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At least five musical groups around the world that have named themselves after the #PanamaPapers. And musicians in multiple countries + languages have recorded at least 38 songs titled “Panama Papers” or some variation, such as “Panama Papers Blues.”
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These #PanamaPapers songs come from many genres, including punk, funk, metal, techno, ambient, lounge, dubstep, indie rock and free-form jazz. Some are instrumentals. Others feature lyrics that directly address injustice and inequality and their enablers in the offshore world. 2/
3/ For example, Australian metal band Vanquished Kingdom released a song called “Panama Papers” in 2018 that includes these in-your-face lyrics:
White washed tombs, corrupted hearts
the Almighty Dollar’s shills,
it’s all legal, never mind
who it robs or kills
White washed tombs, corrupted hearts
the Almighty Dollar’s shills,
it’s all legal, never mind
who it robs or kills
4/ A New Orleans-based Southern sludge/metallic hardcore band named Panama Papers has song called “Nasdaq Prescott” that begins with this verse:
Tied to these offshore holdings
These tricks and guilts all-knowing
You breathe and sleep so hardly
I lie and kill so calmly
Tied to these offshore holdings
These tricks and guilts all-knowing
You breathe and sleep so hardly
I lie and kill so calmly
5/ The French funk Shaolin Temple Defenders does a great live version of its song "Panama Papers":
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