The Communist Manifesto
Book Playlist

The Communist Manifesto Playlist

by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

20 tracks
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Apr 26, 2026

This playlist reflects the revolutionary spirit, historical context, and class struggles of "The Communist Manifesto." The instrumental tracks evoke the industrial age's tension and the eventual uprising through ambient, post-rock, and modern classical influences. The vocal tracks span diverse genres such as punk, folk, and soul, reflecting the proletariat's fight, oppression, hope, and solidarity, with individual songs that resonate with the manifesto's key themes and characters.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Eternal Alexander - From "Alexander"

Vangelis · Epics - The History of the World According to Hollywood

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2

Machine Gun

Portishead · Generación Rock 00's

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3

Poa Alpina

Biosphere · Substrata + Man with a Movie Camera

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4

First Breath

Stendahl · First Breath

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5

Disintegration

Razed In Black · 100 Tears: A Tribute To The Cure

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6

We Move Lightly

Dustin O'Halloran · Light and Shade

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7

Metamorphosis Two

Philip Glass · Piano Music of Philip Glass

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8

Ambre

Nils Frahm · Wintermusik

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9

Subterraneans - 2017 Remaster

David Bowie · Low (2017 Remaster)

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10

Working Class Hero

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of John Lennon

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11

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Bob Dylan · Locos Por La Tele

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12

Killing In The Name (Live 1995 FM Broadcast)

Rage Against The Machine · Live Broadcast - 17 June 1995 Irvine Meadows, Irvine CA

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13

Solidarity Forever

Pete Seeger · Carry It On: Songs Of America's Working People

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14

Power To The People

John Lennon · Legally Blonde 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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15

Get Up, Stand Up

Bob Marley & The Wailers · Reggae para la monchis

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16

Paper Planes

Amanda Falk · In Between the Now & Then

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17

Biko - Live

Peter Gabriel · ¡Released! The Human Rights Concerts 1990: An Embrace Of Hope...

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18

Fight The Power

Public Enemy · Old School HipHop

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19

Strange Fruit

Nina Simone · Verve Jazz Masters 17: Nina Simone

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20

Don't be Shy

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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