2 posts tagged “politics”
Here's a song I wrote for my first proper album thing. I was going down to Newcastle to record it with a group of musicians my brother knew from University, so I decided I'd quite like a bolsterous opening song. I'd been playing this song solo for a wee while, but then in the first meeting with the band I counted it off "one two three four", 30 minutes later we had this recording of it. If you listen carefully you can hear me shouting out chord changes.
I wrote it about growing up with political parents and being dragged out to marches when under the age of 12. Some have said it's an anthem about independence for Scotland, I think it's more an anti-corruption song - just so happens the corruption I've seen in governments has been one that is part of a union.
I wrote it about growing up with political parents and being dragged out to marches when under the age of 12. Some have said it's an anthem about independence for Scotland, I think it's more an anti-corruption song - just so happens the corruption I've seen in governments has been one that is part of a union.
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.
