Famous Blue Raincoat - Voice of the Crowd. By Louis P. Burns
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:38 pm
Voice of the Crowd - Famous Blue Raincoat.
By Louis P. Burns aka Lugh © 1987. All rights reserved. Guitar Louis P. Burns aka Lugh. Vocals Andy West.
Click here to listen to the original home-demo version of Voice of the Crowd
voice of the crowd
Song in the key of E by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh © 1987. All Rights Reserved.
raise your voice in anger
tell the world it's wrong
wave your mighty banner
tonight you are strong
just
hear the people singing
singing out loud
singing songs of freedom
in one voice
voice of the crowd
in south africa they're singing
in ireland they're singing
san salvador
the phillipines
the anger is ringing
revolution is bringing
changes tonight
changes tonight
when you can't say what you want
through fear of being killed
but want more from the system
without seeing more blood spilled
just
hear the people singing
singing out loud
singing songs of freedom
in one voice
voice of the crowd
in toxteth they're singing
in brixton they're singing
china
the eastern block
the anger is ringing
revolution is bringing
changes tonight
changes tonight
These are the lyrics to an old song I wrote years ago while living and working in the Eastend of London and playing in a band called Famous Blue Raincoat.
The 80's were a time of real gut-felt rage at the British Government. In Ireland this stemmed from the continued and ridiculous military presence of the British Army. In England people were rightfully bitter about the Miner's Strike and the heavy-handed and racist policing of ethnic communities (Brixton and Toxteth). Somethings never change eh?
Globally, there had been mass student riots in Tiananmen Square, China and Eastern / Western Germany was still divided by the Berlin Wall. San Salvador and the Phillipines were frequently in the news due to human rights breaches and there seemed to be nothing but anger in the air all around.
I know Voice of the Crowd is a bit dated now. I have on a few occasions dipped into it and tried to bring it up to date but I've never been happy with the rewrites. Maybe having it up here on the Sensitize © boards will prompt me to pay attention to the news and develop it for today's world. *
To read more about what Andy West is doing these days with the band; 3rd Rock Revolution - click here. Or listen to some of his solo and collaborative tracks as; Taxman & the Anti-Heroes - click here. To read some other stuff by me; (Louis P. Burns aka Lugh) - click here.
* Read the posts below this one...
By Louis P. Burns aka Lugh © 1987. All rights reserved. Guitar Louis P. Burns aka Lugh. Vocals Andy West.
Click here to listen to the original home-demo version of Voice of the Crowd
voice of the crowd
Song in the key of E by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh © 1987. All Rights Reserved.
raise your voice in anger
tell the world it's wrong
wave your mighty banner
tonight you are strong
just
hear the people singing
singing out loud
singing songs of freedom
in one voice
voice of the crowd
in south africa they're singing
in ireland they're singing
san salvador
the phillipines
the anger is ringing
revolution is bringing
changes tonight
changes tonight
when you can't say what you want
through fear of being killed
but want more from the system
without seeing more blood spilled
just
hear the people singing
singing out loud
singing songs of freedom
in one voice
voice of the crowd
in toxteth they're singing
in brixton they're singing
china
the eastern block
the anger is ringing
revolution is bringing
changes tonight
changes tonight
These are the lyrics to an old song I wrote years ago while living and working in the Eastend of London and playing in a band called Famous Blue Raincoat.
The 80's were a time of real gut-felt rage at the British Government. In Ireland this stemmed from the continued and ridiculous military presence of the British Army. In England people were rightfully bitter about the Miner's Strike and the heavy-handed and racist policing of ethnic communities (Brixton and Toxteth). Somethings never change eh?
Globally, there had been mass student riots in Tiananmen Square, China and Eastern / Western Germany was still divided by the Berlin Wall. San Salvador and the Phillipines were frequently in the news due to human rights breaches and there seemed to be nothing but anger in the air all around.
I know Voice of the Crowd is a bit dated now. I have on a few occasions dipped into it and tried to bring it up to date but I've never been happy with the rewrites. Maybe having it up here on the Sensitize © boards will prompt me to pay attention to the news and develop it for today's world. *
To read more about what Andy West is doing these days with the band; 3rd Rock Revolution - click here. Or listen to some of his solo and collaborative tracks as; Taxman & the Anti-Heroes - click here. To read some other stuff by me; (Louis P. Burns aka Lugh) - click here.
* Read the posts below this one...