Joe Worker

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"Joe Worker" is a politically charged song from Marc Blitzstein's 1937 pro-labor musical *The Cradle Will Rock*, symbolizing the struggles of the American working class.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
song
associatedWith American labor movement
left-wing politics in the United States
composer Marc Blitzstein
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Marc Blitzstein
describedAs politically charged
pro-labor
genre political song
pro-labor song
show tune
hasTheme economic inequality
solidarity
unionization
worker exploitation
inception 1937
intendedFor stage performance
language English
lyricist Marc Blitzstein
mainSubject American working class
class struggle
labor rights
mediumOfPerformance voice
musicalForm solo song
partOf Federal Theatre Project era repertoire
partOfWork The Cradle Will Rock
publicationDate 1937
setInPeriod Great Depression
workFeaturedIn original 1937 production of The Cradle Will Rock

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