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Oct 13 2011 | 0 comments

Hi everyone, I've started this side-blog and will post the lyrics to some of my songs (links provided to tunes that address some of today's dire political and environmental landscape) here as they are published. Here's a guide to this list/blog (most current on top):

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Studio CD - "Revolution Rhapsody aka: Uprising Music" - all songs written by Gary D. Brown - copyright and publish date 2011

Cumberland Blues
I Will Shine
Victim Of Nostalgia
Arizona Shame On Ya listen here
Phony People
Ball 'N' Jack
Sidewalk Strut
War On The Poor listen here
River Flow - Splash!
Trudi
40 Acres And A Mule
Nothing Up Your Sleeve
We All Fall Down
Alycia Outro
Randy Intro
Victim Of Nostalgia Remix

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Live CD - "Live & Blue" - songs written by Gary D. Brown unless otherwise noted - copyright and publish date 2008

Night Shift
Have You Ever Been Mistreated (Nine Below Zero)
Lights On, Nobody Home
I Got News
Drowning On Dry Land
Nappy's Boogie
Thousand Miles From Nowhere
Four Times Better
Good Life
*Bonus Track

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Studio CD - "Drowning On Dry Land" - all songs written by Gary D. Brown - copyright and publish date 2006

Good Life
Drowning On Dry Land
Your Song
Hard Word
Cosmic Funk
Sweet Olivia
Big Back Yard
Chains
Glass House Dweller
Ghetto All Over The World
Song For My Father

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Studio CD - "Consider The Source" - all songs written by Gary D. Brown - copyright and publish date 1999

Martha
Night Shift
Arlington Blues
Black Thong
Off The Wall
Original Groove
River Flow
Nappy's Boogie
Consider The Source
Sidewalk Strut
Trudi
Last Call
Way Home
*Hidden Bonus Track

Cumberland Blues (track 01 - Revolution Rhapsody)

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Cumberland Blues

This is your favorite cracker boy here man, I need to get you (expletive deleted-bleeped) straightened out before you destroy your own career man, huh, huh, huh, huh.

I woke up this morning people

I was lying in a pool of sweat

I was thinking about some broken promises and my bills

Some gig I did not get

If all you Crackers out there had your way

You know I’d surely loose

I wants to tell ya’ll I’m here to stay

I got those Cumberland blues

Thought I had a friend in Pennsylvania

Thought I’d found a place to play

When I showed I had a back bone and some Cojones

You know they sped me on my way

Now the place I kept my trust

There’s a big old bruise

When your glitter one day turn to dust

I’ll loose these Cumberland blues

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Written by Gary Brown

Gary Brown - electric guitar, vocals

Jay A. Turner - bass

Spence Brown - drums

John Thomakos - percussion

Mr. X - spoken word

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Victim Of Nostalgia (03 - Revolution Rhapsody)

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Victim of Nostalgia

How many times

You gonna walk on tippy toe?

Wearin that big brim hat man

‘N’ that weird poncho!

The man’s been gone a long time

Can’t you let him go?

Youz a victim of nostalgia

With a long, long way to grow!

You might say I’m wrong man

But I think you know I’m right

And maybe one day

See things in a different light

Clothes you wear today man

Tomorrow gonna be to tight

You’re a victim of nostalgia

Fallin’ faster into night!

Uh uh, do it

Now I hope this helps you man

But I think I better go

And with a grain of salt

A seed might root and grow

Only time will tell now babe

And Heaven only knows

Look into the future

He’ll be waiting there I know!

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

Take a double E ticket baby I’m your Captain - pretty pink party baby that’s what’s happen’n

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

Everybody get up

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

Take a double E ticket baby I’m your Captain - (oh yeah) pretty pink party baby that’s what’s happen’n

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

Take a double E ticket baby I’m your Captain - pretty pink party woman that’s what’s happen’n

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it (yeah give it to me)

Take a double E ticket baby I’m your Captain - pretty pink party baby that’s what’s happen’n (pretty pink party daddy)

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

Everybody get up (yeah give it to me) everybody get up

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

Take a double E ticket baby that’s what’s happen’n - pretty pink party baby pretty pink party baby

(bring it on back - bring it on back one time) (pretty pink party daddy)

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it (oh yeah)

Take a double E ticket woman I’m your Captain - pretty pink party baby that’s what’s happen’n (pretty pink party daddy)

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

(yeah yeah) (go ahead baby go ahead)

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

Take a double E ticket baby I’m your Captain - pretty pink party baby that’s what’s happen’n (pretty pink party daddy)

This groove just came along and jumped into my pants and I couldn’t fight it

Everybody get up

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Written by Gary D. Brown

Gary D. Brown - electric guitar, background vocals

Jay A. Turner - bass

John Thomakos - drums

Kirk Myers - keyboards

Kelly Bell - vocals, background vocals, percussion

Sarah Wiskeman - vocals, background vocals

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Arizona Shame On Ya (track 04 - Revolution Rhapsody)

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Arizona Shame On Ya

Desert brown

Sky of Blue

With no green card

What chu gon’ do?

Arizona Shame On Ya (shame on ya)

Arizona Shame On Ya!

I hope you gotta plan, cause here come da man for you!

They like your yard work

Your housework too

Your food n music hombre

That just leaves you

Yeah Arizona Shame On Ya (shame on ya)

Arizona Shame On Ya

I hope you gotta plan, cause here come da man for you!

How did you think it’d end up

This immigration thing?

They were the last to celebrate the birthday of Good Dr King!

Had to see it comin - had to see it drawing near

Results from the last election

Got em trembling in fear!

Skin of Brown

Heart of Blue

Keep your head down

You might make it thru!

Well Arizona Shame On Ya (shame on ya)

Arizona Shame On Ya!

I hope you gotta plan, cause here come da man for you!

A ellos les gusta tu trabajo en el jardin

Y el de su casa tambien

Su musica y comida hombre

La unico quete dejanati

Arizona averguenzate!

Arizona averguenzate!

Espero que tengas un plan porque ahi vienen porti!!!

How did you think it’d end up

This immigration thing?

They were the last to celebrate the birthday of Good Dr King!

Had to see it comin - see it drawing near

Results from the last election

Got em trembling in fear!

Skin of Brown

Heart of Blue

Keep your head down

You might make it thru!

Well Arizona Shame On Ya (shame on ya)

Arizona Shame On Ya!

I hope you gotta plan, cause here come da man for you!

Arizona averguenzate!

Arizona averguenzate!

Espero que tengas un plan porque ahi vienen porti!!!

I hope you gotta plan, cause here come da man for you!

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Written by Gary Brown

Gary Brown - electric guitar, vocals

Jay A. Turner - bass

Spence Brown - drums

Kelly Bell - vocals, percussion

Jaime Acuna - spoken word in Spanish

Trudi Brown - background vocals

Sarah Wiskeman - background vocals

John Thomakos - percussion

Rodger Edsall - harmonica

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War On The Poor (track 08 - Revolution Rhapsody)

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War On The Poor

Showdown out in Wisconsin

People was all out in the streets

Had a showdown out in Wisconsin

People was all out in the streets

Had to stand up tall to the Governor

Knock that bully right off his feet!

He was turning back the clock hands people

Helping his friends do as they pleased

Lord, turning back the clock hands, people

Helping his friends do as they pleased!

The foxes ran the hen house

Rats ran off with all the cheese!

It’s war on the poor folks, people

War on the middle class, too

War on the poor folks people

War on the middle class too

If we don’t fight the power

All the rest of us are thru

If we don’t fight the power

All the rest of us are thru

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Written by Gary D. Brown

Gary D. Brown - electric guitar, vocals

Jay A. Turner - bass

Spencer Brown - drums

Trudi Brown - background vocals

Rodger Edsall - harmonica

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River Flow - Splash! (track 09 - Revolution Rhapsody)

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River Flow - Splash!

I used to worry a lot, whoo

I had to let it go

I used to hurry a lot

But my pace has slowed

Now all my blind ambition

Has given way to recognition

Flow river flow

When I turned to you to fix my heart

Your answer was no

When I said it’s tearing me apart

You laughed and said so

But I harbor no resentment

I just bask in my contentment

Flow river flow

I used to worry a lot baby

I had to let it go

I used to hurry a lot yeah

But my pace has slowed

Now all my blind ambition

Has given way to recognition

Flow river flow

Now the earth is bleeding

All the greedy vultures feeding

All the poison that is spillin

All the life it is killing

While their time they’ve been biding

Evil men have been deciding

Rape us with their greed

Taking way more than they need

I guess that leaves it up to us

And in ourselves we need to trust

And take our planet back

Screw these piggies’ made up facts

It’s a problem we can solve

All we need is some resolve

They’d like to see us on our knees

While they cut down all the trees

Steal from us with glee

Killing all life in the sea

You might say I’m crazy

Yeah, they’re hoping we’ll be lazy

This time let’s surprise em

Let the bull sharks utilize em

When we drop em in the sea

Or the place it used to be

Splash Mr. CEO

Maybe we just want our life back!!!

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Written by Gary D. Brown

Gary D. Brown - electric guitar, vocals

Jay A. Turner - bass

John Thomakos - drums

Green Frogs - vocals

Atlantic Ocean - percussion

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40 Acres And A Mule (track 11 - Revolution Rhapsody)

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40 Acres & A Mule

Been ‘round the block

Once or twice

Bought the ticket ‘n’ paid the price!

Been sittin’ back a long time

Just tryin to keep my cool

Whole time I’m steady waitin’

On my 40 acres and my mule!

They told me a tale

And I believed it!

My check in the mail

I never received it

Sittin’ by the mailbox

Sittin’ there waiting like a fool

Is it ever coming?

My 40 acres and my mule!

I’m waitin on justice

I’m waitin on truth

I’m praying for patience

I’m looking for proof

Proof that all this waiting

And tryin’ to live the Golden Rule

Hasn’t made me void my ticket

My 40 acres and my mule!

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Written by Gary D. Brown

Gary D. Brown - electric guitar, vocals

Jay A. Turner - bass

Spencer Brown - drums

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