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# All You Fascists (Bound to Lose)
- URL: https://werd.io/all-you-fascists-bound-to-lose/
- Published: 2026-04-27T13:39:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-27T14:50:27.000Z
- Description: A collection of Woody Guthrie covers
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Music, Asides

I've had "All You Fascists (Bound to Lose)" in my song rotation for a little while – for, you know, *reasons*.

Bette Midler's getting some coverage for her cover, so I thought I'd round up some other versions I like very much.

To begin with, here's that Bette Midler cover:

This [Resistance Revival Chorus](https://www.resistancerevivalchorus.com/) version with [Rhiannon Giddens](https://rhiannongiddens.com/) is probably my favorite: upbeat and alive.

The [Billy Bragg](https://www.billybragg.co.uk/) version with [Wilco](https://wilcoworld.net/) is really strong too: 

[Nina Hagen's](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/nina-hagen-live-forever-133000223.html) father Hans was a Holocaust survivor held at Moabit, and her paternal grandparents were murdered at Sachsenhausen. This is therefore a very personal cover:

Here's [Ani DiFranco](https://anidifranco.com/) with [Zoe Boekbinder](https://zeoboekbinder.com/), [Gracie and Rachel](https://www.gracieandrachel.com/), and [Diane Patterson](https://www.dianepatterson.org/) \- all artists I love:

And finally, here's the great [Woody Guthrie](https://woodyguthrie.org/), one of my heroes, singing the original: