Name: Riot Dog
Duration: 2 min 28 s
Channel: david rovics
Description: "Riot Dog" is a song by David Rovics. This song is about a particularly legendary dog who I may have met, not sure, but in any case his name is Loukanikos and he has been photographed at every riot in Athens over the past two years, always right up in the faces of the police.

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This song is about a particularly legendary dog who I may have met, not sure, but in any case his name is Loukanikos and he has been photographed at every riot in Athens over the past two years, always right up in the faces of the police.

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David Rovics

"If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics." Andy Kershaw, BBC

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

Peak #122

Peak in subgenre #12

Author

david rovics

Rights

Uploaded

July 10, 2010

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.8 MB • 160 kbps • 2:28

Story behind the song

On a recent trip to Athens, Greece I personally verified the legend:  the dogs of Athens are on the side of the anarchists.  This song is about a particularly legendary dog who I may have met, not sure, but in any case his name is Loukanikos and he has been photographed at every riot in Athens over the past two years, always right up in the faces of the police, impervious to tear gas, smoke grenades, and whatever else the cops throw at him.

Lyrics

Lots of folks are revolting
They've had enough of this sh** 
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 riot 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
 
He barks at the cops
And he has no fear
He stands his ground
When the batons are near
He's got a fan page on Facebook
But he's got no time for a blog
He's Loukanikos, the raucous, the righteous
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
No time to lie in the sun
Or go swim in the bog
Let's hear it for Loukanikos
The riot dog