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Bette Midler releases Woody Guthrie cover video with Barbara Hershey

musicApr 25, 2026378,225

Bette Midler released an official video for Woody Guthrie's 1940 song "All You Fascists (Bound to Lose)," featuring actress Barbara Hershey. The video intercuts Midler and Hershey with archival footage and on-the-ground scenes from recent No Kings rallies, framing the remake as a direct rebuke to President Trump. By turning a World War II-era protest anthem into contemporary protest imagery, Midler positions Guthrie's song as a present-day rallying cry that connects past movements to current demonstrations.

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NEWS: Bette Midler just released a new music video for her remake of "All You Fascists Bound to Lose"—featuring Barbara Hershey, other celebrities, and crowds from the No Kings protests in a joyful, powerful show of resistance. You have to see this.

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Justice 🇺🇦147

Woody Guthrie All You Fascists Bound to Lose bsky.app/profile/love...

Gerald Glenn Saenz 🇺🇦89

I will take 1% of Bette Midler over 100% of Kid Rock any day of any week of any year.

Middlerage37

Bette has hated Trump almost as long as I have! bsky.app/profile/midd...

okay7.bsky.social36

Thank you. I saw the name Bette Midler and had to watch. 😄. I needed that music video. It helped. I feel better now.

Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙22

Just want to mention, incredible backup & vocals! This group did Woody proud!!!

Ande16

Bravo!! 🥰 All you fascist are bound to lose for sure. There are more of us than you, & we are gathering, resisting, & fighting back.

americananastasia.bsky.social14

Absolutely LOVED IT! I'm gonna watch it again right now!

normal66.bsky.social12

this is great fun winning sides having fun again

Disgusted & Dismayed11

Fabulous 🎶 The Beaches scene re-creation at the end 💙

jerismurfturf11

Look at all Those normal looking people in that video.!!!! Warms my heart . No more Trump!!!!!! Thank you Bette💙

Màiri Blue (she/her) 🇺🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙✊♀️🌊🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️🐕🐾🌎🐝🦋☮️🖖8

This was out for the last No Kings protest, but didn't get as much notice as Bruce's song at the time. Love you, Bette 💕 Love you too Bruce 💕

leemarvinoswald.bsky.social7

I had taken a photo of that guy in the beginning of the video. Downtown Los Angeles

Voted for joy and we ended up with this7

Love it!! Ms Bette nails it!!

Clare W.5

Just in case Americans need to be reminded of what a fascist is and how our government came lose its democracy and be taken over by Trump and Fascism here is a list of fascist actions. See how many you recognize being attempted by the Trump administration 🙄!

ChooseCatsNotBrats🇺🇸🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦5

She lost me when I saw that she was friends w/ notorious TERF, Martina Navrativola. I'll always question someone's overall character & integrity by those they choose to associate with. I'm deeply saddened becuz I was a huge fan of the Divine Ms. M for a very long time. No flowers for her.

Resistance Daily Mission5

Played her song over my megaphone at the last No Kings Rally. Powerful.

🇨🇦5

Way to shout it out #bettemidler #woodyguthrie m.youtube.com/watch?v=VwcK...

Mary4

This is just too good!!! Thank you beautiful ladies 💙💙

High Priestess, Low Patience4

no kings but these queens

Xolo4

I saw the Divine Miss M at the Greek theater in L.A. in early 80's, and she is still as fabulous as she was 40+ years ago! 💙

Jackie C. @ [email protected]4

No one does it quite like Bette!

MadGreek 🧿4

Meidas. You are late!!! She made this for the last No King protest... do try to keep up! 😝🤪

handle.invalid4

Every complicit administrative enabler .. including Musk and the Trump family .. need to face justice, at the blue state level, to prevent commutations in the future.

Gingerbird🦉4

I think Woody Guthrie would approve. Check out his song about old man Trump (dotard’s daddy)!

Dell 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇺🇦4

Thanks for posting, I hadn't seen it before and now I'll be singing it all day long. Catchy tune.

Eliana3

Nobody does it quite like #BetteMidler. She is brilliant!

Lea, grüne Khmer ⚧️3

Why is the pop guard to the camera?

Mags3

This is going to be permanently stuck in my head. ❤️

Martin Jansen3

👍👊✅️ He will react, the orange lunatic... #Trumph @locuta.bsky.social

jmichalicek.bsky.social2

Huh. Never expected to love a song sung by Bette Midler. Or Woodie Guthrie. I can appreciate him. Just not my thing. Although his son's The Motorcycle Song lives rent free in my head for some reason.

mary-colin2

No Kings - only Goddesses, The Divine Bette

Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧2

Hey America The Divine Ms M has called out. Are you going to stand behind her come the mid terms?

Dr A2

Keep the inspiring news coming! I haven’t felt this hopeful in a long time that our voices are finally beginning to be heard in the darkness. It’s because we are so powerful when we stand up for goodness together.

Mars Brito2

Woodie Guthrie remake. They did a terrific job!

Viviane Wolfe, C-IAYT2

Ok, but when I see Bette and Barbara together I just cry and cry. Beaches was a cornerstone movie in my adolescent life.

dsw1.bsky.social2

This is fantastic. I love it.

Swag Money 4202

Woodie Guthrie was a hard-core socialist who absolutely hated liberals. He would be rolling in his grave over this.

NLorenz - Artist, Writer. CutieCats COMMS OPEN!2

I love Bette Midler so much. 10yo inner me is also flipping out at this Beaches reunion. The soundtrack was the first cassette tape I ever bought and I listened to it until nearly wore out. 😅