LUMPENPROLETARIAT—Well, Charles…  We’re beginning to suspect it’s, largely, because of our societal, collective, uncritical acceptance of the capitalist mode of production, as the only possible mode of production.

—Messina

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“Why Is It so Hard?” (Live on KEXP) by Charles Bradley

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Charles Bradley Live at AB – Ancienne Belgique (Full concert)
setlist:
0:20 Funky mule // 3:09 Summer in the city // 6:10 // 8:48 Love bug blues // 11:55 Crying in the chapel // 15:40 The world // 20:13 How long // 24:38 You put the flame on it // 29:52 // 32:53// 35:44 Where do we go from here // 38:58 Hurricane // 43:00 Lovin’ you, baby // 47:57 Strictly reserved for you // 52:12 Confusion // 57:52 All i’m asking // 1:11:56 Victim of love // 1:18:45 Why is it so hard

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