One of the songs on my forthcoming record is about this very thing.
They tried to build a monolith
of young-earth Social Darwinists
upon the sure foundation of
the Bible and Fox News.
And now the government shall rest
in the hands of Christian Zionists.
Why build a New Jerusalem
when you can buy one used?
#Politics #ICE #ProtestSong #Music #Movemements #Song #terror #masks #
David Erickson Protest Song
(ICE) SHOW YOUR FACE
Unmask state terror
“ No warrantless abductions in plain sight,
We will not bow to faceless might—
By law, by right, by public view,
ICE, show your face, we see through you.
Hear our call, hear our demand,
Due process first, in every land.”
“Who are you? Declare your name!”
https://open.substack.com/pub/movementsrocks/p/ice-show-your-face-lyrics?r=ymxmu&utm_medium=ios
#Resist #Resistance #MAGA #RedHats #Music #Protest #ProtestSong #Boost #ToriAmos #SongWriters
“… The red hats are coming — ride, ride fast
Truth in the saddle, break from the past
Lanterns in windows, fists in the air
The midnight bell tolls—freedom beware
The red hats are coming, the red hats are near
But history's watching—so silence your fear..””
https://open.substack.com/pub/movementsrocks/p/whos-that-band?r=ymxmu&utm_medium=ios
Roberta Flack - Compared To What
(from album First Take - 1969)
Writtent by Gene McDaniels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG_RvYTfDk8
(Ron Carter on Bass)
Les McCann & Eddie Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCDMQqDUtv4
Tell me that the lyrics of "Eve of Destruction" are not still spot on:
https://youtu.be/agKj3OkwNLw
Happy No Kings Day!
Next up, Bob Dylan's "Blowin in the Wind"
Next up: This Land is Your Land
#NoKingsDay
#ProtestSong
#acoustic
#Guitar
#WoodieGuthrie
PS: Sorry for the youtube links, but Pixelfed said my videos were too large, and Peertube doesn't have any servers for music yet.
As a contribution to NO KINGS DAY, I'm posting my cover versions of classic protest songs. This first one is Sound of Silence, which technically is not a protest song, but it was orignally written as a commentary on the influence of television, and I feel it fits perfectly with social media today. Besides, I'm wearing the perfect t-shirt, so I had to include it.
#NoKingsDay
#ProtestSong
#Guitar
#acoustic
️If you like protest songs & revolutionary music, this playlist is made for you. It gathers 200+ pieces in English, French Spanish, Arabic and a few other languages, which tells the resistance, denounces the injustice and give you strength for the struggle #protestsong #revolution #antifa #protest #nowlistening #nowplaying https://dzr.page.link/sHL14hz2fz9q9ucJ7
"Das Kommando Internet bringt zehn Ballermannsongs für einen Partysommer mit Links. Sie sind unerträglich. Und unerträglich gut. Die rechte Ecke meckert."
Here's a song I just wrote:
I am admittedly hardly a guitar player at all. Just slightly better at guitar than my cats. But I put all embarrassment aside to share this song with you that I hope you can play much better at protests, because we need music for the movement. #protest #democracy #prodemocracy #antifascism #antitrump #protestsong
Here's a nice tune for #SingerSongwriterSunday
I Aint Got None Of My Friends Left -Jesse Welles
In case we #QueersForPalestine weren't clear enough to you, nobody's really free 'til everybody's free. Blue-flag American nationalism is also stained red with the blood of Palestinian martyrs.
https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/track/til-everybodys-free
I don't usually listen to rap but love Macklemore. Indie musicians can say what they want. The algorithm on other social media is hiding it.
#Coup #USPol #billionnaires #Oligarchy #Gaza #protestsong
https://youtu.be/sn9EKC9nqU4
This morning I felt moved to record an a cappella cover of a favorite folk song, "Tomorrow Is A Highway". Words by Lee Hays, music by Pete Seeger, from 1949.
MP3 available https://music.metafilter.com/9576/Tomorrow-Is-A-Highway . Lyrics there, and in video alt text.
More attempted music.
This is a song I wrote (not a cover, which is my usual thing) about eight years ago about a bunch of things we are doing in the US that are stupid.
It's as appropriate now as then -- or 24 years ago, or 44..
A looper pedal was used.
It's called "Reading Twitter at Work"
https://youtu.be/TiOtYAuueK8
#gearsquad #guitar #music #homerecording #song #protestSong
Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary died today at age 86. His sweet voice will never be forgotten by those of us who lived through the Vietnam War era. Peace activist, champion of civil rights, leader of anti bullying movement, and much more. Farewell.
#protestsong
#folkmusic https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-yarrow-dies-age-86-peter-paul-and-mary/
