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Weapons of Mass Instruction
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Political Song about the power that 'raising our voices in protest' can have in these troubled times.
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Canadian acoustic singer/songwriter
Based in Guelph, Ontario, James Gordon is known to many North Americans as the founder of Canada's premier folk group TAMARACK. With this durable trio he toured every corner of the continent, recorded fourteen albums, and made countless television and radio appearances. He has become well-known for his original songs about Canada's identity and heritage. He was a regular songwriting contributor to the CBC radio programmes "Ontario Morning" and "Basic Black". He has also released numerous solo albums for adults and children , composed works for symphony orchestras, co-written a popular series of "Jim and Dave" family musicals and written music for theatre, dance and film. His songs have been recorded by a number of other artists including The Cowboy Junkies, Melanie Doane, Hilary Spencer, Al Simmons, Ian Bell and James Keelaghan. These days James tours North America and Great Britain with the legendary Canadian pop icon Sandy Horne on bass and vocals, and produces CD's for other artists at his Pipe Street Studios. In 2002 he released 5 different CD's of his own music. His first full-length musical, "Hardscrabble Road" debuted in late 2003, and his next album on Borealis Records is due to be released soon. There's a lot of info available at jamesgordon.ca . Please listen to this selection of works from Gordon's long and varied career, and drop us a line to say hello!
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Peak #82
Peak in subgenre #5
Author
James Gordon
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Pipe Street Publishing
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January 18, 2004
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Weapons of Mass Instruction ©2003 James Gordon Here amongst the trappings of wealth We seem to sit idly by, And watch our leaders Slowly bleed our planet dry. 2. Once an entire generation Sang of our discontent. Before corporations Stole our nation And silenced our dissent. Chorus: But we have weapons of mass instruction... More powerful than guns.. Silent too long,... but they are strong They can reach to everyone... These weapons are our voices... And our target is greed and HATE... It’s time for us to aim With our songs again And fire before it’s too late And fire before it’s too late.... Verse 3. In our priveledge and our complacence In our cynisism too, We’ve decided Our hands are tied, There’s nothing we can do... Verse 4. When a life’s worth less than a barrel of oil, And our consumerism blinds us, who will sing For all the things that we have left behind us CH: Verse 5. (sing up an octave)--- Let us attack with a volley of protest Legions of singers to the fore... Make it loud Enough to drown out the drums of war.... half chorus: Chorus: But we have weapons of mass instruction... More powerful than guns.. Silent too long,... but they are strong They can reach to everyone... They can reach to everyone...
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