The Ghost of Tom Joad (RATM song)

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"The Ghost of Tom Joad"
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" cover
Single by Rage Against the Machine
from the album Renegades
Released 1998
Format CD, 7", 12"
Genre Alternative rock
Length 5 min 38 s
Rage Against the Machine singles chronology
"Calm Like A Bomb"
(2000)
"The Ghost of Tom Joad"
(2001)
"Renegades of Funk"
(2001)

"The Ghost of Tom Joad" by American rap/rock group Rage Against the Machine is a cover of the title track of the Bruce Springsteen album of the same name. The title refers fo the protagonist of the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath, Tom Joad. It also takes inspiration from "The Ballad of Tom Joad" by Woody Guthrie.

[edit] Tracklist

  1. "The Ghost of Tom Joad"
  2. "Vietnow [Live Version]"
  3. "The Ghost of Tom Joad [Live Version]"