Do the Robin Hood dance, make the Robin Hood face

Posted at 9:37 am on 24 Feb 10 by ToUChstoneblog

A Wednesday morning musical treat for you. Here at ToUChstone, we’re big fans of Jonathan Mann, a very talented US singer/songwriter, whose innovative solution to recession-imposed unemployment was to start writing a new song every (yes, every) day, making money from commissions, downloads, ringtones, anything (a kind of “weddings, parties, bar mitzvahs anything 2.0″).

As he’s already aced the popular ‘liberal economist biographies’ genre, with “Hey, Paul Krugman“, and “Come on Nouriel“, we asked him if he’d be interested in giving his own take on our current pet issue of financial transaction taxes. About 12 hours later, this is it: Song/day number 419, The Robin Hood Tax.

9 Responses to “Do the Robin Hood dance, make the Robin Hood face”

Abstar, on February 24th, 2010 at 11:52 am Said:

I LOVE this – and I had a look at other songs you have written… awesome! keep it up!
Stephen Brooks, on February 24th, 2010 at 1:20 pm Said:

Poor old Walter Citrine will be spinning in his grave. But hell who cares its funny. I’m sure it could help union recuitment.
John Wood, on February 24th, 2010 at 2:21 pm Said:

Heh heh, Stephen – In terms of more overt union songs, another of Jonathan’s is this fantastic tune about the EFCA (Employee Free Choice Act – union empowering legislation in the US), also worth a listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F36rY4VMRPE
Nick Clark, on February 26th, 2010 at 9:22 am Said:

Good to see the TUC getting behind a redistributive measure. I like this Jon Mann so much more than the old John (British Jobs for British Workers) Mann.
uberVU - social comments, on February 24th, 2010 at 11:13 am Said:

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