Note: This page is from 2016
Democracy awakening
&
Democracy Spring
These two organizations are hosting events in April to draw attention to excessive
corporate influence in our government & election process & the corrosive effect of
big money on nearly every aspect of society,exacerbated by the Supreme Courts
Citizens United ruling. The events begin with a 10 day 140 mile march from the
Liberty Bell in Philadelphia to Capitol Hill in Washington DC.,April 2nd-April 11th.
From the 11th to the 16th there will be peaceful sit-ins & non-violent civil disobedience
action to draw attention to these issues & more under the dome of our capitol,"the
peoples house". On the 17th there will be a "Rally for Democracy" on the capitol lawn
culminating in a final day of direct action on the 18th a "Congress of Conscience".
I urge everyone to get involved in their own way,by participating,contributing or at
least paying attention & caring about the direction of society & the corrupting influence
of money in our politics. I don't want to get too political on my website but I have been politically active since I was 18 & haven't missed a chance to vote ever. My songs reflect my strong belief in justice,equality,peace,conservation & the American way.
corporate influence in our government & election process & the corrosive effect of
big money on nearly every aspect of society,exacerbated by the Supreme Courts
Citizens United ruling. The events begin with a 10 day 140 mile march from the
Liberty Bell in Philadelphia to Capitol Hill in Washington DC.,April 2nd-April 11th.
From the 11th to the 16th there will be peaceful sit-ins & non-violent civil disobedience
action to draw attention to these issues & more under the dome of our capitol,"the
peoples house". On the 17th there will be a "Rally for Democracy" on the capitol lawn
culminating in a final day of direct action on the 18th a "Congress of Conscience".
I urge everyone to get involved in their own way,by participating,contributing or at
least paying attention & caring about the direction of society & the corrupting influence
of money in our politics. I don't want to get too political on my website but I have been politically active since I was 18 & haven't missed a chance to vote ever. My songs reflect my strong belief in justice,equality,peace,conservation & the American way.
Please learn more about these events at: Democracyawakening.org & Democracyspring.org
Another Buck is a song about money I wrote when I was 21.Pretty rough & not really finished,but kind of goes with the theme of this page. I just noticed I didn't sing all the words on the recording that were written. May have to revisit &
update this one someday.
update this one someday.
Here's one about activism.
In the 1960's & 70's, when I was growing up,there was a thing called a Protest Song..
Musicians with a social conscience used the song to covey messages of justice,peace
& environmentalism and protest war,greed,corruption & brutality. Quite a few of my songs have elements of protest in them,but you don't hear it much anymore in popular music,probably so as to not offend corporate sensibilities. You have to try to not be
too preachy & write a song for the moment,but not be too dated. Songwriting is a great
way to express frustration with the world in a constructive way! Here's one I wrote in
1982 called Heat Up, also on my Archive IV, that I'll release here in June 2016.
Musicians with a social conscience used the song to covey messages of justice,peace
& environmentalism and protest war,greed,corruption & brutality. Quite a few of my songs have elements of protest in them,but you don't hear it much anymore in popular music,probably so as to not offend corporate sensibilities. You have to try to not be
too preachy & write a song for the moment,but not be too dated. Songwriting is a great
way to express frustration with the world in a constructive way! Here's one I wrote in
1982 called Heat Up, also on my Archive IV, that I'll release here in June 2016.