dhanners623 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Owning a slope Gibson, I have an obligation to write a protest song now and then. It's the law. Protest songs are part of a slope Gibson’s DNA that runs from Woody and Cisco to Dylan to Billy Bragg to Steve Earle to Tom Morello. I wanted to write about Charlottesville and the big question is, “Where to start?” I was reading a interview with a BLM member from Charlottesville and she was speaking about community defense. When asked about the planned march by bigots, she said, “Not here. Not in My Town.” Well, that’s your song right there. These are perilous times. “Not in My Town” isn’t the best song I've ever written -- it should probably have a snappy sing-along chorus -- but it doesn’t have to be the best. It is meant to capture anger and to have a line that is repeated over and over so the listener will get it. Not here. Not in my town. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0rwhDwa0-aw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I guess I'm not sure political songs are appropriate fodder for most people who come here. I could see comments to your post opening a can of worms and introducing into the forum the same divisiveness your protest song seems to be concerned with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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