Genre: Folk (contemporary)
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Keywords:
gentrification (2), eltopo (1), urban regeneration (1), urban decay (1), ()
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Description:
Was playing a new song for Mrs and friend. After the fun of the MJ06 jam thought, 'Let's stick a couple of mics up, one vaguely near the guitar, other near mouth. See what happens, tape it.Very rough, sung a bit shouty, mistake-laden, reading from Microsoft Word on laptop. Generally crappy. The song is about local councils' enthusiasm for forced gentrification of our towns. Lyrics:
GentrificactionHas come to our town Bringing new prosperity Tear the old stuff down The council called consultants To draw up a elaborate plans To reinvigorate the centre To the whims of corporate demands Gentrification Has come to our town Bringing new prosperity Tear the old stuff down The plans were filled with jargon words And watercoloured pics Of blurry faceless formless folks Where once were the concretey bits They say we need more yuppie flats Glass-fronted boutique shops And a better class of restaurant To take back the streets from yobs It seemed a brave new modern world Just shop and sleep and dine But where’s our sodding cinema Or a venue worth our time? All the good shops are closing down Become chain coffee, american nails While pirate speculators Have the banks beneath their sales The poor all live in slumland now Their homes have been sold off But at least there’s late night shopping If you need a second job Our town is grimey that’s for sure But at least it’s yours and mine If a makeoever makes us poorer still It’s all a waste of time Hardware:
Two Rode Mics, M-audio interface, D Hohner CrossHarp, incredibly high tech capo that looks like it belongs to robocop, Simon And Patrick Guitar.Software:
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You must be registered and logged-in to comment. Terrific &mdash 04/09/06 - 09:45:32 AM
Terrific &mdash 04/10/06 - 12:30:56 PM
Pretty shit hot! &mdash 04/10/06 - 03:44:18 AM
Pretty shit hot! &mdash 04/10/06 - 12:36:15 PM
Bastard town planners &mdash 04/10/06 - 08:50:04 AM
Bastard town planners &mdash 04/10/06 - 01:35:20 PM
Raw and real &mdash 04/10/06 - 01:36:37 PM
Raw and real &mdash 04/11/06 - 02:35:35 PM
Good song Good Energy &mdash 04/10/06 - 01:57:13 PM
Great agit-folk number &mdash 04/10/06 - 04:09:49 PM
It's a pleasure to listen to honest music &mdash 04/13/06 - 12:53:20 PM
This there They're this &mdash 04/22/06 - 04:06:11 PM
And so it goes on &mdash 05/18/06 - 01:14:57 AM
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There is a big Barnes and Nobles that is taking over an area were I live.
The small bookstore near it is protesting to no avail.
Thanks for posting this, which is so true in so many areas. Nice singin
and playin as well.
Even like the impromptu schrolling of Microsoft word bit:)
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