Preacher and the Slave (Communist Version)
Details
| Title | Preacher and the Slave (Communist Version) |
| Author | GETchan |
| Duration | 3:26 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=-9uFqcYVQl0 |
Description
A song originally written by Joe Hill for the IWW to satirise the Salvation Army, an organisation which tried to drown out IWW with their religious music. In this version the lyrics were slightly altered to be more revolutionary by the Progressive Labor Party.
Performer: Progressive Labor Party
Year recorded: 1970s
Composer: Joseph P. Webster (From "In the Sweet By-and-By")
Year Composed: 1868
Lyricist: Joe Hill
Year Written: 1911
Source: Vinyl Record "A World to Win"
Image: Soviet poster "The Triumph of Christianity" (Торжество Христианства), 1923.
