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I just thought I'd start this off by telling people about this track. Most people say that this is the best song I've ever written, I'm not too sure about that, but I do agree it's a pretty good song. I wrote it in the second half of last year after the failed airline bombings. In the fallout of this event a couple of Asian boys were removed from a plane for making the other passengers wary.
Not through any malicious activity, merely speaking their own language. I hate racism in all forms, especially institutionalised racism through the media and this was a key example of this. Yet, the media still didn't accept responsibility and take it as a sign post that maybe they should take more care to provide a less biased, fairer and just standard of reporting.
The song itself went through many incarnations from out and out rock mode with big drums and distorted guitars, to a strummed lo-fi arrangement. Finally I tried it out with harmonica and this version arrived, borrowing hints of Bruce Springsteen's Ghost of Tom Joad album and Dylan's playing of harmonica. The following review from Rock'n'Reel magazine mentions the song.
Not through any malicious activity, merely speaking their own language. I hate racism in all forms, especially institutionalised racism through the media and this was a key example of this. Yet, the media still didn't accept responsibility and take it as a sign post that maybe they should take more care to provide a less biased, fairer and just standard of reporting.
The song itself went through many incarnations from out and out rock mode with big drums and distorted guitars, to a strummed lo-fi arrangement. Finally I tried it out with harmonica and this version arrived, borrowing hints of Bruce Springsteen's Ghost of Tom Joad album and Dylan's playing of harmonica. The following review from Rock'n'Reel magazine mentions the song.
