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I wrote this song when Loukanikos was in his prime. There's a brilliant YouTube video of the song, too, which got the most attention when the news came out in the fall of 2014 that Loukanikos had died the previous spring, an early death due to complications from too many years of breathing too much tear gas.

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Lots of folks are revolting
They've had enough of this shit
The rich are getting richer
They're saying “that's it”
But with Louk it's different, that's clear
As he emerges from the fog
Let's hear it for Loukanikos
The ri - ot dog

It's a fight between people
But he is no pawn
He knows exactly
Which side he's on
In the machine of capital
He is no cog
Let's hear it for Loukanikos
The riot dog

When a smoke bomb comes towards him
He kicks it back at the fuzz
No he acts a bit different
Than a normal dog does
He's got a fan page on Facebook
But he's got no time for a blog
Let's hear it for Loukanikos
The riot dog

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from Big Red Sessions & Ten New Songs (double album), released January 14, 2015

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David Rovics Portland, Oregon

Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), anarchist, dad, lover of life.

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