Tom Morello & The Bloody Beetroots - Radium Girls (Official Video)

Tom Morello & The Bloody Beetroots - Radium Girls feat. Pussy Riot, Aimee Interrupter, Mish Way, and The Last Internationale Stream/Download on all digital services now: https://stem.ffm.to/radiumgirls Pre-save the new Tom Morello x The Bloody Beetroots collaborative project "The Catastrophists EP" here: https://stem.ffm.to/catastrophists Four extraordinary women (Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, The Interrupters’ Aimee Interrupter, White Lung’s Mish Way, The Last Internationale’s Delila Paz) and the ferocious production of The Bloody Beetroots breathe life into the true story of the Radium Girls, young Illinois factory workers who were the victims of one of the most heinous crimes in US industrial history. I spent every summer as a kid near Ottawa, Illinois where these doomed girls used deadly radium laced paint to make glow in the dark watches. They were encouraged to lick the paintbrushes to a point to increase productivity and profit and in the end their bones literally fell apart from cancer and they were so toxic they had to be buried in lead lined coffins. The resulting court cases and publicity led to historic nationwide labor protection legislation. Every year I place flowers at the small monument to these quiet heroes and this song is dedicated to their memory. Written by Tom Morello, Jehnny Beth, Carl Restivo, Nadya Tolokonnikova, and Simone Cogo Produced by The Bloody Beetroots and Carl Restivo Vocals by Nadya Tolokonnikova, Aimee Allen, Mish Way and Delila Paz Guitar by Tom Morello Engineered, and Additional Guitar by Carl Restivo Engineering, Mixing, and Mastering at Coffin Studios by The Bloody Beetroots & Pietro “ Twntymls" Ventimiglia Video: Directed by Tom Morello Edited by Ted Roach / Sammy Slate Productions

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