In 1981, Heaven 17 dropped "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" as the Reagan era was just getting under way — a sharp, danceable rebuke of right-wing authoritarianism, media manipulation, and the creeping normalization of fascist politics dressed up in populist clothing. The BBC promptly banned it. Which, of course, only proved the point. Forty-five years later, here we are again. The song didn't age so much as it waited. This playlist collects the original and various other live and studio covers released over the years — cultural echoes of a track that keeps getting pulled back into rotation every time history decides to rhyme a little too arrestingly. From the Fire Engines to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, from Poster Children to the Dead Milkmen, the groove endures — because apparently so does the need to say it out loud. We (still) don't need this fascist groove thang. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2eEpivr9WYKuy6x6fK7e4pId7ARYozP&si=Jpz6ISHU5W34X-sr