Friday, August 18, 2023

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAugust

The Toasters, "Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down" from Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: The Toasters are one of the original 2-Tone bands (the second wave of ska), forming in 1981. Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down was released in 1997, at the height of the third wave.
"…And the whole damn world is gangin' up to bring me to my knees!

"And now the neighbors make it loud and clear:
They want no ravers moving in around here.
I won't play ball, won't do as I'm told,
I'd rather be a square peg in a round hole.

"Don't let the bastards grind you down,
Don't let them grind you down!
Don't let the bastards grind you down,
Don't let them grind you down!…"

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