"Slaves & Bulldozers" is a song by the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden. It appears as the third track on their 1991 album Badmotorfinger. The song features lyrics written by Chris Cornell and music co-written by Cornell and bassist Ben Shepherd.
According to guitarist Kim Thayil, "Slaves & Bulldozers" was the second song (after "Flower") in which he blew across his guitar strings:
Though never released as a single, the song has been applauded for Chris Cornell's outstanding vocals on it. Producer Rick Rubin played the song for the former instrumentalist members of Rage Against the Machine, to showcase Cornell's strong vocal ability before he joined them to form Audioslave. Cornell has also performed the song on his solo tour.
