOBACON - vocals, acoustic guitar
MIRANDA ZICKLER - vocals
KARL OLSON - drums
AUSTIN QUIST - bass
CHRIS POAGE - keyboards, piano
BEN BLOOM - guitar
GRANT SCHROFF - percussion


Written and composed by Nigel Hunter.
Directed by Danbert Nobacon
Produced by Mell Dettmer
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Mell Dettmer at Studio Soli, Seattle WA
April 2022 – December 2023

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Danbert Nobacon & The Axis of Dissent Twisp, Washington

Danbert Nobacon 'freak music legend,' 'mischievous political goblin,'got an associate degree in the science of children’s play in England in the 1990’s whilst moonlighting in the punk rock band Chumbawamba.
The new album "Kochtopus's Garden—Now That's What I Call Capitalism—The Musical" lands on Mayday 05.01.24. ... more

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