On this day in history, American colonists went to Griffin's Wharf in Boston, and, in an act of defiance against British imposition of taxes without Parliamentary representation, dumped north of 300 chests of tea into the harbor.
Having already used covers by the bands Mad Tea Party and Harbor Party, the best song to mark the occasion would have to be Quincy, Massachusetts Celt punk band Dropkick Murphys' 2004 regaling of a peg leg hunting excursion "I'm Shipping Up to Boston."
Here's a cover version by Belarusian band PAWA, that is a full 130% badassed.
Medieval electronic folk metal? Yes, please.
For a cover by Dropkick Murphys, their version of "Fortunate Son" can be found here.
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