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The International Brigade

from BARD COMPANY: 'Raising The Standards' by BARD COMPANY

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THE INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE: “Between 1936 and 1938 around 50,000 men and women from across the globe went to Spain to fight with republicans and socialist movements against General Franco and his fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War; around a third were killed. Although Franco was victorious by 1939, the efforts and heroism of what became known as The International Brigade lives on to the democratic country that Spain is today.
This song is a tribute to those brave men and women who left their ordinary lives to fight or tend to the wounded, so outraged were they at the treatment of the people of Spain by Franco and his forces. The likes of this movement has rarely been seen. Eighty years on and the memory of the International Brigade lives on stronger than ever, sadly against another worrying rise of the far right..
The Franco regime ended with his death in 1975 with King Juan Carlos leading the change to democracy. In October 2019 Franco's body was finally exhumed from la Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen), as that was dedicated purely to those who fought in the Spanish Civil War, after it was ruled that it showed a lack of respect to the victims buried there.” PUNKY

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The International Brigade

Eight decades ago, the Spanish Civil War
and we're going swept by the far right again
since Franco, Mussolini and Hitler believe me
the result is always the same

The fascists bombed Guernica, then Barcelona
and Spaniards inflicting their pain
now battle lines are drawn, they don't care for their own
and we're going right back there again

But their comrades rose up all over the globe
and traveled to join them in Spain
they came to their aid to form the resistance
The International Brigade

And 'no pasaran!' was the cry from the hills
because no pasaran was the people's will
we'll fight Franco, and the fascists until
we liberate our brothers and sisters
we'll fight Franco for our freedom he steals
when we fight with our brothers and sisters

They fought in Jarama, Madrid, Zaragoza
to liberate their comrades in Spain
they fought for their lives and what was right
with the International Brigade

Now they pray that their children, not the fascists who killed them
be remembered not thrown in a grave
so long live our comrades, their memories engrained
and The International Brigade

And 'no pasaran!' was the cry from the hills
because no pasaran was the people's will
we'll fight Franco, and the fascists until
we liberate our brothers and sisters
we'll fight Franco for our freedom he steals
when we fight with our brothers and sisters

And 'no pasaran!' was the cry from the hills
because no pasaran was the people's will
we'll fight Franco, and the fascists until
we liberate our brothers and sisters
we'll fight Franco for our freedom he steals
when we fight with our brothers and sisters

When we fight with our brothers and sisters

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from BARD COMPANY: 'Raising The Standards', released November 11, 2019
WORDS: Jeff Dawson
MUSIC: John Kettle

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