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The Blame Game
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A song for infants of all ages
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Luke Escombe - a mix of acoustic blues, folk and rock with humorous, intelligent lyrics.
For about three years I fronted and managed a gargantuan 10-piece funk band called Funklantis. It drove me to the brink of madness. My therapist suggested solo acoustic might be the way to go. At least for a little while...
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #259
Peak in subgenre #51
Author
Luke Escombe
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Luke Escombe
Uploaded
January 30, 2006
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MP3 3.6 MB • 128 kbps • 3:56
Story behind the song
Inspired by the sight of large, powerful governments behaving like little children.
Lyrics
Let’s all play a little game Called finding someone new to blame Cos it seems to me we’ve lost our aim And we’re not shooting true Well…. The fascists blamed it on the Jews The Jews blamed it on the Arabs And the Arabs blamed it on the West Where the right blamed it on the left The left blamed it on the rich The rich blamed it on the communists But the communists made a mess of it So we’ll have to start again With someone new to blame… The fascists blamed it on the Jews The feet blamed it on the shoes The shoes blamed it on the ground Which blamed the world for being round Now the whites didn’t like the blacks So they did their best to hold them back But the back didn’t like the front So they didn’t get too far Now the young blame it on the old The old say do what you’re told The Christians seem so sure they’re right Pretty soon they’ll be blaming Christ Now there’s one nation sits top of the shelf Blames everybody but herself But soon enough she’ll go up in flames And we’ll have to start again With someone new to blame When everybody thinks they’re right It turns into a playground fight And we’re getting much to old for these games we’re playing Don’t blame me - I’m just saying The fascists blamed it on the Jews The drunks blamed it on the booze But the booze said it was just doing its job Now America blames the terrorists It also blames the pacifists And whoever it blames next will we agree? Well I say, if I forgive you Will you forgive me?
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ELJAPE
Oct 16, 2009
Cool tune...