Song from a Swedish band about East Germany
Thanks to Marshal Ondro for translation and techn1kal for help with subtitle grammar/correction.

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A song from the time of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada.

Artist: Roosevelt Johnson and His Spice Islanders
Year: 1980
Composer: Roosevelt Johnson
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2Q13tUB8qg

Stechapfel Verlag - 1981

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Radio-Free-Grenada/release/5803219

The motivation behind this song is the fact that "human rights" was claimed to be a cornerstone of the foreign policy of the United States under their 39th president, Jimmy Carter, from 1977 to 1981. The singer points out the hypocrisy of the United States calling for "human rights" abroad while ignoring the issue of human rights at home. I transcribed this song myself by ear and I think I managed to get it all despite some initial trouble. However, feel free to correct me in the comments if you think I got anything wrong. It makes multiple references to the politics of the day, likely some time in 1979, so I've done the necessary research and put some notes on the lyrics below. Keep in mind this is all quite oversimplified. Feel free to look into these subjects independently to learn more.

• "I will to go into Rhodesia, South Africa, beat Smith and Vorster" — References to the Rhodesian Bush War and Apartheid in South Africa, as well as the leaders of the two countries at the time, Ian Smith and John Vorster.
• Angela Davis — Black Marxist activist, held as a political prisoner from 1970 to 1972 before being found innocent.
• Patricia Hearst — Convicted for armed bank robbery, sentenced to 35 years in prison, which was personally reduced to 7 years by Jimmy Carter himself.
• "I will go into Nicaragua, put an end to all fear and terror" — Reference to the Nicaraguan Civil War and Contra War, with terror campaigns being waged initially by the US-backed Somoza Dynasty and later by the US-funded Contras.
• Son of Sam — Name used by David Berkowitz, a convicted serial killer. His sentence was seen by many as too lenient due to the eligibility for parole after 25 years.
• Wilmington Ten — Ten black activists from Wilmington, North Carolina who were held as political prisoners for a decade before being found innocent.
• "I will go into Dominica, tell Premier John: 'Free Desmond Trotter!'" — Reference to the Desmond Trotter Case, an infamous case from Dominica where a man was sentenced to death after being framed for murder. The lawyer who defended Trotter would later become the leader of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada, Maurice Bishop. "Premier John" refers to Patrick John, who would later have to resign and would attempt to overthrow the new government with the help of white supremacist groups.

"The Internationale" (French: L'Internationale) is a left-wing anthem. It has been a standard of the socialist movement since the late 19th century, when the Second International (now the Socialist International) adopted it as its official anthem. The title arises from the "First International", an alliance of workers which held a congress in 1864. The author of the anthem's lyrics, Eugène Pottier, attended this congress.

Source---Wikipedia,
Image Source---http://parliament-of-pol.wikia.com/wiki/File:Lenin-Propaganda.jpg

Side note: this in no way is meant to represent my thoughts, emotions, or political beliefs. I made this in contest with a friend and decided to upload it.

I've finally managed to find the Jamaican version of the Internationale that I've been searching for since I first heard a small clip of it years ago. Unfortunately the audio was a bit cut up, but I think I pieced it together decently.

Performer: Workers' Party of Jamaica In-House Reggae Group
Composer: Pierre De Geyter
Year composed: 1888
Source: Old radio recording
Picture: Members of the Workers' Party of Jamaica

title: Ah Done with Dat
music: Ed Watson and his Brass Circle

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Stand Firm · Grenada

Grenadian Communist Music

℗ Japan Sixty One

Released on: 2009-04-06

Lyricist: Grenada
Composer: Grenada

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Title: Viva Grenada

Language: English
Composer: Shelly Tobitt
Lyricist: Shelly Tobitt
Performer: King Short Shirt

• Lyrics -
  March 13 of ’79, a most historic freedom time,
  the people of Grenada rose with dignity;
  rose up from oppression,
  rose up from iniquity and shame,
  from the darkness of desecration
  shaking off the paralysis of corruption,
  tyranny, violence, and subjugation,
  to shine out before the Caribbean
  and strike terror into repressive regimes,
  unscrupulous politicians are now trembling in their pants.

Stand up Grenada!
Stand up again, Grenadian!
Don’t let nobody come in and dictate your course of action.
All of them who oppose your revolution,
are political bandits just like Gairy in their own islands.
Fight for your rights!
Protect what you have!
You fought a good fight,
protect what you have!
Don’t give in a single inch,
don’t retreat, not even a pinch,
don’t compromise your revolution!
All those scandalous, cheating, oppressive political scamps in the Caribbean.
No way! Never I say!
No way!

Some talk of legality, constitutionality,
but only to expose their hypocrisy,
for if you examine
the state of affairs in their land,
you will find human rights violations,
total disregard for the constitution,
complex political persecution,
and a wave of sanctioned violence
with the blessing of legislative criminals,
enforced by sadistic gangs
just like the Mongoose one,

Stand up Grenada!
Stand up again, Grenadian!
Don’t let nobody come in and dictate your course of action.
All of them who oppose your revolution,
are political bandits just like Gairy in their own islands.
Fight for your rights!
Protect what you have!
You fought a good fight,
now, protect what you have!
Don’t give in a single inch,
don’t retreat, not even a pinch,
don’t compromise your revolution!
All those scandalous, cheating, oppressive political scamps in the Caribbean.
No way! Never I say!
No way!

God bless you, Grenada,
may your freedom be blessed with longevity,
and prosperous your economy.
May He grant your leaders
wisdom, endurance, and courage to go on,
for your road may be long and rugged;
many are the problems to be confronted;
guard against corruption being repeated,
and that rude awakening, that early dawn,
will be an example to tyrants in other lands.
No power, no weaponry,
can extinguish a people’s will to be free!

Stand up Grenada!
Stand up again, Grenadian!
Don’t let nobody come in and dictate your course of action.
All of them who oppose your revolution,
are political bandits just like Gairy in their own islands.
Fight for your rights!
Protect what you have!
You fought a good fight,
protect what you have!
Don’t give in a single inch,
don’t retreat, not even a pinch,
don’t compromise your revolution!
All those scandalous, cheating, oppressive political scamps in the Caribbean.
No way! Never I say!
No way!

• Lyrics -

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