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Bony Fingers
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A political campaign song for the struggling middle class (and especially those who USED to be in the middle)
alternative blues comedy
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Alternative. Blues. Comedy. Acoustic. Folk. Jazz. Protest. Country. Car songs. Motorcycle songs. Horse songs. Songs about mothers. Songs about being a mother.
Musically, I'm a storyteller. As a storyteller, I use music. Note, 5/10/06: I just took "Ridin' In Alone" off the page, because in my studies (I'm doing my Master of Arts in Humanities, with a Storytelling emphasis, at Prescott College) I have begun to do archival research, and that was one of several songs that were just not correct. Bits and pieces of it were, but the whols thing was incorrect... Damn! And it was one of my favorites! I have rewritten the lyrics, keeping the melody and chorus, and centered on Father Kino, an amazing man who did indeed ride alone throughout Apacheland in the late 1600's, building missions and bringing cattle, wheat, and orchards to Alta Pimeria. Gotta re-record it. I am mostly working by myself right now, although Bill Vasquez (keyboard, small brass, flutes) and I have long-range plans for recording and performing some wildly jazzy stuff. Working to pay the bills, unfortunately, gets in the way of musical time together at this point.
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Charts
Peak #73
Peak in subgenre #6
Author
MaryK
Rights
2004
Uploaded
March 13, 2004
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MP3 2.0 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
My husband, who hasn't voted since Goldwater ran for President, has become inspired by meeting and hearing Dennis Kucinich; so much that he is now running for a local political office.
Lyrics
Between you and me, here's a radical thought We used to be free but now we really are not We didn't elect the President we've got Maybe things'll get a little better in November Maybe things'll get a little better. Republican schemes'll saddle up and ride The voting machines'll say what they decide Candidates can run but they sure can't hide Maybe things'll get a little better in November Maybe things'll get a little better. (Chorus) Work your fingers to the bone-- whaddya get? Bony fingers... bony fingers. The Constitution wasn't written like this Just look around you, there's something amiss Vote 'em out of office is the way to resist We can make it better in November if we wanna We can make it better in November. (Repeat chorus) (Thanks to Hoyt Axton for the original song. Hope he doesn't mind [and that he votes.])
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