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Bell Ringer
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Humanity's condition...
Original Music: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock,
The Perfect Defectives are in a new incarnation again as The Jan Mayes Band. Gene Mayes who played mandolin, THEREMIN and Guitar, has left the band and is doing the college thing. While Phil and Jan do miss Gene they are excited to now have back one of their original members, Mike Cuthbertson who plays lead. Mike has some original songs added to the set list in addition to Jans many originals. AND NOW they have a new drummer, Frank McPhillips. Frank is an excellant drummer helping the band to new heights as well as adding a great bottom end sound. On stage Jan plays either of her electric or acoustic guitars while singing the bands songs. Phil McGreevy is still holding down the bottom end on Bass. Previously the group played in local clubs in the hampton roads area of Virginia for a couple years with more than 50% of their songs ORIGINAL [and well received] not easy to get away with in clubs. Now they are ready to do it again with Frank and Mike now added to the mix. SEE: The Jan Mayes Band at: http://www.soundclick.com/thejanmayesband
Song Info
Genre
Alternative Indie
Charts
Peak #226
Peak in subgenre #52
Author
Jan Mayes
Rights
2004
Uploaded
March 15, 2006
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.3 MB 128 kbps 3:37
Story behind the song
The pain the I felt at hearing this particular news story prompted the writing of this song. See URL's at end of Lyrics for more info on the story behind the song.
Lyrics
BELL RINGER Dawn on Thursday, April 4 A middle aged man walked out his front door on his way, on his way to work to ring the bells of the ancient church For Weddings, Funerals, and Sundays He had a different chime that he would play His job was his life, he didn't think much about political strife His job was his life, he couldn't think much about political strife He was a simple man. He was a dedicated man. He was a spiritual man. He was a simple man. A simple man tryin to let his bells speak A sniper cut him down, he died bleeding in the street Another victim of the age old conflict A Palestinian / Israeli CONFLICT For Weddings, Funerals, and Sundays He had a different chime that he would play... The Bell Ringer died that day bleeding in the Bethlehem Street A dedicated man who died that day, bleeding in the Bethlehem Street He was a simple man. He was a dedicated man. He was a spiritual man. He was a simple man. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/siege/etc/cron.html http://www.peacenowar.net/Palestine/News/May%2011%2002--Bethlehem.htm
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