We're living in a time when we see a disturbing spread of fascism around the globe, not only with our own Trump regime but also in other countries as well. But this is not the first time that the world has faced something like this. Years ago musician Woody Guthrie wrote and sang about it, and his song "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" seems now more timely than ever. Bristol UK's musician Hena Punk is giving new life to the song by doing a cover.
Hena came to Philly and performed the song with a lot of original work back at the end of May. Bonk's Bar in Port Richmond was the scene and the first stop on his American tour, and, after doing shows in New York State and Connecticut, he circled back around and did another show at West Philly Porchfest. Great show at Bonk's. With good stage presence and excellent engagement, he talked back and forth with the audience in between songs.
Hena took us through an interesting show, telling stories and playing music, and, at some points inviting us to sing along. Here we are in Philly singing along with his cover of ::: "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" :::
I thought we did a fairly decent job singing along, but his people back home did a more robust rendition :::
And here is taking a look at some of Hena Punk's own work. This is one of the "spoken word" pieces on his site.
(pic is from artist's Facebook page)
The video above, "Your Death", is a tribute to his deceased friend, Chris. Chris didn't have the fame for his name to be splashed all over major media to tell the value of his life, so this video is a tribute to their friendship because the world can almost stop turning when someone who is important in your life dies.
Here is the link to Hena Punk's Facebook page where you can keep up with what he's doing ::: Hena Punk on Facebook (CLICK HERE).
(pic is from artist's Facebook page)