David Rovics

David Rovics

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David Stefan Rovics, born on April 10, 1967 in New York City, is an American singer-songwriter known for his topical and politically charged music. His early interests included nuclear disarmament and vegetarianism, shaping his counterculture outlook. In the late 1980s, Rovics began performing as a busker in streets, subways, and small clubs, immersing himself in leftist counterculture. By the mid-1990s, he was touring extensively, playing at various venues including cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls, and protest rallies. His album Make It So was released in 1996, followed by several other albums such as We Just Want the World and Pay Day at Coal Creek, both released in 1998. Rovics has been featured on programs like Democracy Now! and the BBC. Notable works include "Up The Provos" about Francis Hughes and "Who Would Jesus Bomb?".

Top tracks

13
Failed State
David Rovics
Ballad of a Wobbly
03:03
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Who Would Jesus Bomb?
David Rovics
The Commons
03:52
Composers: David Rovics
04
I'm a Better Anarchist Than You
David Rovics
The Commons
02:33
Composers: David Rovics
13
They're Building a Wall
David Rovics
The Commons
03:21
Composers: David Rovics
17
After the Revolution
David Rovics
The Commons
04:25
Composers: David Rovics
12
The St. Patrick Battalion
David Rovics
The Commons
04:51
Composers: David Rovics
10
Solidarity Forever
David Rovics
Songs for Zahid
02:32
Composers: Ralph Chaplin
02
1848
David Rovics
Punk Baroque
02:09
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
08
Burn It Down
David Rovics
The Commons
03:23
Composers: David Rovics
10
Black Flag Flying
David Rovics
The Commons
03:47
Composers: David Rovics
19
Battle of Blair Mountain
David Rovics
Songs for Mahmud
04:13
01
Ballad of a Wobbly
David Rovics
Ballad of a Wobbly
04:09
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Meanwhile in Gaza
David Rovics
Deport the Billionaires
02:33
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
01
The Ballad of the Uss Liberty (When Israel Attacked the Usa)
David Rovics
I Heard a Rumor
03:30
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
12
Up the Provos
David Rovics
Big Red Sessions
06:14
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
I'm a Better Anarchist Than You
David Rovics
Big Red Sessions
02:17
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
The Genocidal Democratic Senators
David Rovics
Songs for Zahid
03:02
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
Commandante Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
David Rovics
Ballad of a Wobbly
03:48
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
15
Democrats Make Me Wanna Vomit
David Rovics
Everything Can Change
02:28
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
16
Polyamory Song
David Rovics
Living In These Times
04:22
Composers: David Rovics
09
Henry Ford Was A Fascist
David Rovics
Live at Club Passim
02:01
Composers: David Rovics
08
They All Sang the Internationale
David Rovics
The Other Side
04:41
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
08
Watch Out for the Cops
David Rovics
Meanwhile in Afghanistan (feat. Nick Angelo, Asher Fulero, Spank Hopkins, Kris Deelane, Sarah King & Mark King)
03:14
Composers: David Rovics
11
No One Is Illegal
David Rovics
Living In These Times
04:42
Composers: David Rovics
07
When Chevron Came to Ecuador
David Rovics
May Day
02:02
02
Watch the Buildings Crumble
David Rovics
May Day
02:35
03
Say Their Names
David Rovics
Rebel Songs (Free the Imagination)
02:30
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
Song for Gaza
David Rovics
Bearing Witness
03:20
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
It's a Coup
David Rovics
Deport the Billionaires
02:47
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
Flour Massacre
David Rovics
Bearing Witness
02:14
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
01
This Is Genocide
David Rovics
Bearing Witness
02:16
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
11
The War Machine
David Rovics
In Our Dreams
02:51
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
09
With Masks Upon Their Faces and Leaf-Blowers in Their Hands
David Rovics
Rebel Songs (Free the Imagination)
02:24
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
08
Failed State
David Rovics
Strangers & Friends
02:22
10
Shoplifting at Whole Foods
David Rovics
It's Been a Year
02:16
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
08
John Brown
David Rovics
Big Red Sessions
04:26
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
If We're All Palestinians
David Rovics
In Our Dreams (Acoustic)
03:30
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
09
Song for Tomorrow
David Rovics
Song for Tomorrow
03:31
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
18
Tax the Rich
David Rovics
Big Red Sessions
03:50
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
12
Hiroshima
David Rovics
Return
05:41
09
Burn It Down
David Rovics
Big Red Sessions
03:00
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
Age of the Robber Barons
David Rovics
Punk Baroque
01:59
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
When the Nazis Came to Rotherham
David Rovics
Strangers & Friends
03:26
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Resistance
David Rovics
Return
03:41
01
116 Degrees
David Rovics
May Day
03:31
13
Vanguard
David Rovics
Hang A Flag In The Window
04:34
Composers: David Rovics
02
Operation Iraqi Liberation
David Rovics
Songs for Mahmud
02:45
05
Song for Hugo Chavez
David Rovics
For the Moment
03:03
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
Deport the Billionaires
David Rovics
Deport the Billionaires
02:37
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
08
Rojava
David Rovics
Ballad of a Wobbly
02:40
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
12
The Time to Act
David Rovics
Strangers & Friends
02:02
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
Today in Charlottesville
David Rovics
Ballad of a Wobbly
02:51
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
Halliburton Boardroom Massacre
David Rovics
The Commons
02:37
Composers: David Rovics
08
Landlord (Live)
David Rovics
Live in Rostrevor
04:06
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
Sugihara
David Rovics
Big Red Sessions
05:06
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Who Would Jesus Bomb?
David Rovics
Songs for Mahmud
03:48
14
Life Is Beautiful
David Rovics
The Commons
02:56
Composers: David Rovics
07
I'm a Better Anarchist Than You (Live)
David Rovics
Letter to My Landlord
03:09
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
11
The Cannabis Cafe
David Rovics
The Commons
02:48
Composers: David Rovics
02
Stop the Genocide
David Rovics
Notes from a Holocaust
02:52
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Wounded Child No Surviving Family
David Rovics
Notes from a Holocaust
04:46
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
From the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea
David Rovics
Notes from a Holocaust
03:49
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
Cheese and Bread
David Rovics
Ballad of a Wobbly
02:49
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
09
Jenin
David Rovics
The Commons
04:02
Composers: David Rovics
07
Leila and Majnun
David Rovics
Ballad of a Wobbly
03:32
Composers: David Stefan Rovics

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  • Discography
Albums
Who Will Stop the Empire?
â„— 2026 David Rovics
01-09-2026
Who Will Stop the Empire?
01
Fighting and Dying for the Billionaires
David Rovics
Who Will Stop the Empire?
02:27
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
The Bunker
David Rovics
Who Will Stop the Empire?
02:39
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight
David Rovics
Who Will Stop the Empire?
02:51
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Blockade
David Rovics
Who Will Stop the Empire?
02:34
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
Disarm Israel
David Rovics
Who Will Stop the Empire?
02:11
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Arguing in the Comments on My Facebook Page
David Rovics
Who Will Stop the Empire?
02:50
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Free Ehsan Ali
David Rovics
Who Will Stop the Empire?
03:07
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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The Writing on the Wall
â„— 2026 David Rovics
01-08-2026
The Writing on the Wall
01
All the Writing on the Wall Is in Farsi
David Rovics
The Writing on the Wall
02:41
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
Disarm Israel
David Rovics
The Writing on the Wall
02:25
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
Last Morning
David Rovics
The Writing on the Wall
03:56
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
London Falling
David Rovics
The Writing on the Wall
02:25
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
The Canary
David Rovics
The Writing on the Wall
02:56
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
The Bunker
David Rovics
The Writing on the Wall
02:51
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Blockade
David Rovics
The Writing on the Wall
02:50
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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Song for Tomorrow
â„— 2026 David Rovics
15-07-2026
Song for Tomorrow
01
All the Writing on the Wall Is in Farsi
David Rovics
Song for Tomorrow
03:03
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
Last Morning
David Rovics
Song for Tomorrow
04:04
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
Fighting and Dying for the Billionaires
David Rovics
Song for Tomorrow
02:54
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Denmark, 1945
David Rovics
Song for Tomorrow
04:15
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
Bisbee, Arizona, 1917
David Rovics
Song for Tomorrow
02:33
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Battle of Lewes Road
David Rovics
Song for Tomorrow
03:07
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Rise
David Rovics
Song for Tomorrow
02:58
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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Live in Brighton: The Battle of Lewes Road (Live)
â„— 2026 David Rovics
15-07-2026
Live in Brighton: The Battle of Lewes Road (Live)
01
Prince Harry's Knob (Live)
Attila The Stockbroker
Live in Brighton: The Battle of Lewes Road (Live)
03:47
Composers: John Baine
02
When the Workers of the World Combine (Live)
David Rovics
Live in Brighton: The Battle of Lewes Road (Live)
02:28
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
We Can All Join a Union (Live)
Robb Johnson
Live in Brighton: The Battle of Lewes Road (Live)
02:56
Composers: Robb Johnson
04
East Kilbride (Live)
David Rovics
Live in Brighton: The Battle of Lewes Road (Live)
03:40
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
Stand Clear! (Live)
Robb Johnson
Live in Brighton: The Battle of Lewes Road (Live)
04:11
Composers: Robb Johnson
06
Octogenarian Anglo-Saxon Terrorists (Live)
David Rovics
Live in Brighton: The Battle of Lewes Road (Live)
02:31
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Bob Crow (Live)
Robb Johnson
Live in Brighton: The Battle of Lewes Road (Live)
02:57
Composers: Robb Johnson
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Insurrection Act Remix
â„— 2026 David Rovics
10-04-2026
Insurrection Act Remix
01
If the Rest of Us Could Be so Good
David Rovics
Insurrection Act Remix
02:34
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
Insurrection Act
David Rovics
Insurrection Act Remix
02:16
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
In Venezuela
David Rovics
Insurrection Act Remix
02:19
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Bisbee, Arizona, 1917
David Rovics
Insurrection Act Remix
02:09
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
The Red and the Blue
David Rovics
Insurrection Act Remix
01:31
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Message from Gaza
David Rovics
Insurrection Act Remix
03:23
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Our Oil
David Rovics
Insurrection Act Remix
02:15
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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Insurrection Act
2026 David Rovics
01-03-2026
Insurrection Act
01
If the Rest of Us Could Be so Good
David Rovics
Insurrection Act
02:35
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
Insurrection Act
David Rovics
Insurrection Act
02:17
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
In Venezuela
David Rovics
Insurrection Act
02:22
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Bisbee, Arizona, 1917
David Rovics
Insurrection Act
02:20
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
The Red and the Blue
David Rovics
Insurrection Act
01:34
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Message from Gaza
David Rovics
Insurrection Act
03:26
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Our Oil
David Rovics
Insurrection Act
02:15
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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Songs for Zahid
2025 David Rovics
01-10-2025
Songs for Zahid
01
Invisible Rulers
David Rovics
Songs for Zahid
02:45
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
Zahid Chaudhry
David Rovics
Songs for Zahid
03:27
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
Charlie Kirk
David Rovics
Songs for Zahid
02:11
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Song for a Photograph
David Rovics
Songs for Zahid
03:05
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
The Genocidal Democratic Senators
David Rovics
Songs for Zahid
03:02
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Now They Say It's Time to Recognize Palestine
David Rovics
Songs for Zahid
02:28
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Tortuguita's Playlist
David Rovics
Songs for Zahid
03:22
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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From Auschwitz to Gaza
2025 David Rovics
01-09-2025
From Auschwitz to Gaza
01
From Auschwitz to Gaza
David Rovics
From Auschwitz to Gaza
03:29
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
The Food Lines Are the Front Lines Now
David Rovics
From Auschwitz to Gaza
01:58
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Hunger Games
David Rovics
From Auschwitz to Gaza
02:47
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Israel and Its Nuclear Arsenal
David Rovics
From Auschwitz to Gaza
02:35
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
I Support Palestine Action
David Rovics
From Auschwitz to Gaza
02:49
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Maha Almassri
David Rovics
From Auschwitz to Gaza
02:49
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
International Law
David Rovics
From Auschwitz to Gaza
03:14
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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In Our Dreams
2025 David Rovics
04-07-2025
In Our Dreams
01
Where Were You
David Rovics
In Our Dreams
03:05
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
As We Watched a Million Children Die
David Rovics
In Our Dreams
02:43
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
This Is What Genocide Looks Like
David Rovics
In Our Dreams
03:17
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
The Pilgrims Were Immigrants Too
David Rovics
In Our Dreams
03:11
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
The Piper for the San Patricios
David Rovics
In Our Dreams
02:07
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
In the Name of God
David Rovics
In Our Dreams
02:48
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Sending an SOS from Krome
David Rovics
In Our Dreams
02:41
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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In Our Dreams (Acoustic)
2025 David Rovics
04-07-2025
In Our Dreams (Acoustic)
01
Where Were You
David Rovics
In Our Dreams (Acoustic)
02:52
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
As We Watched a Million Children Die
David Rovics
In Our Dreams (Acoustic)
02:42
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
This Is What Genocide Looks Like
David Rovics
In Our Dreams (Acoustic)
03:16
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
The Pilgrims Were Immigrants Too
David Rovics
In Our Dreams (Acoustic)
03:10
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
Sending an SOS from Krome
David Rovics
In Our Dreams (Acoustic)
02:42
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
If We're All Palestinians
David Rovics
In Our Dreams (Acoustic)
03:30
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Israel's War on Children
David Rovics
In Our Dreams (Acoustic)
03:52
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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Deport the Billionaires
2025 David Rovics
18-03-2025
Deport the Billionaires
01
Mahmoud Khalil
David Rovics
Deport the Billionaires
02:29
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
Deport the Billionaires
David Rovics
Deport the Billionaires
02:37
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
It's a Coup
David Rovics
Deport the Billionaires
02:47
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Meanwhile in Gaza
David Rovics
Deport the Billionaires
02:33
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
What's Going on Here, Montreal?
David Rovics
Deport the Billionaires
02:52
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
When the People United
David Rovics
Deport the Billionaires
03:08
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Toddlers-in-Chief
David Rovics
Deport the Billionaires
02:07
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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Make the Planet Earth Great Again
2025 David Rovics
21-02-2025
Make the Planet Earth Great Again
01
The Apocalypse Will Be Televised
David Rovics
Make the Planet Earth Great Again
03:40
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
1492
David Rovics
Make the Planet Earth Great Again
05:06
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
Make the Planet Earth Great Again
David Rovics
Make the Planet Earth Great Again
02:44
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
As the Bombs Rain Down
David Rovics
Make the Planet Earth Great Again
02:44
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
If a Song Could Raise an Army
David Rovics
Make the Planet Earth Great Again
03:45
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Little Crow
David Rovics
Make the Planet Earth Great Again
04:01
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Ballad of the Columbia Eagle
David Rovics
Make the Planet Earth Great Again
04:08
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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From the Ashes
2025 David Rovics
24-01-2025
From the Ashes
01
The Siege of Kamal Adwan Hospital
David Rovics
From the Ashes
02:41
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
35 Children a Day
David Rovics
From the Ashes
02:14
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
In Amsterdam
David Rovics
From the Ashes
03:18
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Blinken's Last Press Conference (Song for Sam Husseini)
David Rovics
From the Ashes
03:03
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
The Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI
David Rovics
From the Ashes
04:09
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Across the Street from Ebenezer (Song for Cornelius Taylor)
David Rovics
From the Ashes
02:11
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Ashes of LA
David Rovics
From the Ashes
02:35
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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Jabaliya
2024 David Rovics
26-10-2024
Jabaliya
01
The Constitution Is My Permit
David Rovics
Jabaliya
02:27
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
In Wisconsin in 1854 (Song for Joshua Glover)
David Rovics
Jabaliya
04:25
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
Section 12 (Do You Support the Resistance)
David Rovics
Jabaliya
02:39
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
On the Streets of London (Free Sarah Wilkinson)
David Rovics
Jabaliya
02:15
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
Aysenur
David Rovics
Jabaliya
03:39
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
Ballad of Donald and Kamala (When It Comes to Israel)
David Rovics
Jabaliya
03:29
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
Whatever They'll Pay (Ballad of Lars Fruergaard Joergensen)
David Rovics
Jabaliya
02:28
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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Ministry of Culture: Live on the Big Island
2024 David Rovics
15-09-2024
Ministry of Culture: Live on the Big Island
01
And the Earth Spins Round (Live)
David Rovics
Ministry of Culture: Live on the Big Island
03:08
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
02
Just a Renter (Live)
David Rovics
Ministry of Culture: Live on the Big Island
03:12
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
03
When Julian Met Stella (Live)
David Rovics
Ministry of Culture: Live on the Big Island
01:57
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
04
Behind These Prison Walls (Live)
David Rovics
Ministry of Culture: Live on the Big Island
04:05
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
05
Killing the Messenger (Live)
David Rovics
Ministry of Culture: Live on the Big Island
03:04
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
06
At the End of World War Three (Live)
David Rovics
Ministry of Culture: Live on the Big Island
03:37
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
07
As I Walk on By (Live)
David Rovics
Ministry of Culture: Live on the Big Island
03:22
Composers: David Stefan Rovics
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