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Bernhard Goetz Some
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An ode to our subway vigilante.
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light hearted lyrical sarcasm and original music inspired by a lifetime of accompanying a boatload of excellent musicians.
With the exception of Mango Chutneyed, everything posted here results from home recording in which alll the tunes posted are original compositions of mine, with performances on the various tracks also by me.
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Genre
Podcasts • Comedy - Political Humor
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Peak #6
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
Joe De Cristopher
Rights
Joe DeCristopher, 1985
Uploaded
August 11, 2003
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MP3 3.1 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
This song was written in response to the story of "the subway vigilante". He neither wanted nor deserved his celebrity...another victim of our violent, tabloid society... but he left one of those who threatened him paralyzed for life.
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Bernhard Goetz Some Here’s a song for Bernhard Goetz With the odds he made his bets Two times wronged, he headed right God helps those who stand and fight If the screwdriver’s sharp, he’s the man with a reason It’s not violence we crave, it’s our sense of justice he’s pleasin’ Cops can’t take out the trash, if you need one you’ll never find one When the punks ask for cash, shoot and you can de-spine one On the subway with a gun He’s not scared of anyone If they threaten he will shoot No one makes off with his loot We all think he's very clever No, we wouldn't have him change his ways Vigilante riding roughshod Blood and guts and pwer plays When the black kids hustle Whitey Give them all the process they're due Wipe them out with silver bullets It's a dream come true Chorus That’s the song for Bernhard Goetz Grab your children, hide your pets He’s a hero, he’s not meek He’s preserved our other cheek If the screwdriver’s sharp
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