George Mann - The Power of the Union

18. The Power of the Union (George Mann): Billy Bragg, labor martyr Joe Hill, and I all have written songs with this title. Billy’s song includes what I believe are two of the most powerful lines in folk music: “Money speaks for money/The devil for his own/Who comes to speak for/ The skin and the bone.” Speaking for them is exactly what the artists on this album are trying their best to do.